Strands Answers and Hints (June 16, 2025): Looking for hints? Find today’s Strands answers and helpful tips here!

Strands offers a fresh challenge in the NYT’s lineup of daily games, inviting players to uncover hidden words within a 6×8 letter grid. Each day brings a unique theme and grid, making it a great test of vocabulary and pattern recognition, but it can get tough at times.

Stuck on the spangram or today’s theme? We’ve got all the hints and clues you need to solve today’s Strands puzzle with confidence.

WARNING: Spoilers ahead! Only read on if you want to know today’s Strands answers.

Today’s Strands Theme

To begin, let’s see what theme has been shared for today’s puzzle on the site.

Today’s theme is: KEY NOTES

Is it very vague? I’ll explain the theme a bit more so you know what to look for:

• This theme revolves around various forms of musical compositions, often instrumental, that showcase specific moods or techniques. Each piece serves as a distinct movement or standalone work, typically expressing emotions ranging from joy to introspection, frequently found in classical music. Explore the nuances and styles that define these compositions.

Today’s NYT Strands Hints

Still puzzled by today’s game? Here are some helpful hints to assist you:

Strands Hint 1: What are the starting letters of today’s words?

There are 7 words including the spangram.

Below are the starting letters & lengths for each of the theme words:

• Starts with “E” and has 5 letters.
• Starts with “M” and has 6 letters.
• Starts with “N” and has 8 letters.
• Starts with “P” and has 7 letters.
• Starts with “S” and has 6 letters.
• Starts with “S” and has 5 letters.

And today’s spangram starts with “P”.

Strands Hint 2: Where are today’s words located on today’s strands grid?

Here are some clues about their starting positions. For all words except the spangram:

• 1 word starts from the left edge of the grid
• 5 words start from the middle of the grid

Today’s NYT Strands Clue Words

Still puzzled by today’s game? Here are some helpful hints to assist you:

• TEENE
• ANELE
• DUCES
• UNREELED
• PRENAMES
• PREED

In the next section, you’ll see today’s Strands answers! Hold up if you’d like to keep puzzling.

Today’s NYT Strands Spangram

Now for the exciting part! Here’s today’s Strands spangram:

PIANOPIECES

Today’s NYT Strands Answers

These are the rest of today’s Strands answers to help you complete the game:

• ETUDE
• MINUET
• NOCTURNE
• PRELUDE
• SONATA
• SUITE

Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answer (15 June 2025)

Still attempting to crack yesterday’s Strands (Sunday, 15 June 2025)? Or checking in from a different timezone? No worries—we’ve got you covered with the answers!

Find yesterday’s Strands answers, hints and spangram here.

Yesterday’s Strands theme was:

HERE’S TO HIM!

Yesterday’s Spangram was:

FATHERSDAY

Yesterday’s Strands Answers were:

• CHALUPA
• CRAWDAD
• PAPARAZZI
• POPCORN
• POPSICLE

This wraps up our coverage of today’s Strands answers, hints, and spangram. If you enjoy word games, we offer answers and solvers for many NYT games. Check out: