The January 8, 2025, NYT Strands puzzle is #311, with the theme “Time for an upgrade.” Its spangram is KITCHENREMODEL; the five theme words are OVEN, SINK, ISLAND, BACKSPLASH and COUNTERTOP.
NYT Strands answers for January 8, 2025
The theme points to features that can be changed during a kitchen remodel:
- OVEN
- SINK
- ISLAND
- BACKSPLASH
- COUNTERTOP
Spangram: KITCHENREMODEL
The date is Wednesday, January 8, 2025, puzzle #311. The year matters: January 8, 2026, was a Thursday, so it is a different date and not the puzzle covered here. The matching answer guides from Forbes and TechRadar report the same puzzle number and answers.
What the spangram means
KITCHENREMODEL is the spangram: the phrase that names the puzzle’s theme and connects two opposite sides of the grid. The five shorter answers are individual kitchen features. In Strands, players connect letters horizontally, vertically or diagonally, changing direction as needed. A general Strands rules reference describes the grid as 6 by 8 and says every letter belongs to a theme word or the spangram; that reference is not affiliated with The New York Times.
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