Hints and Answers for January 3, 2025

Strands has a new word-search puzzle today for fans of the genre to ponder over. Winning this one will mean not only figuring out the theme from just one little clue, but also finding all the themed words hidden inside the letter grid as well.

If you are familiar with how to play Strands already, you know how difficult it can be to nail down the theme and find all those hidden words. But if anyone is looking for some help without using the in-game hint system, you can find everything you need to win in the article below.

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The NYT Games Strands Puzzle #306 January 3, 2025

The Strands puzzle for today has the clue One Auto. There are eight things to find: the Spangram and seven themed words.

New York Times Games Strands Clues

Here are some clues for today’s Strands puzzle that won’t give away any of the answers. In order to see them, you need to open up the expandable sections with the Read More button underneath it.

General Hint 1

General Hint 2

Hint 2: Parts of vehicles.

General Hint 3

Hint 3: Parts of an automobile on the outside.

Spoilers for Two of the Words in Today’s Strands

The two sections below each contain just one of the themed words from this mobile puzzle game similar to Wordle. Open them up to see what the word is and where it goes in the puzzle.

Spoiler 1

Spoiler 2

The Answer to Today’s New York Times Games Strands

If you just want to see the full answer for this puzzle game, open up the section below. Inside will be a screenshot of a completed puzzle along with a list of every themed word and Spangram in the puzzle.

The category for today is CarBody. The words are Hood, Door, Grille, Bumper, Windshield, Trunk, and Mirror.

Today’s Strands Explained

If you don’t understand the puzzle after finishing it, check out the section below. It will breakdown how the theme, the themed words, the Spangram, and the clue all fit together to make sense in this free internet-browser-based game.

The theme for today’s puzzle is Car Body. Each of the themed words are items you can find On an Automobile, on the outside. So they are are all things that make up the body of a car.

Want to play? Check out the New York Times Games Strands website available on almost any device with a browser.

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March 4, 2024

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