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· Puzzle #94

NYT Strands Hints and Answers for June 5, 2024 (#94)

Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of June 5, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.

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Hints for June 5, 2024, one rung at a time

ThemeToday’s theme

They're good people

The puzzle calls today’s theme “They're good people”. Read it loosely: the 6 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.

Hint 2First letters

Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are F, F, G, H, J, P. Two of them start with the same letter (F).

Hint 3Word lengths

The theme words are 4, 5, 5, 7, 8 and 8 letters long. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 8.

SpangramThe spangram

VIRTUENAMES

It is a single word of 11 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.

Starts with V, ends with S.

AnswersAll theme words
  • HOPE4 letters
  • FAITH5 letters
  • GRACE5 letters
  • JUSTICE7 letters
  • FELICITY8 letters
  • PRUDENCE8 letters
BoardThe completed grid

Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.

Yesterday’s Strands

Yesterday’s Strands

#93 · “Purposeful pairs”

Spangram: USEFULADVICE

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