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Spoilers ahead. The Friday, November 21, 2025, NYT Strands puzzle was game #628, with the theme clue “Heard at the board meeting.” Its spangram was CORPORATE SPEAK; the six other answers were LIAISE, ALIGN, DISRUPT, IDEATE, SCALE, and PIVOT.
Friday, November 21, 2025, Strands answers
This is the solution for the historical November 21, 2025 puzzle, not a claim about today’s puzzle. The dated TechRadar guide identifies it as game #628, and the answer set is also listed by Forbes and the archived puzzle listing.
- Theme clue: “Heard at the board meeting”
- Spangram: CORPORATE SPEAK (also printed as CORPORATESPEAK)
- Other theme words: LIAISE, ALIGN, DISRUPT, IDEATE, SCALE, PIVOT
Sources: Forbes; TechRadar; Strands Archive.
Why these words fit the clue
The six theme words are business terms associated with corporate and boardroom language: to liaise, align, disrupt, ideate, scale, or pivot. Together with CORPORATE SPEAK, they connect to the clue’s meeting-room setting. Forbes contributor Paul Tassi characterizes the words as corporate jargon; that is commentary, not an official New York Times definition.
For context on how theme clues can work, Forbes quotes a New York Times note: “Some themes are fill-in-the-blank phrases. They may also be steps in a process, items that all belong to the same category, synonyms or homophones.”
How Strands works
Forbes describes Strands as a word-search variant played on a six-by-eight letter grid. Players find theme words, along with a special spangram that crosses opposite sides of the grid. The description here is attributed to that guide; this article does not claim direct verification against the original NYT grid.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.Sources for this historical solution
The dated TechRadar guide supplies the game number and puzzle date. Forbes and the archived listing corroborate the theme and answers. The NYT puzzle page itself was not surfaced among those sources, so the answer list is attributed to the dated guides and archive rather than presented as an independent check of the original board.
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