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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 February 3, 2025: Order up!

Scroll slowly and take just the hints you need!

(A server at a diner might ask, How do you like your ___?)

BEWARE: Spoilers follow for todays Strands puzzle!

Completed NYT Strands board for February 3, 2024: Order up!

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

What is the spangram in todays Strands?

Todays spangram is MAKINGEGGS.

What are the theme words in todays Strands?

The theme words today are: SCRAMBLE, CODDLE, BOIL, BASTE, POACH, PICKLE, BAKE.

makes me think of a buzzing diner and one of those bells rung impatiently by a sweaty chef.

Maybe this is a food puzzle?

Yes, I see SCRAMBLE in the upper left.

OK, so maybe words like hash, pancake, etc.

I see the word MAKING across the centerah, its part of the spangram: MAKINGEGGS.

So SCRAMBLE was a verb then, referring to an egg preparation technique.

CODDLE is in the upper right.

BOIL goes in the center space created by the spangram.

POACH runs along the bottom of the spangram.

BASTE is in the bottom left corner.

PICKLE 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.