NYT Strands Hints and Answers for July 4, 2024 (#123)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of July 4, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of July 4, 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 4, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Nation celebration
Start from the clue “Nation celebration”. Once you see what the 5 theme words have in common, the grid opens up quickly.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with F, F, P, P, S. Several share a starting letter (F, P).
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 4, 6, 6, 8 and 9. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 9.
SpangramThe spangram
INDEPENDENCEDAY
15 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with I, ends with Y.
AnswersAll theme words
- FLAG4 letters
- PARADE6 letters
- PICNIC6 letters
- SPARKLER8 letters
- FIREWORKS9 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.