NYT Strands Hints and Answers for July 16, 2024 (#135)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of July 16, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for July 16, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Were you raised in a barn?
The puzzle calls today’s theme “Were you raised in a barn?”. Read it loosely: the 7 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are C, C, D, F, G, L, P. Two of them start with the same letter (C).
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 4, 4, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 letters long. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 8.
SpangramThe spangram
BABYANIMAL
It is a single word of 10 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with B, ends with L.
AnswersAll theme words
- CALF4 letters
- FOAL4 letters
- LAMB4 letters
- CHICK5 letters
- PIGLET6 letters
- GOSLING7 letters
- DUCKLING8 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.