NYT Strands Hints and Answers for July 20, 2025 (#504)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of July 20, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for July 20, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Shore thing!
Today’s theme is “Shore thing!”. All 6 theme words fit that idea — and the spangram names it outright.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are B, S, S, S, T, W. Two of them start with the same letter (S).
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 4, 6, 6, 6, 7 and 8 letters long. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 8.
SpangramThe spangram
BEACHATTIRE
It is a single word of 11 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with B, ends with E.
AnswersAll theme words
- WRAP4 letters
- BIKINI6 letters
- SARONG6 letters
- TRUNKS6 letters
- SANDALS7 letters
- SWIMSUIT8 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.