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Theme and hint
The theme clue, “Hunt and peck,” points to birds of prey. In Strands, the spangram expresses the puzzle’s theme and touches two opposite sides of the board. For this puzzle, the spangram runs horizontally from left to right. TechRadar’s February 1, 2025, solution and Parade’s February 1, 2025, solution identify the same theme and spangram.
NYT Strands answers for February 1
These are the seven theme words:
- KESTREL
- EAGLE
- HAWK
- CONDOR
- FALCON
- OSPREY
- VULTURE
Spangram
RAPTORS
How Strands hints work
The New York Times’ instruction, as quoted by Parade, is: “Find theme words to fill the board.” Find three non-theme words to earn a hint that reveals letters in a theme word. A hint is not itself a solved answer; it gives you letters to help locate one.
About this puzzle
This is the archived Saturday, February 1, 2025, puzzle, numbered game #335—not a current daily answer page. Strands is available through NYT Games on desktop and mobile, according to TechRadar.
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