NYT Strands Hints and Answers for May 15, 2025 (#438)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of May 15, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of May 15, 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 May 15, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Animal drives
Start from the clue “Animal drives”. Once you see what the 6 theme words have in common, the grid opens up quickly.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with B, B, I, J, M, R. Two of them start with the same letter (B).
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 6, 6, 6, 6, 6 and 7. The shortest is 6 letters, the longest 7.
SpangramThe spangram
AUTOMOBILES
11 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with A, ends with S.
AnswersAll theme words
- BEETLE6 letters
- BRONCO6 letters
- IMPALA6 letters
- JAGUAR6 letters
- RABBIT6 letters
- MUSTANG7 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.