NYT Strands Hints and Answers for April 14, 2024 (#42)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of April 14, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of April 14, 2024? Start with the theme, take one rung at a time, and stop as soon as the grid opens up. Nothing below is revealed until you tap it.
Hints for April 14, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Join the club!
Start from the clue “Join the club!”. Once you see what the 6 theme words have in common, the grid opens up quickly.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are B, L, M, P, T, T. Two of them start with the same letter (T).
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 5, 6, 6, 6, 7 and 10 letters long. The shortest is 5 letters, the longest 10.
SpangramThe spangram
SANDWICH
It is a single word of 8 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with S, ends with H.
AnswersAll theme words
- BACON5 letters
- PICKLE6 letters
- TOMATO6 letters
- TURKEY6 letters
- LETTUCE7 letters
- MAYONNAISE10 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.