The New York TimesStrandspuzzle for today is a difficult word game that challenges players to uncover a hidden theme. Each puzzle presents a grid of letters, and your task is to identify the words that fit the theme while navigating the twists and turns of the letter arrangement.
For those moments when the theme feels just out of reach, this hints and answers guide provides the support needed to stay on track. You can find everything you need to solve it here, except for therules of Strands.
The NYT Games Strands Puzzle Hunt and Peck #335 June 22, 2025
TheStrandspuzzle for today has the clueHunt and Peck. There are eight total things to find in the letter grid, including the Spangram and the seven themed words.
New York Times Games Strands Clues
If you want a little hint that won’t give too much away like the in-game clues do, check out the three sections below. Each one has a spoiler-free hint to get you closer to the answer.
Hint 1: What are some hunters that might also peck?
Hint 3: Meat-eating birds.
Spoilers for Two of the Words in Today’s Strands
If a spoiler would help you with thisdifficult puzzle gametoday, check out the two sections below. You can see a spoiled word along with a screenshot of where that word goes without having to save up non-themed words to get it.
Word 2: Osprey
The Answer to Today’s New York Times Games Strands Hunt and Peck
The complete answer to thisminimalist puzzle gameis in the expandable section below. Open it up to see the full answer including the Spangram, the themed words, and where all of them belong in the letter grid.
The category for today isRaptors. The words are Vultures, Eagle, Osprey, Hawk, Falcon, Kestrel, and Condor.
Today’s Strands Explained
Don’t understand today’sStrands? In the section below, you can find a full explanation for how the theme, the themed words, and the clue all go together and make sense in thisinnovative puzzle game.
Hunt and Peckis the clue for this puzzle because each of these birds hunt prey (or seek out already dead prey), and peck it with their beaks to eat them. Birds of Prey are collectively calledRaptorsbecause of the Latin wordrapere, which means “seize” or “plunder.”
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