NYT Strands Today: Hints And Answers for January 17, 2025

Passing the gaming trend from Wordle, there is a new name in the market that has been gaining popularity lately: Strands. This daily puzzle game from the New York Times has been challenging players with its fun twist on classic word search games.

With daily themes and "spangrams" to discover, this is the latest addicting game to cross off your to-do list before a new one pops up 24 hours later. So, without any ado, let's delve into how to play Strands, hints for today's spangram, and all of the answers for Strands #320 on Friday, January 17.

However, before diving into the hints of today's game, let's know the game mechanics to solve it and have fun.

How to play the game

According to the New York Times, find the theme words to fill the board.

• When theme words are uncovered, they remain highlighted in blue.
• To form words, drag or tap letters. To submit, double-tap the final letter if you're tapping.
• The board is completely covered in theme words. No theme words are used more than once.

Find the “spangram”

• The spangram touches two opposing sides of the board and explains the concept of the problem. There might be two words.
• When found, the spangram highlights in yellow.
• A spangram example that includes the following topic words: APPLE, FRUIT, BANANA, PEAR, etc.

Today's Strands Hints

Today's Strands game revolves around different generations of people.

In today's puzzle, there are six theme words to find (including the spangram). Hint: The first one can be found in the top half of the board. Here are the first two letters for each word:

MI

AL

BO

GR

ZO

GE (SPANGRAM)

Now, it's time for the spoiler!

Today's spangram answer on Friday, January 17, 2025, is GENERATION GAP. And today's Strands answers are:

• Millennial
• Alpha
• Boomer
• Greatest
• Zoomer