NYT Strands Hints and Answers for May 12, 2025 (#435)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of May 12, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for May 12, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
A little respect
The puzzle calls today’s theme “A little respect”. Read it loosely: the 5 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are C, N, R, S, S. Two of them start with the same letter (S).
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 4, 7, 8, 9 and 10 letters long. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 10.
SpangramThe spangram
STREETCRED
It is a single word of 10 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with S, ends with D.
AnswersAll theme words
- NAME4 letters
- STATURE7 letters
- STANDING8 letters
- CHARACTER9 letters
- REPUTATION10 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.