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· Puzzle #60

NYT Strands Hints and Answers for May 2, 2024 (#60)

Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of May 2, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.

Stuck on the Strands puzzle of May 2, 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 May 2, 2024, one rung at a time

ThemeToday’s theme

What's my line?

Today’s theme is “What's my line?”. All 6 theme words fit that idea — and the spangram names it outright.

Hint 2First letters

The theme words begin with B, C, C, S, T, Z. Two of them start with the same letter (C).

Hint 3Word lengths

By length, the answers run 5, 5, 5, 8, 9 and 9. The shortest is 5 letters, the longest 9.

SpangramThe spangram

STRIPED

7 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.

Starts with S, ends with D.

AnswersAll theme words
  • SKUNK5 letters
  • TIGER5 letters
  • ZEBRA5 letters
  • CHIPMUNK8 letters
  • BUMBLEBEE9 letters
  • CLOWNFISH9 letters
BoardThe completed grid

Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.

Yesterday’s Strands

Yesterday’s Strands

#59 · “A token of our appreciation”

Spangram: MONOPOLY

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