NYT Strands Hints and Answers for June 27, 2024 (#116)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of June 27, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for June 27, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Better together
The puzzle calls today’s theme “Better together”. Read it loosely: the 6 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are B, B, C, F, G, M. Two of them start with the same letter (B).
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 5, 5, 6, 6, 8 and 8 letters long. The shortest is 5 letters, the longest 8.
SpangramThe spangram
COMBOMEALS
It is a single word of 10 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with C, ends with S.
AnswersAll theme words
- FRIES5 letters
- GRAVY5 letters
- BURGER6 letters
- CHEESE6 letters
- BISCUITS8 letters
- MACARONI8 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.