#617Monday, November 10, 2025
Strands answers for November 10, 2025 — “A case of the Mondays” (#617)
Spoilers below — this page is the full record for this puzzle
The NYT Strands spangram for November 10, 2025 (puzzle #617) is OFFICEJOBS, a 10-letter answer to the theme "A case of the Mondays". The 5 theme words are ACCOUNTANT, AIDE, CLERK, MANAGER and RECEPTIONIST.
Where is each answer on the November 10 Strands board?
The full answer set for puzzle #617 is 5 theme words and one spangram.
The table gives the start square, end square and travel direction of all 6 answers. Every position comes from solving the grid outright — the answers have to tile all 48 letters with no overlap and no remainder, which is what makes a single arrangement provable.
| Answer | Letters | Starts | Ends | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACCOUNTANT | 10 | row 2, column 2 | row 1, column 6 | left to right |
| AIDE | 4 | row 7, column 3 | row 8, column 6 | left to right |
| CLERK | 5 | row 3, column 6 | row 2, column 3 | right to left |
| MANAGER | 7 | row 5, column 4 | row 4, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
| RECEPTIONIST | 12 | row 4, column 2 | row 8, column 4 | diagonally across the grid |
| OFFICEJOBS | 10 | row 3, column 1 | row 7, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
What did the November 10 Strands grid look like?
Puzzle #617 is played on 48 letters arranged in eight rows of six.
Spangram — 10 letters5 theme words
Each line traces one answer through the letters it uses; the heavier yellow line is the spangram.
Read across the grid, row 1 reads C-O-U-N-T-T, row 2 reads C-A-K-A-N-L, row 3 reads O-F-F-R-E-C, row 4 reads E-R-I-A-N-R, row 5 reads C-E-C-M-A-E, row 6 reads P-I-E-J-O-G, row 7 reads T-O-A-I-B-S, and row 8 reads N-I-S-T-D-E.
How hard was the November 10 Strands puzzle?
The difficulty index rates puzzle #617 as hard: it sits at the 93th percentile of every Strands grid to date.
Easiest puzzle ever published on the left, hardest on the right. The formula behind the score, and the ranked list of every puzzle, are on the Strands difficulty index.
Who made the November 10 Strands puzzle?
Strands puzzle #617 was edited by Tracy Bennett and constructed by Christina Iverson. Output across the whole run is broken down on who makes NYT Strands.
Common questions about the November 10 Strands puzzle
What was the clue for Strands on November 10, 2025?
The Strands clue for November 10, 2025 is “A case of the Mondays”, on puzzle #617. It is answered by the spangram OFFICEJOBS, and all 5 theme words that day belong to that idea.
What were the Strands words on November 10, 2025?
The 5 Strands theme words for November 10, 2025 are ACCOUNTANT, AIDE, CLERK, MANAGER and RECEPTIONIST, plus the spangram OFFICEJOBS.
What was the big word in the November 10, 2025 Strands?
The big word — the spangram — for November 10, 2025 is OFFICEJOBS, 10 letters long, running from row 3, column 1 to row 7, column 6. It is the one word that touches two opposite sides of the board and states the theme outright.
What did the Strands theme “A case of the Mondays” mean?
The Strands theme “A case of the Mondays” for November 10, 2025 means OFFICEJOBS — that is what the spangram spells, and every one of the 5 theme words is an example of it.
How many theme words are in Strands November 10, 2025?
Strands puzzle #617 has 5 theme words plus one spangram, and together they use all 48 letters on the board exactly once.
How difficult was the November 10, 2025 Strands puzzle?
Strands #617 rates hard on a computed index, harder than 93% of every Strands puzzle published since March 2024.
What number was the Strands puzzle on November 10, 2025?
The Strands puzzle published on Monday, November 10, 2025 is #617, counting from the game's launch on March 4, 2024.
Today’s puzzle and its hint ladder are on the front page. This puzzle sits in November 2025, part of the full Strands archive.