NYT Strands Hints and Answers for January 9, 2025 (#312)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of January 9, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for January 9, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Off the hook!
The puzzle calls today’s theme “Off the hook!”. Read it loosely: the 5 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are A, B, B, S, Y. Two of them start with the same letter (B).
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 6, 7, 8, 8 and 9 letters long. The shortest is 6 letters, the longest 9.
SpangramThe spangram
TUNAFAMILY
It is a single word of 10 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with T, ends with Y.
AnswersAll theme words
- BIGEYE6 letters
- BLUEFIN7 letters
- ALBACORE8 letters
- SKIPJACK8 letters
- YELLOWFIN9 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.