NYT Strands Hints and Answers for June 12, 2024 (#101)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of June 12, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for June 12, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
By the dozen
The puzzle calls today’s theme “By the dozen”. Read it loosely: the 7 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are C, C, F, G, H, J, P. Two of them start with the same letter (C).
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 7 and 8 letters long. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 8.
SpangramThe spangram
DOUGHNUTS
It is a single word of 9 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with D, ends with S.
AnswersAll theme words
- CAKE4 letters
- HOLE4 letters
- CIDER5 letters
- JELLY5 letters
- GLAZED6 letters
- FROSTED7 letters
- POWDERED8 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.