NYT Strands Hints and Answers for July 2, 2024 (#121)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of July 2, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of July 2, 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 July 2, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Heat and eat
Start from the clue “Heat and eat”. Once you see what the 7 theme words have in common, the grid opens up quickly.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are B, B, D, F, P, S, S. Several share a starting letter (B, S).
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 5, 5, 6, 6, 6, 6 and 7 letters long. The shortest is 5 letters, the longest 7.
SpangramThe spangram
COOKING
It is a single word of 7 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with C, ends with G.
AnswersAll theme words
- POACH5 letters
- STEAM5 letters
- BLANCH6 letters
- BRAISE6 letters
- FLAMBE6 letters
- SIMMER6 letters
- DEGLAZE7 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.