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· Puzzle #328

NYT Strands Hints and Answers for January 25, 2025 (#328)

Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of January 25, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.

Stuck on the Strands puzzle of January 25, 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 25, 2025, one rung at a time

ThemeToday’s theme

Seeing double

The puzzle calls today’s theme “Seeing double”. Read it loosely: the 5 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.

Hint 2First letters

The theme words begin with B, C, C, S, W. Two of them start with the same letter (C).

Hint 3Word lengths

By length, the answers run 6, 7, 7, 9 and 12. The shortest is 6 letters, the longest 12.

SpangramThe spangram

LETTERS

7 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.

Starts with L, ends with S.

AnswersAll theme words
  • COFFEE6 letters
  • BALLOON7 letters
  • SUCCEED7 letters
  • COMMITTEE9 letters
  • WHIPPOORWILL12 letters
BoardThe completed grid

Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.

Yesterday’s Strands

Yesterday’s Strands

#327 · “Get smart”

Spangram: THATSGENIUS

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