Looking for NYT Strands today, Tuesday, February 25, 2025? This is game #359, themed “Life is like a box of chocolates.” Start with the graduated hints below; the spangram and complete answer list are farther down for anyone ready to reveal them.
NYT Strands #359 theme and first hints
The theme is “Life is like a box of chocolates.” The answers are names of fillings you might find in a box of chocolates. If you want to keep solving without seeing the full list, use these clue words first:
- SONG
- LONG
- TRACT
- ROSE
- CALL
- FEET
In Strands, you can find non-theme words of four or more letters to earn a hint; the cited guides say one hint is awarded for every three valid words.
Spangram hint and location
The spangram clue is “Inside bonbons.” It runs from the top edge at column three to the bottom edge at column four.
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NYT Strands #359 answers
Spoilers below. The spangram is FILLINGS. The six theme words are:
- ALMONDS
- CARAMEL
- LIQUEUR
- NOUGAT
- TOFFEE
- TRUFFLE
How the hints fit the puzzle
Strands is a themed word-search-style game: theme words fill the board, and the spangram describes the shared idea while touching opposite sides of the grid. Here, “FILLINGS” identifies what the listed chocolate centers have in common.
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This answer guide is for game #359, dated Tuesday, February 25, 2025. One guide was published on February 24, ahead of the puzzle date; another identifies February 25 as its publication date. The archive also lists the theme as “Life is like a box of chocolates.”
Sources: TechRadar; Try Hard Guides; WordHint; Strands Archive.
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