#622Saturday, November 15, 2025
Strands answers for November 15, 2025 — “We can see right through them” (#622)
Spoilers below — this page is the full record for this puzzle
The NYT Strands spangram for November 15, 2025 (puzzle #622) is EYETOEYE, a 8-letter answer to the theme "We can see right through them". The 5 theme words are BINOCULARS, GLASSES, GOGGLES, LENSES and SPECTACLES.
Where is each answer on the November 15 Strands board?
The full answer set for puzzle #622 is 5 theme words and one spangram.
The table gives the start square, end square and travel direction of all 6 answers. Every position comes from solving the grid outright — the answers have to tile all 48 letters with no overlap and no remainder, which is what makes a single arrangement provable.
| Answer | Letters | Starts | Ends | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BINOCULARS | 10 | row 4, column 5 | row 2, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
| GLASSES | 7 | row 2, column 2 | row 2, column 3 | diagonally across the grid |
| GOGGLES | 7 | row 6, column 3 | row 6, column 2 | diagonally across the grid |
| LENSES | 6 | row 5, column 2 | row 4, column 3 | diagonally across the grid |
| SPECTACLES | 10 | row 8, column 5 | row 6, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
| EYETOEYE | 8 | row 1, column 3 | row 8, column 4 | top to bottom |
What did the November 15 Strands grid look like?
Puzzle #622 is played on 48 letters arranged in eight rows of six.
Spangram — 8 letters5 theme words
Each line traces one answer through the letters it uses; the heavier yellow line is the spangram.
Read across the grid, row 1 reads S-E-E-L-A-R, row 2 reads S-G-S-Y-U-S, row 3 reads A-L-E-C-O-N, row 4 reads S-E-S-T-B-I, row 5 reads N-L-O-C-L-E, row 6 reads E-S-G-E-A-S, row 7 reads E-O-Y-T-C-E, and row 8 reads L-G-G-E-S-P.
How hard was the November 15 Strands puzzle?
The difficulty index rates puzzle #622 as hard: it sits at the 90th percentile of every Strands grid to date.
Easiest puzzle ever published on the left, hardest on the right. The formula behind the score, and the ranked list of every puzzle, are on the Strands difficulty index.
Who made the November 15 Strands puzzle?
Strands puzzle #622 was edited by Tracy Bennett and constructed by Ella Vance. Output across the whole run is broken down on who makes NYT Strands.
Common questions about the November 15 Strands puzzle
What was the clue for Strands on November 15, 2025?
The Strands clue for November 15, 2025 is “We can see right through them”, on puzzle #622. It is answered by the spangram EYETOEYE, and all 5 theme words that day belong to that idea.
What were the Strands words on November 15, 2025?
The 5 Strands theme words for November 15, 2025 are BINOCULARS, GLASSES, GOGGLES, LENSES and SPECTACLES, plus the spangram EYETOEYE.
What was the big word in the November 15, 2025 Strands?
The big word — the spangram — for November 15, 2025 is EYETOEYE, 8 letters long, running from row 1, column 3 to row 8, column 4. It is the one word that touches two opposite sides of the board and states the theme outright.
What did the Strands theme “We can see right through them” mean?
The Strands theme “We can see right through them” for November 15, 2025 means EYETOEYE — that is what the spangram spells, and every one of the 5 theme words is an example of it.
How many theme words are in Strands November 15, 2025?
Strands puzzle #622 has 5 theme words plus one spangram, and together they use all 48 letters on the board exactly once.
How difficult was the November 15, 2025 Strands puzzle?
Strands #622 rates hard on a computed index, harder than 90% of every Strands puzzle published since March 2024.
What number was the Strands puzzle on November 15, 2025?
The Strands puzzle published on Saturday, November 15, 2025 is #622, counting from the game's launch on March 4, 2024.
Today’s puzzle and its hint ladder are on the front page. This puzzle sits in November 2025, part of the full Strands archive.