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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 31, 2025: Baby talk.

Scroll slowly and take just the hints you need!

Hint for the theme words in todays Strands puzzle

Examples of things an infant might say.

BEWARE: Spoilers follow for todays Strands puzzle!

Completed NYT Strands board for January 31, 2024: Baby talk.

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

What is the spangram in todays Strands?

Todays spangram is FIRSTWORDS.

What are the theme words in todays Strands?

), or it could be nicknames that someone might use for their romantic partner.

Theres BOTTLE in the bottom left.

OK, so maybe its just words that people tend to use when they have a baby.

I find a few random words, like DAIRY and FAIRY, but theyre not part of the puzzle.

KITTY is in the upper right.

Maybe its just words babies themselves use.

I see the spangram!

DADA is to the left of KITTY.

BYEBYE is in the bottom right corner.

MORE is along the right edge.

YUCKY is in the upper left corner.

MAMA is to the right of that.

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’re free to’t run out of guesses, and there is no time limit.