NYT Strands Hints and Answers for May 29, 2024 (#87)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of May 29, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of May 29, 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 29, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
A good workout
The puzzle calls today’s theme “A good workout”. Read it loosely: the 6 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with B, C, E, R, T, W.
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 and 10. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 10.
SpangramThe spangram
FITNESS
7 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with F, ends with S.
AnswersAll theme words
- BIKE4 letters
- ROWER5 letters
- CABLES6 letters
- WEIGHTS7 letters
- TREADMILL9 letters
- ELLIPTICAL10 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.