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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 2, 2025: Album of the year.

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 2, 2024: Album of the year.

What is the spangram in todays Strands?

Todays spangram is GRAMMYWINNERS.

What are the theme words in todays Strands?

The theme words today are: WONDER, JONES, KING, HILL, CROSS, STYLES, SWIFT.

In fact, I see the word Grammy starting in the upper left corner.

And theres the spangram: GRAMMYWINNERS.

SWIFT is in the bottom right.

OK, so its artists who have wonAlbum of the Year.

(Taylor Swift: 2010, 2016, 2021, 2024.)

CROSS is along the top of the puzzle.

(Christopher Cross: 1981.)

STYLES completes the right half.

(Harry Styles: 2023.)

KING is in the bottom left corner.

(Carole King: 1972.)

HILL is to the right of KING.

(Lauryn Hill: 1999.)

WONDER is in the upper left corner.

(Stevie Wonder: 1974, 1975, 1977.)

(Norah Jones: 2003.)

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.