NYT Strands Hints and Answers for July 6, 2025 (#490)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of July 6, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of July 6, 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 July 6, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
My hero!
Start from the clue “My hero!”. Once you see what the 5 theme words have in common, the grid opens up quickly.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with F, H, I, S, S. Two of them start with the same letter (S).
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 5, 6, 7, 8 and 12. The shortest is 5 letters, the longest 12.
SpangramThe spangram
SUPERPOWER
10 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with S, ends with R.
AnswersAll theme words
- SPEED5 letters
- FLIGHT6 letters
- HEALING7 letters
- STRENGTH8 letters
- INVISIBILITY12 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.