NYT Strands Hints and Answers for July 3, 2024 (#122)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of July 3, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for July 3, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Spin your wheels
The puzzle calls today’s theme “Spin your wheels”. Read it loosely: the 7 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are B, C, F, F, K, P, S. Two of them start with the same letter (F).
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 5, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6 and 9 letters long. The shortest is 5 letters, the longest 9.
SpangramThe spangram
BICYCLE
It is a single word of 7 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with B, ends with E.
AnswersAll theme words
- BRAKE5 letters
- CHAIN5 letters
- FRAME5 letters
- PEDAL5 letters
- FENDER6 letters
- SADDLE6 letters
- KICKSTAND9 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.