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Below, Ill give you some oblique hints at todays Strands answers.

And farther down the page, Ill reveal the spangram and the answers.

NYT Strands board for January 17, 2025: The time of our lives.

Scroll slowly and take just the hints you need!

Hint for the theme words in todays Strands puzzle

Names for people of certain age ranges.

BEWARE: Spoilers follow for todays Strands puzzle!

Completed NYT Strands board for January 17, 2024: The time of our lives.

Were about to give away the answers to todays Strands puzzle.

What is the spangram in todays Strands?

Todays spangram is GENERATIONGAP.

What are the theme words in todays Strands?

The theme words today are: ZOOMER, GREATEST, MILLENNIAL, ALPHA, BOOMER.

Having said that, Im not seeing any words like that on the board.

Oh, but BOOMER is!

OK, so maybe names for generations.

Yep, MILLENNIAL is in the upper right corner.

ALPHA is between the previous two words, along the right edge.

ZOOMER is along the left edge.

Theres the spangram: GENERATIONGAP.

(Apparently a term for those born between 1901 and 1927!)

Your job is to find the hidden words within the board that reflect the puzzles theme.

When you find the spangram, it will be highlighted in yellow.

Solving the spangram usually makes the rest of the puzzle much easier to complete.

There is only one correct solution.

How to win Strands

Unlike Connections and Wordle, you cannot fail Strands.

you could’t run out of guesses, and there is no time limit.