NYT Strands Hints and Answers for May 4, 2024 (#62)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of May 4, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of May 4, 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 4, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
The horror
The puzzle calls today’s theme “The horror”. Read it loosely: the 5 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are H, H, P, P, S. Several share a starting letter (H, P).
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 6, 6, 6, 9 and 11 letters long. The shortest is 6 letters, the longest 11.
SpangramThe spangram
SCARYMOVIE
It is a single word of 10 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with S, ends with E.
AnswersAll theme words
- HOSTEL6 letters
- PSYCHO6 letters
- SCREAM6 letters
- HALLOWEEN9 letters
- POLTERGEIST11 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.