NYT Strands Hints and Answers for August 25, 2024 (#175)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of August 25, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of August 25, 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 August 25, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Into the woods
Start from the clue “Into the woods”. Once you see what the 7 theme words have in common, the grid opens up quickly.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with B, C, G, M, P, S, W.
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 8 and 8. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 8.
SpangramThe spangram
FOREST
6 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with F, ends with T.
AnswersAll theme words
- PINE4 letters
- BEECH5 letters
- MAPLE5 letters
- GINKGO6 letters
- WILLOW6 letters
- CHESTNUT8 letters
- SYCAMORE8 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.