NYT Strands Hints and Answers for June 14, 2025 (#468)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of June 14, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of June 14, 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 14, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
It's a banner day
Start from the clue “It's a banner day”. Once you see what the 7 theme words have in common, the grid opens up quickly.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with C, C, M, S, S, S, T. Several share a starting letter (C, S).
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6 and 8. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 8.
SpangramThe spangram
FLAGSYMBOL
10 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with F, ends with L.
AnswersAll theme words
- MOON4 letters
- STAR4 letters
- CROSS5 letters
- CROWN5 letters
- SHIELD6 letters
- STRIPE6 letters
- TRIANGLE8 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.