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Get a nudge in the right direction and keep your winning streak alive (and those bragging rights intact). This guide will give insights on today’s theme, offer hints, and even provide the complete solution. Let’s keep that momentum going and keep you from feeling stranded from today’s Strands.

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Today’s Theme, Explained

Today’s theme is ‘Ore so they say’. Expand to see what that means for today’s puzzle.

The words areall either chemical elementsorclosely tied to materials with metallic properties.

Spoilers spelt out in the Strands style.

Expand below to seehintsfortoday’s words.

Thefirst wordis lightweight but packs a foil punch.

Thesecond wordis small, shiny, and worth five cents in a jiffy.

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Thethird wordis a magnetic personality, heavy on strength, light on rust.

Thefourth wordis a durable diva, strong as steel but lighter on its feet.

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Thefifth wordis toxic chic, gleaming with batteries and a metallic edge.

Thesixth wordis the color of loyalty with the shine of an artist’s palette.

NYT Strands answers for January 26, 2025.

Thespangramis the rarest treasure, unblended and unbothered.