Below, Ill give you some oblique hints at todays Strands answers.

And farther down the page, Ill reveal the spangram and the answers.

Scroll slowly and take just the hints you need!

NYT Strands board for February 12, 2025: Don’t stop believin.’

Hint for the theme words in todays Strands puzzle

Words from the lyrics of Dont stop believin.

BEWARE: Spoilers follow for todays Strands puzzle!

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

Completed NYT Strands board for February 12, 2024: Don’t stop believin.’

What is the spangram in todays Strands?

Todays spangram is JOURNEY.

What are the theme words in todays Strands?

Yep, JOURNEY is the spangram.

TRAIN is in the bottom right.

OK, so were looking for words from the lyrics of that song specifically.

MIDNIGHT is in the bottom left corner.

TOOK is above TRAIN.

SMALL is in the upper left corner.

TOWN is below that.

And GIRL is below that.

LONELY is in the upper right corner.

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.