NYT Strands Hints and Answers for February 11, 2025 (#345)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of February 11, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of February 11, 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 11, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
”Attention all shoppers”
Start from the clue “"Attention all shoppers"”. Once you see what the 7 theme words have in common, the grid opens up quickly.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with B, B, E, G, H, K, T. Two of them start with the same letter (B).
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 4, 4, 4, 6, 6, 7 and 11. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 11.
SpangramThe spangram
BIGBOX
6 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with B, ends with X.
AnswersAll theme words
- BATH4 letters
- HOME4 letters
- TOYS4 letters
- BEAUTY6 letters
- GARDEN6 letters
- KITCHEN7 letters
- ELECTRONICS11 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.