NYT Strands Hints and Answers for July 18, 2025 (#502)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of July 18, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of July 18, 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 18, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Abracadabra!
Start from the clue “Abracadabra!”. Once you see what the 5 theme words have in common, the grid opens up quickly.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with D, E, L, M, T.
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 6, 8, 8, 9 and 9. The shortest is 6 letters, the longest 9.
SpangramThe spangram
ITSMAGIC
8 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with I, ends with C.
AnswersAll theme words
- ESCAPE6 letters
- LEVITATE8 letters
- MULTIPLY8 letters
- DISAPPEAR9 letters
- TRANSFORM9 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.