NYT Strands Hints and Answers for September 7, 2025 (#553)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of September 7, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of September 7, 2025? Start with the theme, take one rung at a time, and stop as soon as the grid opens up. Nothing below is revealed until you tap it.
Hints for September 7, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Coming of age
Start from the clue “Coming of age”. Once you see what the 6 theme words have in common, the grid opens up quickly.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are L, P, R, S, T, T. Two of them start with the same letter (T).
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 5, 5, 5, 6, 8 and 9 letters long. The shortest is 5 letters, the longest 9.
SpangramThe spangram
BARMITZVAH
It is a single word of 10 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with B, ends with H.
AnswersAll theme words
- PARTY5 letters
- RABBI5 letters
- TORAH5 letters
- LCHAIM6 letters
- THIRTEEN8 letters
- SYNAGOGUE9 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.