NYT Strands Hints and Answers for June 20, 2024 (#109)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of June 20, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of June 20, 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 20, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
They're good for a laugh
Start from the clue “They're good for a laugh”. Once you see what the 6 theme words have in common, the grid opens up quickly.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with B, C, C, F, S, V. Two of them start with the same letter (C).
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 4, 6, 6, 7, 9 and 9. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 9.
SpangramThe spangram
SITCOMS
7 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with S, ends with S.
AnswersAll theme words
- VEEP4 letters
- CHEERS6 letters
- SCRUBS6 letters
- FRIENDS7 letters
- BEWITCHED9 letters
- COMMUNITY9 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.