NYT Strands Hints and Answers for November 11, 2025 (#618)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of November 11, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for November 11, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Aesop's animals
The puzzle calls today’s theme “Aesop's animals”. Read it loosely: the 8 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with B, C, G, H, L, M, T, W.
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5 and 8. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 8.
SpangramThe spangram
FABLEDPAIR
10 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with F, ends with R.
AnswersAll theme words
- BULL4 letters
- GNAT4 letters
- HARE4 letters
- LION4 letters
- WOLF4 letters
- CRANE5 letters
- MOUSE5 letters
- TORTOISE8 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.