NYT Strands Hints and Answers for June 1, 2025 (#455)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of June 1, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of June 1, 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 June 1, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
All rise
Start from the clue “All rise”. Once you see what the 6 theme words have in common, the grid opens up quickly.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with A, B, C, L, M, O.
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 4, 5, 6, 6, 9 and 9. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 9.
SpangramThe spangram
YOURHONOR
9 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with Y, ends with R.
AnswersAll theme words
- BAIL4 letters
- ALIBI5 letters
- LAWYER6 letters
- MOTION6 letters
- COURTROOM9 letters
- OBJECTION9 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.