NYT Threads Hints and Answers for January 14, 2026

Today’s NYT Strands clues are straightforward if you’re always enthusiastic.

Strands, the New York Times‘ innovative word-search challenge, invites players to rethink the conventional word search. Words can be created from adjacent letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, and can alter direction, resulting in distinct shapes and formations. Each letter in the grid contributes to a solution. There’s a theme that connects all answers, paired with the “spangram,” a unique word or phrase that captures the day’s theme and stretches across the entire grid either horizontally or vertically.

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By delivering an ambiguous clue and omitting a word list, Strands presents a demanding game that often requires more time to complete than its counterparts, like Wordle and Connections.

If you’re finding it difficult or lack 10 or more minutes to tackle today’s challenge, we have all the NYT Strands clues for today’s puzzle to assist you in advancing at your own speed.

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NYT Strands hint for today’s topic: “Oh boy!”

The terms are associated with enthusiasm.

Today’s NYT Strands topic elucidated

These terms illustrate being exhilarated.

NYT Strands spangram hint: Is it vertical or horizontal?

Today’s NYT Strands spangram is arranged vertically.

NYT Strands spangram solution today

Today’s spangram is Let’s Do This.

NYT Strands word collection for January 14

  • Fervent

  • Eager

  • Zealous

  • Let’s Do This

  • Excited

  • Enthusiastic

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