NYT Strands Hints and Answers for May 21, 2024 (#79)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of May 21, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of May 21, 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 21, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
At the bar
The puzzle calls today’s theme “At the bar”. Read it loosely: the 7 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with E, F, F, H, H, T, W. Several share a starting letter (F, H).
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 4, 4, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 9. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 9.
SpangramThe spangram
MENUITEMS
9 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with M, ends with S.
AnswersAll theme words
- EDIT4 letters
- FILE4 letters
- HELP4 letters
- TOOLS5 letters
- WINDOW6 letters
- HISTORY7 letters
- FAVORITES9 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.