The New York Times Games Strands has presented yet another brain-teasing puzzle for its enthusiasts to tackle today. The letter grid is packed with a selection of hidden items to uncover, and your task is to identify the common theme linking them all.

If you're finding yourself stuck on today's challenging puzzle game, this article is here to help. Fortunately, this article is here to guide you with hints, spoilers, and everything else you need to crack the puzzle and emerge victorious.

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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.

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The NYT Games Strands It's in the Cards Puzzle #347 February 13, 2025

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The Strands puzzle for today has the clue It's in the Cards. It has seven things to find: the Spangram and six themed words.

New York Times Games Strands Clues

Searching for some help that won't ruin any of the answers like the in-game hints do in this mobile puzzle game? In the three sections below, you can find hints to the theme that don't have spoilers in them.

General Hint 1

General Hint 2

General Hint 3

Spoilers for Two of the Words in Today's Strands

If a spoiler or two would help you out, but you don't feel like saving up for an in-game hint, check out the sections below. Both of them hold a single themed word from this puzzle game along with where that word goes in the letter grid in this New York Times puzzle game.

Spoiler 1

Spoiler 2

The Answer to Today's New York Times Games Strands It's in the Cards

Need the full answer to this puzzle game? Inside the section below are the Spangram, all the themed words, and their locations in the puzzle as well. Beware that the full answer will be spoiled if you take a peek inside.

Today's Strands Explained

Don't understand this one? In the section below, you can see how the Spangram, the themed words, and the clue all mesh together in perfect harmony.

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

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Strands
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Released
March 4, 2024
Developer(s)
The New York Times Company
Publisher(s)
The New York Times Company
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WHERE TO PLAY

DIGITAL
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Genre(s)
Puzzle