NYT Strands hints, answers for November 19, 2025

Today’s NYT Strands prompt is easy if you’re spiritual.

strands, the new York Times‘The advanced word-search game requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be formed from connected letters – up, down, left, right or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in bizarre shapes and patterns. Each letter in the grid will be part of an answer. There is always a theme connecting each solution, with the “spangram” being a special word or phrase that summarizes that day’s theme, and spans the entire grid horizontally or vertically.

By providing an opaque prompt and not providing a word list, Strands creates a brain-teasing game that takes a little longer to play than other games like Wordle and Connections.

If you’re feeling stuck or don’t have 10 or more minutes to figure out today’s puzzle, we’ve got all the NYT Strands hints for today’s puzzle you need to move along at your preferred pace.

NYT Strands prompt for today’s theme: Divinely Inspired

These words are related to spirituality.

Today’s NYT Strands Theme Explained

These words describe the sayings of holy people.

NYT Strands Spangram Hint: Is it vertical or horizontal?

Today’s NYT Strands spangram is vertical.

NYT Strands Spangram Answers Today

today’s spangram is Religious figures.

NYT Strands Word List for November 19

• imam

• Rabi

• prophet

• religious figures

• Buddha

• Priest

• Saint

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