NYT Strands today — my hints, answers and spangram for Friday, January 3 (game #306)

Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.

Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc’s Wordle today page for the original viral word game.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.

Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.

  • RULER
  • ROPE
  • SIDE
  • HIDE
  • DRAG
  • BURN

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.

The answers to today’s Strands, game #306, are…

  • DOOR
  • HOOD
  • TRUNK
  • MIRROR
  • BUMPER
  • GRILLE
  • WINDSHIELD
  • SPANGRAM: CAR BODY

  • My rating: Easy
  • My score: Perfect

A nice Strands to ease us into the first weekend of 2025, naming the various parts of a car that are excessively expensive to repair should you be unfortunate enough to have a bump.

I am fortunate in that most of my car accidents have involved inanimate objects that I have hit at about 3 miles per hour while reversing. Although I did also scrape the side of a police vehicle during a driving lesson. I’m a lot safer these days – unless you’re a bollard, post, or garden wall.

How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.


  • STOCK
  • CELERY
  • ONIONS
  • CARROTS
  • PEPPER
  • NOODLES
  • SPANGRAM: CHICKEN SOUP

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