New York Times Strands Hints and Answers for January 9, 2025

Springs has another new letter grid filled to the brim with hidden, secret theme words. And you have to guess them all with only one little clue to help you. It's quite easy to get stuck in this challenging puzzle.

Although an in-game help system is allowed in the game rules Springsyou might not like it for several reasons. This article is here to help you with all kinds of clues and spoilers to help you win this one.

The NYT Games Strands Puzzle #312 January 9, 2025

The Springs today's puzzle has a clue Off the hook! You'll find six items, including a Spangram and five theme words.

New York Times Game Clues

If you want help without any spoilers, below are three theme tips for this puzzle game. Open them up and you'll see spoiler-free tips inside each one with a Read More button underneath.

General advice 1

Help 1: Underwater animals.

General Council 2

Help 2: Specific species of fish.

General advice 3

Help 3: Breeds of large edible fish, which is very common, especially in canned fish.

Spoilers for two words in today's threads

If a spoiler or two would help you with this mobile puzzle game, but you don't want to skimp on one of the in-game tips, check out the two parts below. Each one has just one word from the puzzle along with a screenshot of where it goes.

Spoiler 1

Spoiler 2

Answer to today's New York Times game topics

If you want to see the full response for the New York Times Springsopen the section below. Inside you will find all the theme words, the Spangram and the placement of each one in the puzzle's letter grid.

The category for today is TunaFamily. The words are tuna, skipjack, yellowfin, bluefin and bigeye.

Explanation of today's springs

If you want a full explanation of this challenging puzzle game, check out the section below. Inside, you'll find a breakdown of how the clue, theme, and theme words fit together and make sense.

Off the hook is the clue for this one because you can catch fish on a fishing hook. Each of the theme words is of a different kind Tuna from tuna Family which you can catch in the right places.

Do you want to play? Check out the New York Times Games Strands website, accessible on almost any device with a browser.