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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 1, 2025: Hunt and peck.

Scroll slowly and take just the hints you need!

Hint for the spangram in todays Strands puzzle

An umbrella term for birds of prey.

Hint for the theme words in todays Strands puzzle

Examples of birds of prey.

Completed NYT Strands board for February 1, 2024: Hunt and peck.

Big claws, eat mice, etc.

BEWARE: Spoilers follow for todays Strands puzzle!

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

What is the spangram in todays Strands?

Todays spangram is RAPTORS.

What are the theme words in todays Strands?

The theme words today are: VULTURE, EAGLE, OSPREY, HAWK, FALCON, KESTREL, CONDOR.

Is it also a phrase for snacking, or am I thinking of grazing?

Theres VULTURE starting in the top row and cutting down diagonally to the right.

Got it, so were in bird territory.

EAGLE is in the upper right.

OSPREY is below EAGLE.

HAWK is below OSPREY.

Along the bottom edge of all the previous words is the spangram: RAPTORS.

Along the bottom edge of the spangram is FALCON.

KESTREL is along the left edge.

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