NYT Strands Hints and Answers for February 18, 2025 (#352)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of February 18, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of February 18, 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 18, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Ouch!
The puzzle calls today’s theme “Ouch!”. Read it loosely: the 5 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with B, H, J, P, S.
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 6, 8, 8, 9 and 9. The shortest is 6 letters, the longest 9.
SpangramThe spangram
STINGERS
8 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with S, ends with S.
AnswersAll theme words
- HORNET6 letters
- PLATYPUS8 letters
- SCORPION8 letters
- BUMBLEBEE9 letters
- JELLYFISH9 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.