#607Friday, October 31, 2025
Strands answers for October 31, 2025 — “Good bones” (#607)
Spoilers below — this page is the full record for this puzzle
The NYT Strands spangram for October 31, 2025 (puzzle #607) is SKELETON, a 8-letter answer to the theme "Good bones". The 7 theme words are FEMUR, FIBULA, HUMERUS, RADIUS, SKULL, STERNUM and ULNA.
Where is each answer on the October 31 Strands board?
Here are all 7 theme words from the October 31, 2025 Strands puzzle, with the spangram last.
The table gives the start square, end square and travel direction of all 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEMUR | 5 | row 3, column 1 | row 4, column 4 | left to right |
| FIBULA | 6 | row 8, column 2 | row 5, column 3 | bottom to top |
| HUMERUS | 7 | row 6, column 4 | row 8, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
| RADIUS | 6 | row 6, column 2 | row 8, column 1 | diagonally across the grid |
| SKULL | 5 | row 1, column 3 | row 1, column 2 | diagonally across the grid |
| STERNUM | 7 | row 4, column 6 | row 3, column 5 | diagonally across the grid |
| ULNA | 4 | row 1, column 5 | row 2, column 3 | diagonally across the grid |
| SKELETON | 8 | row 4, column 1 | row 7, column 5 | diagonally across the grid |
What did the October 31 Strands grid look like?
Every letter below appears in exactly one answer — the 8 words tile all 48 cells of the October 31, 2025 grid.
Spangram — 8 letters7 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 L-L-S-L-U-R, row 2 reads U-K-A-N-N-E, row 3 reads F-E-U-U-M-T, row 4 reads S-M-E-R-E-S, row 5 reads A-K-A-L-U-T, row 6 reads D-R-L-H-M-O, row 7 reads U-I-U-E-N-U, and row 8 reads S-F-I-B-R-S.
How hard was the October 31 Strands puzzle?
Measured against the full archive, the October 31, 2025 puzzle lands in the average range — above 50% of all Strands puzzles.
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 31 Strands puzzle?
Strands puzzle #607 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 31 Strands puzzle
What was the clue for Strands on October 31, 2025?
The Strands clue for October 31, 2025 is “Good bones”, on puzzle #607. It is answered by the spangram SKELETON, and all 7 theme words that day belong to that idea.
What were the Strands words on October 31, 2025?
The 7 Strands theme words for October 31, 2025 are FEMUR, FIBULA, HUMERUS, RADIUS, SKULL, STERNUM and ULNA, plus the spangram SKELETON.
What was the big word in the October 31, 2025 Strands?
The big word — the spangram — for October 31, 2025 is SKELETON, 8 letters long, running from row 4, column 1 to row 7, column 5. It is the one word that touches two opposite sides of the board and states the theme outright.
What did the Strands theme “Good bones” mean?
The Strands theme “Good bones” for October 31, 2025 means SKELETON — that is what the spangram spells, and every one of the 7 theme words is an example of it.
How many theme words are in Strands October 31, 2025?
Strands puzzle #607 has 7 theme words plus one spangram, and together they use all 48 letters on the board exactly once.
How difficult was the October 31, 2025 Strands puzzle?
Strands #607 rates average on a computed index, harder than 50% of every Strands puzzle published since March 2024.
What number was the Strands puzzle on October 31, 2025?
The Strands puzzle published on Friday, October 31, 2025 is #607, 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.