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

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

Although there is an in-game hint system in the rules of strandsYou may not want to use it for various reasons. Instead, this article is intended to help you win this game with all possible hints and spoilers.

The NYT Games Strands Puzzle #312 January 9, 2025

The strands Today's riddle has the clue Off the hook! There are six items to find, including the Spangram and five theme words.

New York Times Games Strands Notes

If you need help without spoilers, below are three thematic hints about this puzzle game. Open it to see the spoiler-free notes inside with the “Read More” button below.

General note 1

Note 1: Underwater creatures.

General note 2

Note 2: Certain species of fish.

General note 3

Note 3: Breed of a large edible fish that is very common, especially in canned fish.

Spoilers for two of the words in Today's Strands

If a spoiler or two would help you with this mobile puzzle game, but you don't want to skimp on any of the clues in the game, check out the two sections below. Each one only has one word from the puzzle and a screenshot of where it belongs.

Spoiler 1

Spoilers 2

The answer to today's gaming strands from the New York Times

If you would like to see the entire response to the New York Times strandsopen the section below. Inside you will find all the thematic words, the spangram and their position in the puzzle's letter grid.

The category for today is Tuna family. The words are Albacore, Skipjack, Yellowfin, Bluefin and Bigeye.

Today's strands explained

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

Off the hook is the clue that you can catch fish with a fishing hook. Each of the thematic words is a different type of tuna from tuna Family that you can catch in the right places.

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