NYT Strands Hints and Answers for June 1, 2024 (#90)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of June 1, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for June 1, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Start the day right
The puzzle calls today’s theme “Start the day right”. Read it loosely: the 7 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with B, E, H, O, Q, S, W.
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 4, 4, 5, 6, 6, 7 and 7. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 7.
SpangramThe spangram
BREAKFAST
9 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with B, ends with T.
AnswersAll theme words
- EGGS4 letters
- HASH4 letters
- BACON5 letters
- QUICHE6 letters
- WAFFLE6 letters
- OATMEAL7 letters
- SAUSAGE7 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.