Strands is a daily word puzzle game from the New York Times Games, and it pits you against a slew of secret words hidden in its grid.

If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for November 16's Connections solution. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for

The spangram describes the puzzle’s theme and touches two opposite sides of the board. It may be two words. The spangram highlights in yellow when found. An example spangram with corresponding theme words: PEAR,

But the puzzle for Nov. 14 had one answer that completely threw me, and maybe you too. Spoilers, here come the