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When I saw the topic of today’s Strands puzzle, which is “literary couples,” I figured it would be the names of married writers, like F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald. (Hey, New York Times Games editors, free future topic idea!) Spoiler: It’s not. Don’t think of “literary couples” as people, but as paired words in their book titles. If you need hints and answers, read on.
Also, I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story.
If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.
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Hint for today’s Strands puzzle
Today’s Strands theme is: Literary couples
If that doesn’t help you, here’s a clue: Like War and Peace, or Sense and Sensibility.
Clue words to unlock in-game hints
Your goal is to find hidden words that fit the puzzle’s theme. If you’re stuck, find any words you can. Every time you find three words of four letters or more, Strands will reveal one of the theme words. These are the words I used to get those hints, but any words of four or more letters that you find will work:
- SITE, SITED, SLIT, BOOM, SHIM, SHINE, TILE, TIED, TIRED, DICE
Answers for today’s Strands puzzle
These are the answers that tie into the theme. The goal of the puzzle is to find them all, including the spangram, a theme word that reaches from one side of the puzzle to the other. When you’ve got all of them (I originally thought there were always eight but learned that the number can vary), every letter on the board will be used. Here are the nonspangram answers:
- SOUND, FURY, CRIME, PUNISHMENT, PRIDE, PREJUDICE
Today’s Strands spangram
Today’s Strands spangram is BOOKTITLES. To find it, start with the B that’s five letters down on the far left column, and wind up and around.
The completed NYT Strands puzzle for Jan. 4, 2025.
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