Issue #758 Mon 13 Oct
Strands hints — October 13, 2025
The calendar turns, and the sky overhead begins to look a little different. A quiet patience is required to track the shifting residents of the canopy.
Theme 3 reveals
Today's theme
You take the same route home and a single door is open that's never open.
Avian biology and seasonal movement
SEASONAL RELOCATION OF WINGED CREATURES
Spangram 4 nudges · 13 letters
The connector word
Single word
13 letters.
Starts with F, ends with N.
FALLMIGRATION
Group hint 1 reveal
Show all starting letters
Starting letters
- 1 D (4 letters)
- 2 F (5 letters)
- 3 G (5 letters)
- 4 H (4 letters)
- 5 T (6 letters)
- 6 W (7 letters)
- 7 W (4 letters)
Group hint 1 reveal
Show the first two letters of each
First two letters
- 1 DU (4 letters)
- 2 FI (5 letters)
- 3 GO (5 letters)
- 4 HA (4 letters)
- 5 TH (6 letters)
- 6 WA (7 letters)
- 7 WR (4 letters)
Theme word 1 of 7 5 nudges · 4 letters
A theme word
Look for the mallard drifting through the reeds at the edge of the pond.
4 letters.
Starts with D.
Starts with DU.
DUCK
Theme word 2 of 7 5 nudges · 5 letters
A theme word
A small visitor often found cracking seeds at the feeder.
5 letters.
Starts with F.
Starts with FI.
FINCH
Theme word 3 of 7 5 nudges · 5 letters
A theme word
Watch for the long-necked traveler honking its way across the gray autumn sky.
5 letters.
Starts with G.
Starts with GO.
GOOSE
Theme word 4 of 7 5 nudges · 4 letters
A theme word
A sharp-eyed predator circling high above the open field.
4 letters.
Starts with H.
Starts with HA.
HAWK
Theme word 5 of 7 5 nudges · 6 letters
A theme word
This spotted singer is known for its beautiful, complex song in the undergrowth.
6 letters.
Starts with T.
Starts with TH.
THRUSH
Theme word 6 of 7 5 nudges · 7 letters
A theme word
A tiny, active creature that flits quickly through the dense branches.
7 letters.
Starts with W.
Starts with WA.
WARBLER
Theme word 7 of 7 5 nudges · 4 letters
A theme word
A minuscule, tail-up busybody often heard chattering in the garden hedge.
4 letters.
Starts with W.
Starts with WR.
WREN