NYT Strands Hints and Answers for May 8, 2024 (#66)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of May 8, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of May 8, 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 8, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Can you digit?
Start from the clue “Can you digit?”. Once you see what the 7 theme words have in common, the grid opens up quickly.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with B, B, D, L, S, T, W. Two of them start with the same letter (B).
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 5, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6 and 9. The shortest is 5 letters, the longest 9.
SpangramThe spangram
NUMBERS
7 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with N, ends with S.
AnswersAll theme words
- BACON5 letters
- DANCE5 letters
- LUCKY5 letters
- WHOLE5 letters
- BINARY6 letters
- SERIAL6 letters
- TELEPHONE9 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.