NYT Strands Hints and Answers for June 15, 2024 (#104)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of June 15, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for June 15, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Deep dive
Today’s theme is “Deep dive”. All 7 theme words fit that idea — and the spangram names it outright.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with C, C, L, O, S, S, W. Several share a starting letter (C, S).
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 7 and 7. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 7.
SpangramThe spangram
MARINELIFE
10 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with M, ends with E.
AnswersAll theme words
- CLAM4 letters
- CORAL5 letters
- SHARK5 letters
- SQUID5 letters
- WHALE5 letters
- LOBSTER7 letters
- OCTOPUS7 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.