NYT Strands Hints and Answers for September 27, 2025 (#573)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of September 27, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for September 27, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Mum's the word
The puzzle calls today’s theme “Mum's the word”. Read it loosely: the 6 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are H, I, M, N, Q, S.
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 5, 5, 6, 6, 9 and 9 letters long. The shortest is 5 letters, the longest 9.
SpangramThe spangram
PIPEDOWN
It is a single word of 8 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with P, ends with N.
AnswersAll theme words
- MUTED5 letters
- QUIET5 letters
- HUSHED6 letters
- SILENT6 letters
- INAUDIBLE9 letters
- NOISELESS9 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.