#600Friday, October 24, 2025
Strands answers for October 24, 2025 — “Through the ages” (#600)
Spoilers below — this page is the full record for this puzzle
The NYT Strands spangram for October 24, 2025 (puzzle #600) is HISTORY, a 7-letter answer to the theme "Through the ages". The 6 theme words are BRONZE, INDUSTRIAL, INFORMATION, IRON, SPACE and STONE.
Where is each answer on the October 24 Strands board?
Strands #600 resolves to these 6 theme words plus the spangram HISTORY.
The table gives the start square, end square and travel direction of all 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRONZE | 6 | row 2, column 3 | row 3, column 3 | diagonally across the grid |
| INDUSTRIAL | 10 | row 6, column 1 | row 5, column 3 | diagonally across the grid |
| INFORMATION | 11 | row 8, column 3 | row 8, column 4 | diagonally across the grid |
| IRON | 4 | row 2, column 5 | row 1, column 5 | diagonally across the grid |
| SPACE | 5 | row 4, column 5 | row 5, column 4 | diagonally across the grid |
| STONE | 5 | row 2, column 2 | row 3, column 1 | diagonally across the grid |
| HISTORY | 7 | row 5, column 1 | row 3, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
What did the October 24 Strands grid look like?
The grid below is six letters wide and eight rows deep, with every answer traced through the letters it uses.
Spangram — 7 letters6 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 O-T-R-O-N-O, row 2 reads N-S-B-N-I-R, row 3 reads E-S-E-Z-R-Y, row 4 reads I-A-T-O-S-P, row 5 reads H-I-L-E-C-A, row 6 reads I-R-F-O-R-M, row 7 reads N-S-T-N-T-A, and row 8 reads D-U-I-N-O-I.
How hard was the October 24 Strands puzzle?
The difficulty index rates puzzle #600 as average: it sits at the 41th 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 October 24 Strands puzzle?
Strands puzzle #600 was edited by Tracy Bennett and constructed by Christina Iverson. Output across the whole run is broken down on who makes NYT Strands.
Common questions about the October 24 Strands puzzle
What was the clue for Strands on October 24, 2025?
The Strands clue for October 24, 2025 is “Through the ages”, on puzzle #600. It is answered by the spangram HISTORY, and all 6 theme words that day belong to that idea.
What were the Strands words on October 24, 2025?
The 6 Strands theme words for October 24, 2025 are BRONZE, INDUSTRIAL, INFORMATION, IRON, SPACE and STONE, plus the spangram HISTORY.
What was the big word in the October 24, 2025 Strands?
The big word — the spangram — for October 24, 2025 is HISTORY, 7 letters long, running from row 5, column 1 to row 3, column 6. It is the one word that touches two opposite sides of the board and states the theme outright.
What did the Strands theme “Through the ages” mean?
The Strands theme “Through the ages” for October 24, 2025 means HISTORY — that is what the spangram spells, and every one of the 6 theme words is an example of it.
How many theme words are in Strands October 24, 2025?
Strands puzzle #600 has 6 theme words plus one spangram, and together they use all 48 letters on the board exactly once.
How difficult was the October 24, 2025 Strands puzzle?
Strands #600 rates average on a computed index, harder than 41% of every Strands puzzle published since March 2024.
What number was the Strands puzzle on October 24, 2025?
The Strands puzzle published on Friday, October 24, 2025 is #600, 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 October 2025, part of the full Strands archive.