NYT Strands Hints and Answers for January 19, 2025 (#322)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of January 19, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of January 19, 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 19, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
I get the message
Start from the clue “I get the message”. Once you see what the 7 theme words have in common, the grid opens up quickly.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with D, I, S, S, S, S, T. Two of them start with the same letter (S).
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 7 and 7. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 7.
SpangramThe spangram
EMAILLABEL
10 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with E, ends with L.
AnswersAll theme words
- SENT4 letters
- SPAM4 letters
- INBOX5 letters
- TRASH5 letters
- DRAFTS6 letters
- SNOOZED7 letters
- STARRED7 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.