Today's NYT Strands Tips, Answers & Help for January 8, #311

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I needed a few answers to see where he is today Kitchuri the puzzle was going, especially with a common theme like “It’s time to upgrade”. Once I figured it out, I should have really figured it out sooner since we did one of these in our own home just a few years ago. If you need tips and answers, read on.

I also go into depth about rules for Strands in this story.

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Hint for today’s Strands puzzle

Today’s Strands topic is: It’s time to upgrade.

If that doesn’t help, here’s a clue: Tidy up the room where you fix the food.

Hints to unlock hints in the game

Your goal is to find hidden words that match the theme of the puzzle. If you’re stuck, find any words you can. Each time you find three words of four or more letters, Strands will reveal one of the theme words. These are the words I used to get these tips, but any four or more letter words you find will work:

THEN, DOME, SIRE, SHUT, SHUN, SIRED, POCK, POCKS, BACK, BACKS, REED, MODE, SPLAS, CONE, POTE

Answers for today’s Strands puzzle

These are the answers that are related to the topic. The object of the puzzle is to find them all, including the spangram, a themed word that reaches from one side of the puzzle to the other. When you get them all (I originally thought there were always eight, but learned that the number can vary), every letter on the board will be used. Here are the non-spangram answers:

OVEN, SINK, ISLAND, MUSHROOM, HOB

Today’s Strands spangram

Today’s Strands spangram is KITCHEN RENOVATION. To find it, start with K, which is two letters down the far left row, and wind in a fun pattern up and down across the grid.