NYT Strands Hints and Answers for June 20, 2025 (#474)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of June 20, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for June 20, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Just a dusting
Today’s theme is “Just a dusting”. All 7 theme words fit that idea — and the spangram names it outright.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with B, B, B, C, C, I, T. Several share a starting letter (B, C).
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7 and 8. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 8.
SpangramThe spangram
POWDERS
7 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with P, ends with S.
AnswersAll theme words
- BABY4 letters
- CHILI5 letters
- COCOA5 letters
- BAKING6 letters
- TALCUM6 letters
- ITCHING7 letters
- BLASTING8 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.