NYT Strands Hints and Answers for January 7, 2025 (#310)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of January 7, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of January 7, 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 7, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Front women
Start from the clue “Front women”. Once you see what the 7 theme words have in common, the grid opens up quickly.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with B, B, F, G, L, M, S. Two of them start with the same letter (B).
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 4, 4, 5, 6, 7, 7 and 9. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 9.
SpangramThe spangram
LADIES
6 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with L, ends with S.
AnswersAll theme words
- BIRD4 letters
- GAGA4 letters
- BUNNY5 letters
- FINGER6 letters
- LIBERTY7 letters
- SLIPPER7 letters
- MARMALADE9 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.