New York Times Strands Hints and Answers for February 8, 2025

Strands has yet another new puzzle you can challenge yourself with. If you are familiar with this puzzle game that can make you smarter, you know that some of these puzzles can be extremely difficult, and today’s is a good example of that.

If you are looking for help with this puzzle game, you can find everything you need in the article below. It contains everything from spoilers for today’s Strands to little hints and clues to the full answer to the whole thing. Regardless of what kind of help you want, you can find it below.

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How to Play the New York Times Games Strands

Strands is a short daily word game that pits you against a grid of seemingly random letters that contains a whole bunch of related words.

The NYT Games Strands Westminster Assembly Puzzle #342 February 8, 2025

The Strands puzzle for today has the clue Westminster Assembly. There are six themed words and a Spangram, making seven total things to find in the puzzle game.

New York Times Games Strands Clues

Each of the three sections below has a different clue for the theme of this PC puzzle game. Open them up with the “Read More” link below each one.

General Hint 1

Hint 1: Groups of animals.

General Hint 2

Hint 2: The Westminster Kennel Club.

General Hint 3

Hint 3: Groups according to The Westminster Kennel Club.

Spoilers for Two of the Words in Today’s Strands

If you want spoilers but don’t want to save up non-themed words to go an in-game hint, you can find two below. Each section has just one spoiled word and a screenshot of where it goes in this free-to-play game.

Spoiler 1

Spoiler 2

The Answer to Today’s New York Times Games Strands Westminster Assembly

If you are looking for the answer to this mobile puzzle game? You can find it in the expandable section below; there will be all the words and a screenshot of where those words go.

The category for today is Dog Groups. The words are Sporting, Toys, Herding, Terriers, Working, and Hounds.

Today’s Strands Explained

The section below holds a breakdown of all the pieces of the puzzle and how they fit together. It will show you how the clue, the themed words, and the Spangram go together.

The clue is Westminster Assembly because The Westminster Kennel Club puts dogs into Dog Groups. Each of the themed words are one of the dog groups.

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

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