NYT Strands Hints and Answers for June 11, 2025 (#465)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of June 11, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for June 11, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
If you build it ...
Start from the clue “If you build it ...”. Once you see what the 5 theme words have in common, the grid opens up quickly.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are B, B, C, D, R. Two of them start with the same letter (B).
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 4, 7, 7, 9 and 9 letters long. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 9.
SpangramThe spangram
ARCHITECTURE
It is a single word of 12 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with A, ends with E.
AnswersAll theme words
- DECO4 letters
- BAROQUE7 letters
- REVIVAL7 letters
- BRUTALIST9 letters
- CLASSICAL9 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.