For the Sunday, September 21, 2025 edition of NYT Strands (game #567), the theme is “Stand by me.” Try the hint below before opening the spoiler-marked answer key.
Hint for the September 21 Strands puzzle
Words of succor. The puzzle’s clue is “Things friends do for each other when they’re in dire straits.”
How to identify this edition
This is the Sunday, September 21, 2025 puzzle, game #567—not a Strands puzzle from September 21 in another year. Strands is a daily themed word-search game: find words in the grid that fit the theme, including a spangram that crosses between opposite sides of the board and helps explain it. A new puzzle appears at midnight in each time zone, so the edition date and game number help identify the intended answers. TechRadar’s September 21, 2025 coverage identifies this as game #567 and explains the time-zone-dependent release.
Spoilers: September 21 Strands answers
The spangram is SOLIDARITY. The five theme words are:
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- SUPPORT
- BOLSTER
- COMFORT
- STRENGTHEN
Forbes’ September 20, 2025 guide and TechRadar independently report the same theme and answer set.
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