NYT Strands Hints and Answers for June 22, 2024 (#111)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of June 22, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of June 22, 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 22, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
I love the nightlife
Start from the clue “I love the nightlife”. Once you see what the 6 theme words have in common, the grid opens up quickly.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with A, C, L, O, S, W.
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 5, 6, 6, 7, 7 and 8. The shortest is 5 letters, the longest 8.
SpangramThe spangram
NOCTURNAL
9 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with N, ends with L.
AnswersAll theme words
- SKUNK5 letters
- COYOTE6 letters
- WOMBAT6 letters
- LEOPARD7 letters
- OPOSSUM7 letters
- AARDVARK8 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.