#314Saturday, January 11, 2025
Strands answers for January 11, 2025 — “Say when ...” (#314)
Spoilers below — this page is the full record for this puzzle
The NYT Strands spangram for January 11, 2025 (puzzle #314) is TIMING, a 6-letter answer to the theme "Say when ...". The 7 theme words are DAWN, DAYBREAK, DUSK, EVENING, MORNING, NOON and TWILIGHT.
Where is each answer on the January 11 Strands board?
The full answer set for puzzle #314 is 7 theme words and one spangram.
The table gives the start square, end square and travel direction of all 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAWN | 4 | row 1, column 2 | row 3, column 1 | diagonally across the grid |
| DAYBREAK | 8 | row 6, column 4 | row 4, column 2 | diagonally across the grid |
| DUSK | 4 | row 1, column 5 | row 3, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
| EVENING | 7 | row 8, column 3 | row 6, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
| MORNING | 7 | row 4, column 3 | row 1, column 4 | bottom to top |
| NOON | 4 | row 4, column 1 | row 7, column 1 | top to bottom |
| TWILIGHT | 8 | row 2, column 4 | row 5, column 3 | top to bottom |
| TIMING | 6 | row 5, column 6 | row 8, column 1 | diagonally across the grid |
What did the January 11 Strands grid look like?
Puzzle #314 is played on 48 letters arranged in eight rows of six.
Spangram — 6 letters7 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 A-D-N-G-D-U, row 2 reads W-I-N-T-W-S, row 3 reads N-O-R-G-I-K, row 4 reads N-K-M-H-I-L, row 5 reads O-A-T-Y-A-T, row 6 reads O-E-B-D-I-G, row 7 reads N-R-I-M-N-I, and row 8 reads G-N-E-V-E-N.
How hard was the January 11 Strands puzzle?
Strands #314 scores easy on our difficulty index, harder than 27% of every Strands puzzle published so far.
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 January 11 Strands puzzle?
Strands puzzle #314 was edited by Tracy Bennett and constructed by Christina Iverson. Output across the whole run is broken down on who makes NYT Strands.
Common questions about the January 11 Strands puzzle
What was the clue for Strands on January 11, 2025?
The Strands clue for January 11, 2025 is “Say when ...”, on puzzle #314. It is answered by the spangram TIMING, and all 7 theme words that day belong to that idea.
What were the Strands words on January 11, 2025?
The 7 Strands theme words for January 11, 2025 are DAWN, DAYBREAK, DUSK, EVENING, MORNING, NOON and TWILIGHT, plus the spangram TIMING.
What was the big word in the January 11, 2025 Strands?
The big word — the spangram — for January 11, 2025 is TIMING, 6 letters long, running from row 5, column 6 to row 8, column 1. It is the one word that touches two opposite sides of the board and states the theme outright.
What did the Strands theme “Say when ...” mean?
The Strands theme “Say when ...” for January 11, 2025 means TIMING — that is what the spangram spells, and every one of the 7 theme words is an example of it.
How many theme words are in Strands January 11, 2025?
Strands puzzle #314 has 7 theme words plus one spangram, and together they use all 48 letters on the board exactly once.
How difficult was the January 11, 2025 Strands puzzle?
Strands #314 rates easy on a computed index, harder than 27% of every Strands puzzle published since March 2024.
What number was the Strands puzzle on January 11, 2025?
The Strands puzzle published on Saturday, January 11, 2025 is #314, 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 January 2025, part of the full Strands archive.