Strands fans, gather around! 🎉 The New York Times’ latest word game is making waves, and if you’re here, you might be looking for a little help with today’s puzzle. No worries—I’ve got hints, clues, and even the answers (if you need them).
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NYT Strands #467, June 13, 2025 — Hints & Answers
Hints:
- Theme: Scattering petals
- Clue Words: Lazy, Grain, Darn, Dairy, Volte, Daze,
- Spangram has 11 letters
Answers:
- ROSE
- DAISY
- VIOLET
- POPPY
- LILY
- AZALEA
- PETUNIA
- SPANGRAM: FLOWER GIRLS
NYT Strands #466, June 12, 2025 — Hints & Answers
Hints:
- Theme: Gone fishing.
- Clue Words: Wise, Clone, Been, Scene, Bones, Kerb.
- Spangram has 9 letters.
Answers:
- HOOK
- REEL
- LURE
- SWIVEL
- SCALE
- SINKER
- BOBBER
- SPANGRAM: TACKLE BOX
NYT Strands #464, June 10, 2025 — Hints & Answers
Hints:
- Theme: Mind your manners.
- Clue Words: Pale, Stop, Trace, Than, Poet, Lips.
- Spangram has 8 letters
Answers:
- APOLOGIZE
- RESPECT
- SHARE
- THANK
- LISTEN
- CONSIDER
- SPANGRAM: BE POLITE
NYT Strands #463, June 9, 2025 — Hints & Answers
Hints:
- Theme: What you see isn’t what you get.
- Clue Words: Dance, Card, Nose, Cone, Foam, Skids.
- Spangram has 10 letters
Answers:
- MASK
- CAMOUFLAGE
- DISGUISE
- CLOAK
- COVER
- FACADE
- SPANGRAM: FALSE FRONT
NYT Strands #462, June 8, 2025 — Hints & Answers
Hints:
- Theme: On Broadway
- Clue Words: Shiner, Melts, Crisis, Chase, Chad, Sting.
- Spangram has 11 letters
Answers:
- CAST
- SCORE
- LIGHTS
- SINGING
- DANCING
- COSTUMES
- SPANGRAM: ITS SHOWTIME
NYT Strands #461, June 7, 2025 — Hints & Answers
Hints:
- Theme: I am what I am
- Clue Words: Solid, Alive, Solo, Mole, Loves, Soot
- Spangram has 10 letters
Answers:
- HUMAN
- SOUL
- MORTAL
- SOMEONE
- INDIVIDUAL
- SPANGRAM: BE YOURSELF
NYT Strands #460, June 6, 2025 — Hints & Answers
Hints:
- Theme: String’s attached
- Clue Words: Soya, Travel, Back, Wart, Love, Toys
- Spangram has 9 letters
Answers:
- SEASICK
- SLEEPER
- PINWHEEL
- ELEVATOR
- BREAKAWAY
- SPANGRAM: YOYO TRICK
NYT Strands #459, June 5, 2025 — Hints & Answers
Hints:
- Theme: Mary, Mary, quite …
- Clue Words: Need, Same, Gray, Coke, Snore, Hell
- Spangram has 6 letters
Answers:
- COCKLESHELLS
- PRETTY
- MAIDS
- SILVER
- BELLS
- CONTRARY
- SPANGRAM: GARDEN
NYT Strands #458, June 4, 2025 — Hints & Answers
Hints:
- Theme: Monster quest
- Clue Words: Many, Cake, Feel, Polite, Mock, Wire
- Spangram has 8 letters
Answers:
- YETI
- BIGFOOT
- KRAKEN
- CRAWLER
- MOTHMAN
- JACKALOPE
- SPANGRAM: CRYPTIDS
NYT Strands #457, June 3, 2025 — Hints & Answers
Hints:
- Theme: That’s proprietary
- Clue Words: Hack, Clasp, Perk, Jazz, Timed, Racist
- Spangram has 11 letters
Answers:
- VELCRO
- JACUZZI
- KLEENEX
- POPSICLE
- CHAPSTICK
- SPANGRAM: TRADEMARKED
NYT Strands #456, June 2, 2025 — Hints & Answers
Hints:
- Theme: On the vine
- Clue Words: Loom, Moor, Keep, Lice, Blub, Clue
- Spangram has 6 letters
Answers:
- PLUM
- CHERRY
- BEEFSTEAK
- HEIRLOOM
- JUBILEE
- LUNCHBOX
- SPANGRAM: TOMATO
NYT Strands #455, June 1, 2025 — Hints & Answers
Hints:
- Theme: All rise
- Clue Words: Ration, Thin, Your, Atom, Coin, Broom
- Spangram has 9 letters
Answers:
- BAIL
- COURTROOM
- ALIBI
- MOTION
- OBJECTION
- SPANGRAM: YOUR HONOR
🧐 What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the newest word game from the New York Times, following hits like Wordle and Connections. It’s finally out of beta, which means it’s here to stay! You can play it on the NYT Games site on both desktop and mobile.
The goal? Find hidden words related to the daily theme by connecting letters in a word search-style grid. And the spangram? That’s the big word that ties the whole puzzle together!
🏆 Strands Strategy Tips
Want to get better at Strands? Try these:
✅ Look for obvious words first – They’ll help unlock hints in the game!
✅ Find the spangram early – It usually reveals the theme and makes spotting other words easier.
✅ Don’t forget diagonal moves – Words can go up, down, left, right, AND diagonally!
✅ Think about the theme – Sometimes the answers are less obvious than you’d think!
Strands is a fun and challenging new way to test your word skills, and today’s puzzle was a slapshot to the brain! 🏒 If you cracked it, well done! If not, no sweat—tomorrow’s another chance to show off your word wizardry.
See you next time for more Strands hints & answers! 🎉 Happy puzzling! 🟦🟩
