NYT Strands Hints and Answers for February 6, 2025 (#340)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of February 6, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of February 6, 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 February 6, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
I'm a person of my word
Start from the clue “I'm a person of my word”. Once you see what the 8 theme words have in common, the grid opens up quickly.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with C, C, D, F, J, M, R, W. Two of them start with the same letter (C).
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 and 5. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 5.
SpangramThe spangram
FIRSTNAMES
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
- DREW4 letters
- WILL4 letters
- CHASE5 letters
- CHUCK5 letters
- FRANK5 letters
- JIMMY5 letters
- MILES5 letters
- ROBIN5 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.