NYT Strands Hints and Answers for January 12, 2025 (#315)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of January 12, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of January 12, 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 12, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Wait what?
Today’s theme is “Wait what?”. All 5 theme words fit that idea — and the spangram names it outright.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with A, F, G, S, S. Two of them start with the same letter (S).
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 4, 8, 8, 8 and 11. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 11.
SpangramThe spangram
MINDBLOWN
9 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with M, ends with N.
AnswersAll theme words
- STUN4 letters
- ASTONISH8 letters
- GOBSMACK8 letters
- SURPRISE8 letters
- FLABBERGAST11 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.