New York Times Strands Hints and Answers for January 13, 2025

Strands has another challenge for players to ponder over today. If you have played a lot of these puzzles, you know that these are much more challenging than most other word-search puzzles. That means it can be pretty easy to get stuck.

If you need help with this one and already know how to play Strands, you can find all the tips, spoilers, and more you’ll need to solve it in the article below. No matter what kind of help you are looking for, it will be included somewhere below.

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The NYT Games Strands Puzzle #316 January 13, 2025

The Strands puzzle for today has the clue Hole Foods. There are seven things to find if you include the Spangram and all six themed words together.

New York Times Games Strands Clues

If you want a hint that will get you a little closer to the answer, but you don’t want any of the words ruined for you, you should look in the three sections below. Each one contains a hint that will help you with this challenging puzzle game.

General Hint 1

Hint 1: Food that usually has holes in it.

General Hint 2

Hint 2: They can be savory, or they can be sweet.

General Hint 3

Hint 3: Not donuts, but a similar shape.

Spoilers for Two of the Words in Today’s Strands

If you want to see a spoiler or two for this puzzle, check out the sections below. Each has one word inside from today’s puzzle along with a screenshot of where it goes inside the puzzle grid.

Spoiler 1

Spoiler 2

The Answer to Today’s New York Times Games Strands

If you want to see the answer for the New York Times Strands, you can find it in the section below. Open it up to see all the themed words, the Spangram, and a screenshot of where each go in the letter grid.

The category for today is Bagels. The words are Blueberry, Everything, Plain, Raisin, Sesame, and Garlic.

Today’s Strands Explained

A full explanation for today’s puzzle can be found in the expandable section below. Open it up to take a peek at what the theme, the themed words, and the clue all have in common with one another in this innovative puzzle game.

The clue for today, which is Hole Foods, fits with today’s category well because bagels typically have holes in them. Each of the themed words are common types of bagels.

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

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