NYT Strands Hints and Answers for June 25, 2025 (#479)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of June 25, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of June 25, 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 25, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Worth the splurge
Start from the clue “Worth the splurge”. 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, H, J, P, W.
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 5, 7, 7, 7 and 11 letters long. The shortest is 5 letters, the longest 11.
SpangramThe spangram
LUXURYGOODS
It is a single word of 11 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with L, ends with S.
AnswersAll theme words
- WATCH5 letters
- HANDBAG7 letters
- JEWELRY7 letters
- PERFUME7 letters
- CONVERTIBLE11 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.