NYT Strands Hints and Answers for June 14, 2024 (#103)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of June 14, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of June 14, 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 14, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Take a load off!
Start from the clue “Take a load off!”. Once you see what the 7 theme words have in common, the grid opens up quickly.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with A, C, C, D, R, S, S. Several share a starting letter (C, S).
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 8 and 8. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 8.
SpangramThe spangram
SEATING
7 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with S, ends with G.
AnswersAll theme words
- SOFA4 letters
- COUCH5 letters
- DIVAN5 letters
- STOOL5 letters
- CHAISE6 letters
- ARMCHAIR8 letters
- RECLINER8 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.