NYT Strands Hints and Answers for February 19, 2025 (#353)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of February 19, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of February 19, 2025? 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 February 19, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Pick your own prefix
Start from the clue “Pick your own prefix”. Once you see what the 8 theme words have in common, the grid opens up quickly.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with B, B, E, G, H, R, S, S. Several share a starting letter (B, S).
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6 and 6. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 6.
SpangramThe spangram
BERRIES
7 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with B, ends with S.
AnswersAll theme words
- BLUE4 letters
- RASP4 letters
- BLACK5 letters
- ELDER5 letters
- STRAW5 letters
- GOLDEN6 letters
- HUCKLE6 letters
- SALMON6 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.