NYT ‘Strands’ Hints And Answers For Sunday, November 2

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Looking for help with today’s rather puzzling NYT Strands grid? Having trouble uncovering the right words? Sunday’s Strands was a lot more challenging than Saturday’s, but more challenging also means more fun. Read on for clues and the full solution for today’s puzzle.

NYT ‘Strands’ Hints And Answers For Saturday, November 1Looking for help with today's NYT Strands puzzle? Here's an extra hint to help you uncover the right words, as well as all of today's answers and Spangram.Erik Kain, 31 Oct 2025

How To Play Strands

Strands is the newest game in the New York Times’ stable of puzzle games. It’s a fun twist on classic word search games. Every day we’re given a new theme and then tasked with uncovering all the words on the grid that fit that theme, including a spangram that spans two sides of the board. One of these words is the spangram which crosses from one side of the grid to another and reveals even more about the day’s theme.

Spoilers ahead.

Today’s Strands Hints

Read on for today’s theme and some hints to help you uncover today’s words.

Today’s Theme: Go the distance

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Hint: It’s not about speed, it’s about endurance.

Clue: Components of a race.

Here are the first two letters of each word:

  • ST
  • FI
  • PA
  • TI
  • RU
  • HY
  • MA

Remember, spoilers ahead!

What Are Today’s Strands Answers?

Today’s spangram is: MARATHON

Here’s the full list of words:

  • START
  • FINISH
  • PACE
  • TIMEKEEPER
  • RUNNER
  • HYDRATION

Here’s the completed Strands grid:

Today’s Strands Breakdown

This puzzle actually makes me think it’s related to today’s Hard Pips. Maybe the little man isn’t dancing, maybe he’s running a MARATHON! I had a hard time finding the right words today, though I found a ton of wrong words. Even after I’d found PACE and START and FINISH, it still took me awhile to nail down HYDRATION and then RUNNER. Once I had those, the spangram was super obvious, and the only thing remaining was TIMEKEEPER. I would love to be the kind of person who can run marathons, but I don’t think that’s in the cards for me unless I get in vastly better shape and fix my lower back issues. A boy can dream!

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