Strands hints today: Clues and answers on Friday, January 3 2025

Charles Curtis

January 3, 2025 at 7:09 a.m.·1 min read

WARNING: THERE ARE STRANDS SPOILERS AHEAD! DO NOT READ FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT THE JANUARY 3, 2025 STRANDS ANSWER SPOILED FOR YOU.

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Have you been playing Strands, the super fun game from the New York Times, the makers of Connections and other brain-teasers like Wordle in which you have to do a search in a jumble of letters and find words based on a theme? It's pretty fun and sometimes very challenging, so we're here to help you out with some clues and the answers, including the "Spangram" that connects all the words.

Let's start with the clue: On auto.

If you want our help? Think about, well, autos! As for the answers, scroll below the photo below:

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 07: The New York Times building stands in Midtown on February 07, 2024 in New York City. New York Times Co.’s stock fell 4% early Wednesday, after the newspaper beat profit estimates for the fourth quarter but had its revenue fall slightly. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 776103184 ORIG FILE ID: 1993195111

Grille, Door, Trunk, Hood, Mirror, Windshield, Bumper

The Spangram is ... CAR BODY.

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