NYT Strands Hints and Answers for October 14, 2025 (#590)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of October 14, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of October 14, 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 October 14, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
This & that
Start from the clue “This & that”. Once you see what the 6 theme words have in common, the grid opens up quickly.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with B, C, D, J, P, S.
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 5, 5, 6, 6, 7 and 8. The shortest is 5 letters, the longest 8.
SpangramThe spangram
ROCKANDROLL
11 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with R, ends with L.
AnswersAll theme words
- JELLY5 letters
- STONE5 letters
- DINNER6 letters
- PEBBLE6 letters
- BOULDER7 letters
- CRESCENT8 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.