NYT Strands Hints and Answers for May 13, 2024 (#71)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of May 13, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of May 13, 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 13, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Best in show
Start from the clue “Best in show”. Once you see what the 7 theme words have in common, the grid opens up quickly.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are B, B, C, H, H, P, S. Several share a starting letter (B, H).
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6 and 8 letters long. The shortest is 5 letters, the longest 8.
SpangramThe spangram
DOGPILE
It is a single word of 7 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with D, ends with E.
AnswersAll theme words
- BOXER5 letters
- HOUND5 letters
- HUSKY5 letters
- BEAGLE6 letters
- COLLIE6 letters
- POODLE6 letters
- SHEPHERD8 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.