NYT Strands Hints and Answers for June 2, 2024 (#91)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of June 2, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of June 2, 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 June 2, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Nailed it!
Start from the clue “Nailed it!”. 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, C, C, F, M, T. Several share a starting letter (B, C).
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 4, 4, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 10. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 10.
SpangramThe spangram
MANICURE
8 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with M, ends with E.
AnswersAll theme words
- BASE4 letters
- BUFF4 letters
- FILE4 letters
- COLOR5 letters
- TOPPER6 letters
- CLEANSE7 letters
- MOISTURIZE10 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.