NYT Strands Hints and Answers for June 25, 2024 (#114)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of June 25, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of June 25, 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 25, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Frame game
The puzzle calls today’s theme “Frame game”. Read it loosely: the 8 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are A, G, L, P, S, S, S, T. Two of them start with the same letter (S).
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6 and 6 letters long. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 6.
SpangramThe spangram
BOWLING
It is a single word of 7 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with B, ends with G.
AnswersAll theme words
- LANE4 letters
- PINS4 letters
- ALLEY5 letters
- SPARE5 letters
- SPLIT5 letters
- GUTTER6 letters
- STRIKE6 letters
- TURKEY6 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.