Issue #804 Sun 30 Nov
Strands hints — November 30, 2025
A quiet Saturday morning puzzle. The grid is open and waiting for your pen.
Theme 3 reveals
Today's theme
You take the same route home and a single door is open that's never open.
Collective nouns for animals
COLLECTIVE NOUNS
Spangram 4 nudges · 12 letters
The connector word
Single compound word
12 letters.
Starts with I, ends with R.
INITTOGETHER
Group hint 1 reveal
Show all starting letters
Starting letters
- 1 A (4 letters)
- 2 A (4 letters)
- 3 C (4 letters)
- 4 F (5 letters)
- 5 G (5 letters)
- 6 H (4 letters)
- 7 L (5 letters)
- 8 P (5 letters)
Group hint 1 reveal
Show the first two letters of each
First two letters
- 1 AN (4 letters)
- 2 AR (4 letters)
- 3 CO (4 letters)
- 4 FL (5 letters)
- 5 GE (5 letters)
- 6 HE (4 letters)
- 7 LI (5 letters)
- 8 PR (5 letters)
Theme word 1 of 8 5 nudges · 4 letters
A theme word
A long line of small workers marching across the kitchen floor.
4 letters.
Starts with A.
Starts with AN.
ANTS
Theme word 2 of 8 5 nudges · 4 letters
A theme word
A disciplined force of soldiers standing in formation.
4 letters.
Starts with A.
Starts with AR.
ARMY
Theme word 3 of 8 5 nudges · 4 letters
A theme word
Grazing creatures moving slowly across a wide pasture.
4 letters.
Starts with C.
Starts with CO.
COWS
Theme word 4 of 8 5 nudges · 5 letters
A theme word
Many feathered creatures shifting direction in the sky at once.
5 letters.
Starts with F.
Starts with FL.
FLOCK
Theme word 5 of 8 5 nudges · 5 letters
A theme word
A noisy V-shaped formation passing overhead during the migration.
5 letters.
Starts with G.
Starts with GE.
GEESE
Theme word 6 of 8 5 nudges · 4 letters
A theme word
A large group of livestock bunched together in a field.
4 letters.
Starts with H.
Starts with HE.
HERD
Theme word 7 of 8 5 nudges · 5 letters
A theme word
A powerful group of apex predators resting in the tall grass.
5 letters.
Starts with L.
Starts with LI.
LIONS
Theme word 8 of 8 5 nudges · 5 letters
A theme word
A family of big cats resting in the shade of an acacia tree.
5 letters.
Starts with P.
Starts with PR.
PRIDE