NYT Strands Hints and Answers for November 19, 2025 (#626)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of November 19, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of November 19, 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 November 19, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Divinely inspired
Start from the clue “Divinely inspired”. 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, I, M, P, P, R. Two of them start with the same letter (P).
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 4, 4, 5, 6, 6 and 7. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 7.
SpangramThe spangram
RELIGIOUSFIGURES
16 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with R, ends with S.
AnswersAll theme words
- IMAM4 letters
- MONK4 letters
- RABBI5 letters
- BUDDHA6 letters
- PRIEST6 letters
- PROPHET7 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.