NYT Strands hints, answers for November 15, 2026
The NYT Strands hints and answers you need to make the most of your puzzling experience.
The New York Times' elevated word-search game, Strands, offers a unique twist to the classic word search. In this game, words can be formed by connecting linked letters in any direction - up, down, left, right, or diagonal. Even more intriguingly, words can change direction, creating quirky shapes and patterns. Every letter within the grid is part of an answer, adding an extra layer of complexity to the game.
Each puzzle has a theme linking all the solutions, along with a spangram - a word or phrase that spans the entire grid horizontally or vertically, reflecting the day's theme. For November 15, 2026, the hint was "Foiled again!" and the words were all related to superheroes, reflecting a classic comic hero theme. The spangram hint for that day was whether it was vertical or horizontal, and it turned out to be horizontal.
The spangram for that day was Batman Villain. The full list of words for November 15 included Joker, Riddler, Batman Villain, Scarecrow, Firefly, and Penguin.
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