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Stuck on the October 31, 2025 NYT Strands puzzle? Here are progressive hints and the full answer for the “Good bones” puzzle (Strands #300 of 509 in our archive). Every reveal is hidden by default — click to open the ones you need.
The theme for the October 31, 2025 NYT Strands puzzle is “Good bones”. Every theme word and the spangram connects back to this phrase, so think about what related words might fit a 6×8 grid of 48 letters before you start scanning.
The spangram for the “Good bones” puzzle is 8 letters long and starts with the letter S. It touches two opposite edges of the grid, as every NYT Strands spangram does.
Besides the spangram, the October 31, 2025 NYT Strands puzzle has 7 theme words. Together with the spangram, they use every letter on the 6×8 grid exactly once.
The spangram for the October 31, 2025 NYT Strands “Good bones” puzzle is SKELETON. It spans two opposite edges of the 6×8 grid and captures the theme directly.
Here are the 7 theme words for the October 31, 2025 NYT Strands “Good bones” puzzle:
Plus the spangram SKELETON, that’s every word on the grid — all 48 letters accounted for.
Answers for the October 31, 2025 NYT Strands puzzle. Strands Unlimited is an independent fan archive — today's NYT Strands is free on nytimes.com/games/strands.
"Good bones" — a theme that invites you to explore a specific concept through the lens of this Strands puzzle. The phrase describes a mood, setting, or idea, and every theme word hidden in the 6×8 grid belongs to that same world. This general puzzle uses its descriptive title to guide your intuition. Start by brainstorming words that come to mind when you read the theme, then look for them on the board.
At 7 theme words, this is one of the denser puzzles in the archive. The grid is packed, so words will be closer together. With 8 letters, the spangram is mid-length — long enough to stand out in the grid but still requiring careful scanning to trace from edge to edge. Originally published on a Friday, As puzzle #300 of 509+, this one comes from the middle of the Strands collection, when the puzzle makers had hit their stride.