Explore the NYT Strands puzzle for September 14, 2025, and its solution. The game requires players to uncover all hidden words within a grid and identify the encompassing Spangram. The first crossword puzzle debuted in the NYT on February 15, 1942, and since then, the NYT has introduced various popular games. The latest addition is Strands. The daily puzzle provides new themes and requires players to reveal all the words given on the grid, including a Spangram. This game draws from the foundations of games like Connections and Spelling Bee. Today’s theme is ‘Hurry up!’. The Spangram is ‘NOT SO FAST’. The theme words are SLOW, POKEY, STEADY, RELAXED, SLUGGISH, and LEISURELY. To play Strands, players must connect letters on a grid to create words by dragging with their mouse or fingers, horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. The central element of the puzzle is a theme word or Spangram.







