NYT Strands Hints and Answers for January 14, 2025 (#317)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of January 14, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of January 14, 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 14, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Bundle up
Today’s theme is “Bundle up”. All 6 theme words fit that idea — and the spangram names it outright.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are B, G, J, M, P, S.
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 5, 5, 6, 6, 6 and 7 letters long. The shortest is 5 letters, the longest 7.
SpangramThe spangram
WINTERCLOTHES
It is a single word of 13 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with W, ends with S.
AnswersAll theme words
- PARKA5 letters
- SCARF5 letters
- BEANIE6 letters
- GLOVES6 letters
- JACKET6 letters
- MITTENS7 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.