NYT Strands Hints and Answers for July 8, 2025 (#492)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of July 8, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for July 8, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
So extra
The puzzle calls today’s theme “So extra”. Read it loosely: the 8 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are B, C, H, K, M, P, T, T. Two of them start with the same letter (T).
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6 and 7 letters long. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 7.
SpangramThe spangram
SPARES
It is a single word of 6 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with S, ends with S.
AnswersAll theme words
- KEYS4 letters
- TIME4 letters
- HANDS5 letters
- PARTS5 letters
- TIRES5 letters
- CHANGE6 letters
- MOMENT6 letters
- BEDROOM7 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.