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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 15, 2025: Ice packs.

Scroll slowly and take just the hints you need!

BEWARE: Spoilers follow for todays Strands puzzle!

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

Completed NYT Strands board for February 15, 2024: Ice packs.

What is the spangram in todays Strands?

Todays spangram is HOCKEYTEAM.

What are the theme words in todays Strands?

The theme words today are: JETS, DEVILS, SHARKS, WILD, LIGHTNING, AVALANCHE.

LIGHT is in the upper right corner.

Its not a hit, but LIGHTNING is.

I see the word HOCKEY… oh!

Ice packs refers to hockey teamsLIGHTNING is the team in Tampa Bay.

Theres the spangram: HOCKEYTEAM.

Ha, and it’s in the shape of a hockey stick.

WILD is next to LIGHTNING.

AVALANCHE completes the right half of the puzzle.

SHARKS is in the bottom left corner.

(San Jose.)

DEVILS is above that.

(New Jersey.)

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