If you’re finding it hard to spot words in NYT’s latest word game, then check out these Strands hints today. Those bored with the New York Times’ sensational games like Wordle and Connections are turning their attention to Strands for a challenging new experience. If you’re one of them; struggling with Strands #318 then we can get you sorted. To help you out, we have included the hints, answers, and the Spangram for today’s Strands on January 15, 2025.
Today’s Strands Theme for January 15
Before we jump to the theme, it’s imperative to tell you that NYT Strands is a fairly new NYT Game that involves word search. The theme for today’s Strands on January 15, 2025, is — Thar she blows!
NYT Strands Hint for Today
The hint for today’s Spangram for Strands — a very large sea mammal with a horizontal tail fin that breathes air through a hole at the top of its head.
Once you’ve decrypted the Spangram, finding the theme words for today’s Strands is quite easy. If you still can’t figure it out, we’ve included hints for a couple of theme words below, including one from the top half and another from the bottom half of the board.
Spoiler Warning:
Scroll past this point AT YOUR OWN RISK. Hints and answers for today’s Strands below.
To make it easy for you to solve this puzzle on your own without having to scroll down to view the answers, here are some of the Strands hints that may help you:
- Hint #1: a very large sea animal with long flippers noted for arching; starts with the letter “H” and ends with “K”.
- Hint #2: a huge marine mammal, black and white in color, considered the largest member of the oceanic dolphin family; starts with the letter “O” and ends with “A”.
Strands Spangram Position: Is It Vertical or Horizontal?
The Spangram for today’s Strands doesn’t feature that many twists and turns, and it’s mostly – HORIZONTAL.
We will help you to decipher today’s answer by providing the locations of the first and last letters of today’s Spangram below:
- First letter: Column 1, Row 5
- Last letter: Column 6, Row 4
Do you also solve Wordle every day? Our posts for Wordle hints for January 15 and Connections hints for January 15 include helpful hints and answers to these puzzles.
Today’s Strands Spangram Answer
The Spangram answer for today’s Strands #318 on January 15, 2025, is — Whales
Today’s Strands Answers: Words List
So, what are the answers for NYT Strands on January 15, 2025? Find out below:
- BLUE
- RIGHT
- GRAY
- ORCA
- SPERM
- HUMPBACK
- BELUGA
- BALEEN
Today’s Strands was pretty straightforward, as it features varities of very large sea mammals. The first couple of theme words (BELUGA and BLUE), helped crack others, making the Spangram all the easier to guess.
Yesterday’s Strands Answers
Lost all perspective of time, did you? Is this not the Strands game you want to solve? Perhaps you are looking for hints and answers to Strands game #317 from January 14, 2025. In that case, you can find NYT Strands hints for January 14 here.
How did today’s Strands game pan out for you? Please share your thoughts in the comments below. See you for the next one tomorrow.
