NYT Strands Answer Today (#565) – 19 Sep 2025 Solution & Hints
Stuck on today’s Strands? Below you’ll find today’s theme, spoiler-light Spangram clues
(length, orientation, first/last letters), grid words that charge hints, first/last letters
for all theme words (length-obscured), definitions, and the full solution.
Jump to:
- About Today’s Strands
- Today’s Theme
- General Hints
- Spangram Length
- Spangram Orientation
- Spangram First & Last Letters
- Hint Unlocker Words (from the grid)
- First & Last Letters of All Words
- Spangram (Click to Reveal)
- Spangram Definition (Click to Reveal)
- Sample Words (Click to Reveal)
- Full Solution (Click to Reveal)
- Definitions of All Words (Click to Reveal)
About Today’s Strands
Puzzle #565 (published September 19, 2025). One special word — the Spangram —
spans the grid and ties the theme together.
Today’s Theme
Theme: Pour it on
General Hints
- Think of what you might pour into coffee or over cereal.
- Plant-based options feature heavily.
- Nutty, grain, and seed varieties all show up.
Spangram Length
The Spangram has 12 letters and is three words.
Spangram Orientation
The Spangram runs horizontally across the grid.
Spangram First & Last Letters
Begins with N and ends with K.
Pattern preview (length-obscured): N___K
Note: We always display first/last letters as X___Y with three underscores, regardless of true length.
Hint Unlocker Words (from the grid)
- MOLD
- ACID
- FAIRY
- FAIR
- TONIC
- TOLD
- WAXES
- RONE
- CONE
- CRONE
- DARE
- NARE
- LOIN
- CLAM
- DANCE
- RAID
- MARY
- CANON
- DONE
- COCO
- REND
First & Last Letters of All Words
- WORD 1: F___X
- WORD 2: C___W
- WORD 3: M___A
- WORD 4: R___E
- WORD 5: C___T
- WORD 6: A___D
Spangram preview: N___K
Spangram
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NON DAIRY MILK
Spangram Definition
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NON-DAIRY MILK — a milk alternative made from plants (nuts, grains, seeds, etc.), commonly used in coffee, cereal, and cooking.
Example: “He switched to non-dairy milk in his morning latte.”
Sample Words
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- RICE
- FLAX
Full Solution
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Theme: Pour it on
Spangram: NONDAIRYMILK
All words:
- ALMOND
- CASHEW
- COCONUT
- FLAX
- MACADAMIA
- RICE
- NONDAIRYMILK (Spangram)
Definitions of All Words
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- NON-DAIRY MILK — plant-based milk alternative (see above).
- ALMOND — nut from the almond tree; commonly used to make almond milk.
- CASHEW — kidney-shaped nut; base for creamy non-dairy milk.
- COCONUT — large drupe; its flesh and water yield coconut milk/cream.
- FLAX — seed of the flax plant; occasionally used for flax “milk.”
- MACADAMIA — rich, buttery nut; used for macadamia milk.
- RICE — grain; blended/strained to make rice milk.
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