NYT Strands Hints and Answers for January 3, 2025 (#306)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of January 3, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of January 3, 2025? Start with the theme, take one rung at a time, and stop as soon as the grid opens up. Nothing below is revealed until you tap it.
Hints for January 3, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
On auto
Start from the clue “On auto”. Once you see what the 7 theme words have in common, the grid opens up quickly.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are B, D, G, H, M, T, W.
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 4, 4, 5, 6, 6, 6 and 10 letters long. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 10.
SpangramThe spangram
CARBODY
It is a single word of 7 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with C, ends with Y.
AnswersAll theme words
- DOOR4 letters
- HOOD4 letters
- TRUNK5 letters
- BUMPER6 letters
- GRILLE6 letters
- MIRROR6 letters
- WINDSHIELD10 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.