The NYT Strands puzzle, a daily offering from The New York Times, challenges players to uncover words within a grid, culminating in the identification of a Spangram.
Tracing back to the first crossword puzzle in 1942, The New York Times has a history of creating engaging games. Popular titles include Wordle, Spelling Bee, and the relatively recent Strands.
The theme for the September 2, 2025, Strands puzzle is: ‘Things are starting to take shape.’
Hints are provided to assist players. The Spangram hint relates to ‘a math lesson focused on shapes, angles, lines, and spatial reasoning.’ The answers include: LINE, CIRCLE, ANGLE, AREA, VOLUME, PLANE, and POINT. The Spangram for the day is ‘GeometryClass.’
To play Strands, players connect letters on a grid to form words related to the daily theme. The Spangram offers a key element to understand the overall topic and links to the theme words.
