NYT Strands Hints and Answers for July 12, 2024 (#131)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of July 12, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of July 12, 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 12, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Auto suggestion
The puzzle calls today’s theme “Auto suggestion”. Read it loosely: the 6 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with A, C, E, E, O, S. Two of them start with the same letter (E).
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 4, 6, 7, 7, 7 and 8. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 8.
SpangramThe spangram
CARMODELS
9 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with C, ends with S.
AnswersAll theme words
- SOUL4 letters
- ACCORD6 letters
- CHARGER7 letters
- EQUINOX7 letters
- OUTBACK7 letters
- EXPLORER8 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.