NYT Strands Hints and Answers for January 31, 2025 (#334)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of January 31, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for January 31, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Baby talk
Start from the clue “Baby talk”. Once you see what the 8 theme words have in common, the grid opens up quickly.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with B, B, D, K, M, M, M, Y. Several share a starting letter (B, M).
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6 and 6. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 6.
SpangramThe spangram
FIRSTWORDS
10 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with F, ends with S.
AnswersAll theme words
- DADA4 letters
- MAMA4 letters
- MINE4 letters
- MORE4 letters
- KITTY5 letters
- YUCKY5 letters
- BOTTLE6 letters
- BYEBYE6 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
#333 · “Stopping by woods on a snowy evening”
Spangram: FROSTPOEM
Read yesterday’s hints