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NYT Strands Hints and Answers for November 15, 2025 (#622)

Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of November 15, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.

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Hints for November 15, 2025, one rung at a time

ThemeToday’s theme

We can see right through them

Today’s theme is “We can see right through them”. All 5 theme words fit that idea — and the spangram names it outright.

Hint 2First letters

Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are B, G, G, L, S. Two of them start with the same letter (G).

Hint 3Word lengths

The theme words are 6, 7, 7, 10 and 10 letters long. The shortest is 6 letters, the longest 10.

SpangramThe spangram

EYETOEYE

It is a single word of 8 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.

Starts with E, ends with E.

AnswersAll theme words
  • LENSES6 letters
  • GLASSES7 letters
  • GOGGLES7 letters
  • BINOCULARS10 letters
  • SPECTACLES10 letters
BoardThe completed grid

Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.

Yesterday’s Strands

Yesterday’s Strands

#621 · “Low-key elusive”

Spangram: BARELYTHERE

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