NYT Strands Hints and Answers for September 19, 2025 (#565)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of September 19, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for September 19, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Pour it on
The puzzle calls today’s theme “Pour it on”. Read it loosely: the 6 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are A, C, C, F, M, R. Two of them start with the same letter (C).
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 4, 4, 6, 6, 7 and 9 letters long. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 9.
SpangramThe spangram
NONDAIRYMILK
It is a single word of 12 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with N, ends with K.
AnswersAll theme words
- FLAX4 letters
- RICE4 letters
- ALMOND6 letters
- CASHEW6 letters
- COCONUT7 letters
- MACADAMIA9 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.