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 sensational games like Wordle and Connections are turning their attention to Strands for a challenging new experience. If you are one of them and struggling with Strands, we can get you sorted. To help you out, we have included the hints, answers, and Spangram for today’s Strands on January 21, 2025.
Today’s Strands Theme for January 21
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 21, 2025, is — You don’t say …
NYT Strands Hint for Today
The hint for today’s Spangram for Strands — a language consisting of words and phrases that are regarded as very informal that have now gone out of style.
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 left half and another from the right 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: an informal lingo usually used in the surf culture for someone who’s cool or awesome; starts with the letter “T” and ends with “R”.
- Hint #2: something that is progressive and is characterized by the departure from what is usual or traditional; starts with the letter “R” and ends with “L”.
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 4, Row 8
Do you also solve Wordle and Connections every day? Our posts for Wordle hints for Jan 21 and Connections hints for Jan 21 include helpful hints and answers to these puzzles.
Today’s Strands Spangram Answer
The Spangram answer for today’s Strands #324 on January 21, 2025, is — DatedSlang
Today’s Strands Answers: Words List
So, what are the answers for NYT Strands on January 20, 2025? Find out below:
- BOSS
- PHAT
- FRESH
- MAJOR
- CHERRY
- TUBULAR
- RADICAL
Today’s Strands was a little tricky, as it featured words or phrases you’d often use to express surprise or lack of surprise. While I needed hints for the first couple of theme words, BOSS and MAJOR, I eventually cracked others and moved on to solving the Spangram.
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 #323 from January 20, 2025. In that case, you can find NYT Strands hints for January 20 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.
