NYT Strands Hints and Answers for July 16, 2025 (#500)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of July 16, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for July 16, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Tech accessories
The puzzle calls today’s theme “Tech accessories”. Read it loosely: the 7 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are C, C, F, K, S, S, S. Several share a starting letter (C, S).
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 4, 5, 5, 6, 7, 7 and 8 letters long. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 8.
SpangramThe spangram
TABLET
It is a single word of 6 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with T, ends with T.
AnswersAll theme words
- CASE4 letters
- FOLIO5 letters
- STAND5 letters
- STYLUS6 letters
- CHARGER7 letters
- SPEAKER7 letters
- KEYBOARD8 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.