NYT Strands Hints and Answers for February 12, 2025 (#346)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of February 12, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for February 12, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Don't stop believin'
The puzzle calls today’s theme “Don't stop believin'”. Read it loosely: the 8 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with G, L, M, S, T, T, T, W. Two of them start with the same letter (T).
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6 and 8. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 8.
SpangramThe spangram
JOURNEY
7 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with J, ends with Y.
AnswersAll theme words
- GIRL4 letters
- TOOK4 letters
- TOWN4 letters
- SMALL5 letters
- TRAIN5 letters
- WORLD5 letters
- LONELY6 letters
- MIDNIGHT8 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.