NYT Strands Hints and Answers for June 29, 2024 (#118)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of June 29, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of June 29, 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 29, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
It's way over your head
Start from the clue “It's way over your head”. 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, G, M, P, S.
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 4, 5, 6, 6, 8 and 9. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 9.
SpangramThe spangram
OUTERSPACE
10 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with O, ends with E.
AnswersAll theme words
- MOON4 letters
- COMET5 letters
- GALAXY6 letters
- PLANET6 letters
- ASTEROID8 letters
- SATELLITE9 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.