NYT Strands Hints and Answers for January 29, 2025 (#332)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of January 29, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for January 29, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Show of hands
The puzzle calls today’s theme “Show of hands”. Read it loosely: the 6 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are F, G, M, S, S, S. Two of them start with the same letter (S).
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 4, 5, 5, 6, 6 and 10 letters long. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 10.
SpangramThe spangram
PUPPETMASTER
It is a single word of 12 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with P, ends with R.
AnswersAll theme words
- SOCK4 letters
- GLOVE5 letters
- STICK5 letters
- FINGER6 letters
- SHADOW6 letters
- MARIONETTE10 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.