Need help with the Wednesday, October 15, 2025, NYT Strands puzzle? Puzzle #591 has the theme “Going up?” and a hotel-lift clue. Hints and the complete answer list are below, with the solution kept further down for spoiler control.
Hints for Strands #591
Start with the theme, then use the extra clue if you need a nudge. The answers follow in the next section.
- Theme: “Going up?”
- Extra clue: “a hotel lift.”
- Spangram length: 15 letters.
Answers for October 15, 2025
The six theme words are OPEN, BASEMENT, CLOSE, LOBBY, ALARM, and GROUND. The spangram is ELEVATORBUTTONS.
Caroline Igo’s Yahoo Tech guide to the October 15 puzzle identifies the theme, clue, and answers. The source describes the spangram’s route only in part: it begins at the E in the last row, runs to the R and B in the first row, then down to the S in the seventh row. That route description is incomplete, so it does not establish the full path across the board.
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How Strands hint progress works
In the source’s description of the game, finding a non-answer word of at least four letters advances hint progress; every three such words illuminate a hint. The guide suggests trying GOBBLE, SAME, LONE, BONE, BUTT, BOUT, STAT, TEEN, and LOBE. Using hints is reflected in the final score.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.How to play NYT Strands
Strands uses a 6-by-8 letter grid. Connect letters horizontally, vertically, or diagonally to form words; every letter is used, and the spangram expresses the theme connecting the answers. The guide compares it to a word search. It also says players can play once per day, with the timer resetting at midnight.
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