#560Sunday, September 14, 2025
Strands answers for September 14, 2025 — “Hurry up!” (#560)
Spoilers below — this page is the full record for this puzzle
The NYT Strands spangram for September 14, 2025 (puzzle #560) is NOTSOFAST, a 9-letter answer to the theme "Hurry up!". The 6 theme words are LEISURELY, POKEY, RELAXED, SLOW, SLUGGISH and STEADY.
Where is each answer on the September 14 Strands board?
The 6 theme words for Strands on September 14, 2025 are listed below, followed by the spangram.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEISURELY | 9 | row 5, column 1 | row 8, column 2 | top to bottom |
| POKEY | 5 | row 1, column 6 | row 3, column 5 | diagonally across the grid |
| RELAXED | 7 | row 8, column 3 | row 7, column 5 | diagonally across the grid |
| SLOW | 4 | row 1, column 3 | row 3, column 4 | diagonally across the grid |
| SLUGGISH | 8 | row 3, column 6 | row 3, column 2 | right to left |
| STEADY | 6 | row 1, column 2 | row 2, column 3 | diagonally across the grid |
| NOTSOFAST | 9 | row 4, column 1 | row 8, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
What did the September 14 Strands grid look like?
The Strands board for September 14, 2025 is a six-column, eight-row grid of 48 letters.
Spangram — 9 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 T-S-S-L-K-P, row 2 reads E-D-Y-O-E-O, row 3 reads A-H-I-W-Y-S, row 4 reads N-S-G-G-U-L, row 5 reads L-O-T-S-O-F, row 6 reads R-E-I-X-E-A, row 7 reads E-U-S-A-D-S, and row 8 reads L-Y-R-E-L-T.
How hard was the September 14 Strands puzzle?
Measured against the full archive, the September 14, 2025 puzzle lands in the average range — above 31% 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 September 14 Strands puzzle?
Strands puzzle #560 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 September 14 Strands puzzle
What was the clue for Strands on September 14, 2025?
The Strands clue for September 14, 2025 is “Hurry up!”, on puzzle #560. It is answered by the spangram NOTSOFAST, and all 6 theme words that day belong to that idea.
What were the Strands words on September 14, 2025?
The 6 Strands theme words for September 14, 2025 are LEISURELY, POKEY, RELAXED, SLOW, SLUGGISH and STEADY, plus the spangram NOTSOFAST.
What was the big word in the September 14, 2025 Strands?
The big word — the spangram — for September 14, 2025 is NOTSOFAST, 9 letters long, running from row 4, column 1 to row 8, 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 “Hurry up!” mean?
The Strands theme “Hurry up!” for September 14, 2025 means NOTSOFAST — 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 September 14, 2025?
Strands puzzle #560 has 6 theme words plus one spangram, and together they use all 48 letters on the board exactly once.
How difficult was the September 14, 2025 Strands puzzle?
Strands #560 rates average on a computed index, harder than 31% of every Strands puzzle published since March 2024.
What number was the Strands puzzle on September 14, 2025?
The Strands puzzle published on Sunday, September 14, 2025 is #560, 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 September 2025, part of the full Strands archive.