NYT Strands Hints and Answers for June 24, 2025 (#478)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of June 24, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of June 24, 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 24, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Healthful helpers
Start from the clue “Healthful helpers”. 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 C, F, M, P, Z.
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 4, 7, 8, 9 and 9 letters long. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 9.
SpangramThe spangram
SUPPLEMENTS
It is a single word of 11 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with S, ends with S.
AnswersAll theme words
- ZINC4 letters
- CALCIUM7 letters
- FLAXSEED8 letters
- MAGNESIUM9 letters
- PROBIOTIC9 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.