NYT Strands game #471, dated June 17, 2025, has the theme hint “Make it work.” The spangram is nine letters without its space. Start with the clues below; the complete answer list is behind a spoiler warning.
Hints for Strands #471
- Theme hint: Make it work.
- Another clue: Find a solution.
- What the theme is about: Solving issues.
- Spangram length: FIGUREOUT has nine letters without the space.
- Spangram path: It reaches the left side at row four and the right side at row five; it runs mostly horizontally.
- Starting-letter pairs: The five regular words and spangram begin FI, FI, CO, NE, EN, and FI. These are pairs, not a mapping to specific answers.
How Strands hints work
Strands is a word-search-style game: trace adjacent letters to form theme words without reusing or crossing letters. The spangram describes the theme and stretches between opposite edges of the board. You can earn a hint by finding three valid words of at least four letters that are not theme answers; a hint then highlights the letters of one theme word.
Spoilers: June 17, 2025 Strands answers
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- CONTRIVE
- ENGINEER
- FINAGLE
- FINESSE
- NEGOTIATE
- Spangram: FIGURE OUT
That is six entries total: five regular theme words and the spangram.
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