Strands is a daily word-search puzzle game that challenges you to come up with a theme and a handful of themed words from just one little clue. In order to win, you will need to be familiar with the category without knowing what it is ahead of time, and you might get caught trying to figure it out.

If you already know how to play Strands, and you just want some help with this puzzle, you can find that help here. In this article will be general clues that are spoiler free, some spoilers, and even the full answer if you want to see it.

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The NYT Games Strands Puzzle #304 January 1, 2025

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

New York Times Games Strands Clues

Searching for a little bit of spoiler-free help for this free browser game? In the three sections below, you can find help for the theme without giving too much of the puzzle away.

General Hint 1

General Hint 2

General Hint 3

Spoilers for Two of the Words in Today's Strands

In each of the sections below, you can find spoiled words for this puzzle game similar to Wordle. Open each one to see a single word from today's puzzle as well as where it goes in the letter grid.

Spoiler 1

Spoiler 2

The Answer to Today's New York Times Games Strands

If you want to see the full answer, check out the section below. Inside are all the themed words, the Spangram, and a screenshot of where to put all those words in the letter grid.

Today's Strands Explained

If you want an explanation for this PC puzzle game, you can find it below. Open up the expandable section to see how all the themed words, the Spangram, and the clue all fit together and make sense.

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
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WHERE TO PLAY

DIGITAL
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Developer(s)
The New York Times Company
Publisher(s)
The New York Times Company
Platform(s)
Web Browser
Genre(s)
Puzzle