NYT Strands For Today October 31, 2025: If you enjoy testing your vocabulary and pattern-spotting skills, the NYT Strands puzzle is the perfect daily challenge. Each game features a hidden theme, clever word connections, and one special word called the spangram that ties everything together. Read this article for today’s hints, the spangram, and all the correct answers for November 4, 2025 with some easy tips to make solving even more quicker:
Strands is a daily word puzzle from the The New York Times where you’re given a grid of letters and must find theme-related words by connecting letters (horizontally, vertically or diagonally). Among those words is a special one called the spangram, which spans two opposite sides of the grid and essentially reveals the theme.
The theme for November 4, 2025, NYT Strands, is ‘F-I-L-M’.
All the words you need to find in the grid are connected to this movie-based theme, making it easier to spot patterns once you know what to look for.
The spangram is the special word or phrase that stretches across two opposite sides of the grid. For today’s NYT Strands for November 4, 2025, the spangram is:
FOURLETTERMOVIES
Spotting the spangram early can help you identify the theme and makes solving the rest of the puzzle much quicker. It’s the key to completing the Strands puzzle efficiently.
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Here are the theme words (including the spangram) for today’s NYT Strands puzzle for November 4, 2025:
JAWS
MILK
CLUE
DUNE
HULK
HEAT
BABE
Spangram:
FOURLETTERMOVIES
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First look for a word that stands out and touches two opposite borders of the grid: that’s your spangram. Here, spotting a movie-title theme and that big phrase helped.
Then scan for other four-letter movie titles you know: once you lock one in, you’ll start seeing the pattern.
Use non-theme words to trigger hints: in Strands, finding three non-theme words gives you a hint. This helps when you’re stuck.
Stay aware of direction: the spangram may go vertically or diagonally, so don’t assume horizontal only.
Once you know the theme (films with four-letter titles), you’ll find the rest more quickly, make a list of possible movies and test their letters in the grid.
If you keep spotting the spangram early and then focus on the theme, the puzzle feels much more manageable. Enjoy your next game, and may your streak continue.
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