NYT Strands Hints and Answers for June 11, 2024 (#100)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of June 11, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for June 11, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Hold up...
The puzzle calls today’s theme “Hold up...”. Read it loosely: the 7 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are B, E, E, H, L, L, S. Several share a starting letter (E, L).
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 4, 5, 5, 5, 7, 7 and 8 letters long. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 8.
SpangramThe spangram
ALLRISE
It is a single word of 7 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with A, ends with E.
AnswersAll theme words
- LIFT4 letters
- BOOST5 letters
- EXALT5 letters
- HOIST5 letters
- ELEVATE7 letters
- SUPPORT7 letters
- LEVITATE8 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.