NYT Strands Hints and Answers for May 7, 2024 (#65)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of May 7, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for May 7, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Can you dig it?
The puzzle calls today’s theme “Can you dig it?”. Read it loosely: the 6 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are A, A, B, C, G, S. Two of them start with the same letter (A).
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 4, 6, 6, 7, 7 and 8 letters long. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 8.
SpangramThe spangram
HEAVYMETAL
It is a single word of 10 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with H, ends with L.
AnswersAll theme words
- GOLD4 letters
- COPPER6 letters
- SILVER6 letters
- ARSENIC7 letters
- BISMUTH7 letters
- ANTIMONY8 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.