Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answer and Help for June 25 #479- CNET
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Today's NYT Strands puzzle has a mix of easy and tough answers to find. One of them is not only long, but it was tough for me to unscramble. If you need hints and answers, read on.
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Hint for today's Strands puzzle
Today's Strands theme is: Worth the splurge.
If that doesn't help you, here's a clue: Let's go shopping.
Clue words to unlock in-game hints
Your goal is to find hidden words that fit the puzzle's theme. If you're stuck, find any words you can. Every time you find three words of four letters or more, Strands will reveal one of the theme words. These are the words I used to get those hints but any words of four or more letters that you find will work:
JEWEL, FROM, VEIL, DONE, CONE, DOVE, NAME, BILE, DOOM, HAND, FURY, MOOD, FUME, FUMED, GAME, GAMED
Answers for today's Strands puzzle
These are the answers that tie into the theme. The goal of the puzzle is to find them all, including the spangram, a theme word that reaches from one side of the puzzle to the other. When you have all of them (I originally thought there were always eight but learned that the number can vary), every letter on the board will be used. Here are the nonspangram answers:
WATCH, HANDBAG, JEWELRY, PERFUME, CONVERTIBLE
Today's Strands spangram
The completed NYT Strands puzzle for June 25, 2025, #479.
NYT/Screenshot by CNET
Today's Strands spangram is LUXURYGOODS. To find it, look for the L that's four letters over from the far left on the top row, and wind down.
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