Strands has yet another challenging puzzle for its fans to ponder over today. This letter grid is filled with eight items to find, and you need to figure out the theme that holds them all together while picking the words out of the grid.

If you are stuck on today’s puzzle, you aren’t alone. Even fans who know how to play Strands well may have some trouble with this one. But this article is filled with hints, helpful tips, spoilers, and everything else you’ll need to solve this puzzle today.

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The NYT Games Strands Attention All Shoppers Puzzle #345 February 11, 2025

The Strands puzzle for today has the clue “Attention All Shoppers.” It has eight things to find: the Spangram and seven themed words.

New York Times Games Strands Clues

If you are looking for some helpful hints for this minimalist puzzle game that doesn’t ruin any of the answers, the three sections below have you covered. Each contains a spoiler-free hint for today’s theme.

General Hint 1

Hint 1: Place where you might hear someone say “Attention all shoppers.”

General Hint 2

General Hint 3

Hint 3: A big store with a massive variety of items.

Spoilers for Two of the Words in Today’s Strands

If you want a spoiler for today’s puzzle, but you don’t feel like saving up non-themed words to get an in-game hint, check out what’s below. Each of these sections has a spoiler and a screenshot of where that word goes in this puzzle game.

Spoiler 1

Spoiler 2

The Answer to Today’s New York Times Games Strands Attention All Shoppers

In the section below, you will find the full spoiler for this mobile puzzle game similar to Wordle. Open it up with the “Read More” link to see all the themed words, the Spangram, and the position of each of those in the letter grid.

The category for today is BIgbox. The words are Beauty, Bath, Garden, Home, Electronics, Toys, and Kitchen.

Today’s Strands Explained

If you don’t get today’s puzzle, you should look into the section below. It will explain how the theme, the clue, and the themed words all fit together and make sense.

The clue for today was “Attention All Shoppers” because this is a common thing to hear over the intercomms of Big Box stores like Wal-Mart. All the themed words are names of departments you can find in big box stores.

Want to play? Check out the New York Times Games Strands website available on almost any device with a browser.

Released

March 4, 2024

Developer(s)

The New York Times Company

Publisher(s)

The New York Times Company

Platform(s)

Web Browser