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Today's NYTStrandspuzzle honors Flag Day. If you need hints and answers, read on.
I go into depth about therules for Strands in this story.
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Today's Strands theme is:It's a banner day.
If that doesn't help you, here's a clue: O say can you see.
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:
These are the answers that tie in to 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:
The completed NYT Strands puzzle for June 14, 2025, #468.
Today's Strands spangram is FLAGSYMBOL. To find it, start with the F that's four letters to the right on the bottom row, and head up.
