NYT Strands Hints and Answers for June 30, 2024 (#119)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of June 30, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of June 30, 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 30, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Cut and color
Start from the clue “Cut and color”. Once you see what the 6 theme words have in common, the grid opens up quickly.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are A, E, G, R, S, T.
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 8 letters long. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 8.
SpangramThe spangram
JEWELTONES
It is a single word of 10 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with J, ends with S.
AnswersAll theme words
- RUBY4 letters
- TOPAZ5 letters
- GARNET6 letters
- EMERALD7 letters
- AMETHYST8 letters
- SAPPHIRE8 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.