Strands Hints & Answers Today June 25, 2024

Here is the guide to today's NYT Strands puzzle! You have arrived at the correct spot if you are looking for solutions and hints to tackle today's challenge. To make the puzzle easier and more enjoyable for you to solve, this article includes word hints, a Spangram, and the topic.

Today's Theme: "Bowling"

Today's theme for the NYT Strands puzzle is "Bowling," which should help guide you in identifying the Spangram and theme words.

Spangram Solution

The Spangram for June 25, 2024, is BOWLING. A Spangram is a word that uses every letter in the puzzle at least once, and "BOWLING" perfectly captures today's theme of bowling-related terms.

Location of the Spangram

The word "BOWLING" runs from left to right in the letters grid, anchoring the puzzle's theme and helping you find related words.

Theme Word Hints

These useful clues should help you identify the topic words:

1. Hint 1: Banana _____

   • This hint leads to the word SPLIT, as in a banana split, but also referring to a bowling split.

2. Hint 2: Eaten on Thanksgiving

   • This hint points to TURKEY, which in bowling refers to three strikes in a row.

3. Hint 3: Synonym to path

   • This hint refers to LANE, which is the path the bowling ball travels down.

Additional Random Words

If the hints above are insufficient, you can obtain additional advice by filling in the in-game hint meter. In your search for today's words, you might find the following random words useful: SNIP, SNIPE, BORE, WORE, KILT, STIR, PRASE, GILL, YELL, TINT, TERRET, and TINY.

Solutions for Today's Threads

You're undoubtedly eager to see the solutions if you've read this far down. The following are the Strands theme words for today:

1. SPARE - Achieving a clean-up of all remaining pins on the second ball of a frame.
2. SPLIT - A situation in bowling where two or more pins remain standing, separated by at least one gap.
3. GUTTER - GUTTER: The ditches that run parallel to the bowling alley.
4. Another word for the bowling alley or the complete facility is ALLEY.
5. TURKEY: Getting three straight goals.
6. STRIKE - Knocking down all ten pins with the first ball of a frame.
7. LANE - The pathway the ball travels down to hit the pins.
8. PINS - The objects that the bowling ball aims to knock down.