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NYT Strands game #465 is the Wednesday, June 11, 2025 puzzle, with the theme clue “If you build it …”. The theme points to architecture. Start with the progressive hints below; the complete answer list is further down, behind a spoiler warning.
Progressive hints for Wednesday, June 11
- Theme clue: “If you build it …”
- Think about: building and architectural styles.
- Spangram: It has 12 letters and runs from the left side of the board to the right, mostly horizontally. TechRadar places both endpoints on the fifth row.
- In-game hint words: TechRadar lists BRAT, ARCH, BARB, SALTS, and LAST as non-theme words that can help you earn hints.
If you want to solve the board yourself, stop here. The complete answers follow.
How Strands hints work
Strands is a daily themed word-search game: connect letters on the board to find words related to the puzzle’s theme. The spangram describes that theme and stretches between two opposite sides of the board. Finding three words that are not theme answers earns an in-game hint that reveals letters in a theme word.
Spoiler warning: complete answers for game #465
The list below gives away every theme answer and the spangram.
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- BAROQUE
- REVIVAL
- DECO
- BRUTALIST
- CLASSICAL
- Spangram: ARCHITECTURE
Sources
- TechRadar’s June 11, 2025 Strands guide reports the game number, theme clue, hint words, spangram placement, and answers.
- Parade’s June 11, 2025 guide independently confirms the date, theme, spangram, and theme words.
- The New York Times Strands page is the game’s play page.
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