NYT Strands Hints and Answers for February 14, 2025 (#348)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of February 14, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of February 14, 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 14, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Will you be my valentine?
Start from the clue “Will you be my valentine?”. Once you see what the 6 theme words have in common, the grid opens up quickly.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are A, D, H, L, P, S.
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 5, 5, 6, 7, 7 and 8 letters long. The shortest is 5 letters, the longest 8.
SpangramThe spangram
ENDEARMENT
It is a single word of 10 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with E, ends with T.
AnswersAll theme words
- ANGEL5 letters
- HONEY5 letters
- POOKIE6 letters
- DARLING7 letters
- LOVEBUG7 letters
- SNOOKUMS8 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.