#341Friday, February 7, 2025
Strands answers for February 7, 2025 — “A flair for fashion” (#341)
Spoilers below — this page is the full record for this puzzle
The NYT Strands spangram for February 7, 2025 (puzzle #341) is CLOTHINGACCENTS, a 15-letter answer to the theme "A flair for fashion". The 5 theme words are EMBROIDERY, FRINGE, LACE, SEQUINS and TASSEL.
Where is each answer on the February 7 Strands board?
Strands #341 resolves to these 5 theme words plus the spangram CLOTHINGACCENTS.
The table gives the start square, end square and travel direction of all 6 answers. Every position comes from solving the grid outright — the answers have to tile all 48 letters with no overlap and no remainder, which is what makes a single arrangement provable.
| Answer | Letters | Starts | Ends | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMBROIDERY | 10 | row 6, column 6 | row 1, column 6 | bottom to top |
| FRINGE | 6 | row 8, column 4 | row 8, column 2 | diagonally across the grid |
| LACE | 4 | row 5, column 3 | row 2, column 4 | bottom to top |
| SEQUINS | 7 | row 3, column 1 | row 1, column 1 | diagonally across the grid |
| TASSEL | 6 | row 4, column 3 | row 8, column 1 | diagonally across the grid |
| CLOTHINGACCENTS | 15 | row 4, column 1 | row 7, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
What did the February 7 Strands grid look like?
The grid below is six letters wide and eight rows deep, with every answer traced through the letters it uses.
Spangram — 15 letters5 theme words
Each line traces one answer through the letters it uses; the heavier yellow line is the spangram.
Read across the grid, row 1 reads S-N-I-H-R-Y, row 2 reads E-U-T-E-I-E, row 3 reads S-Q-O-C-N-D, row 4 reads C-L-T-A-G-I, row 5 reads S-A-L-A-R-O, row 6 reads S-I-C-B-M-E, row 7 reads E-N-R-C-T-S, and row 8 reads L-E-G-F-E-N.
How hard was the February 7 Strands puzzle?
The difficulty index rates puzzle #341 as above average: it sits at the 64th percentile of every Strands grid to date.
Easiest puzzle ever published on the left, hardest on the right. The formula behind the score, and the ranked list of every puzzle, are on the Strands difficulty index.
Who made the February 7 Strands puzzle?
Strands puzzle #341 was edited by Tracy Bennett and constructed by Sam Corbin. Output across the whole run is broken down on who makes NYT Strands.
Common questions about the February 7 Strands puzzle
What was the clue for Strands on February 7, 2025?
The Strands clue for February 7, 2025 is “A flair for fashion”, on puzzle #341. It is answered by the spangram CLOTHINGACCENTS, and all 5 theme words that day belong to that idea.
What were the Strands words on February 7, 2025?
The 5 Strands theme words for February 7, 2025 are EMBROIDERY, FRINGE, LACE, SEQUINS and TASSEL, plus the spangram CLOTHINGACCENTS.
What was the big word in the February 7, 2025 Strands?
The big word — the spangram — for February 7, 2025 is CLOTHINGACCENTS, 15 letters long, running from row 4, column 1 to row 7, column 6. It is the one word that touches two opposite sides of the board and states the theme outright.
What did the Strands theme “A flair for fashion” mean?
The Strands theme “A flair for fashion” for February 7, 2025 means CLOTHINGACCENTS — that is what the spangram spells, and every one of the 5 theme words is an example of it.
How many theme words are in Strands February 7, 2025?
Strands puzzle #341 has 5 theme words plus one spangram, and together they use all 48 letters on the board exactly once.
How difficult was the February 7, 2025 Strands puzzle?
Strands #341 rates above average on a computed index, harder than 64% of every Strands puzzle published since March 2024.
What number was the Strands puzzle on February 7, 2025?
The Strands puzzle published on Friday, February 7, 2025 is #341, counting from the game's launch on March 4, 2024.
Today’s puzzle and its hint ladder are on the front page. This puzzle sits in February 2025, part of the full Strands archive.