Strandshas a whole new word jumble for word puzzle fans to try to tease out some words from. In order to win thischallenging puzzle game, you will need to find the theme of the puzzle and seven other words in the six-by-eight grid of seemingly random letters. You also can’t leave out any letters or reuse any of them, meaning that this puzzle game can be really hard, especially if the only clue you get is misleading. If you are looking for a little or a lot of help on today’s puzzle, everything you need can be found below.
The NYT Games Strands Puzzle for June 15, 2025
Today’sStrandshas the clueAnimal Sounds. It has eight things to find, including one Spangram and seven themed words.
New York Times Games Strands Clues
If you already understand therules of how to playStrandsbut you still need some help, check the expandable sections below for some general clues to the puzzle.
Hint 1 for thisStrandspuzzle: Animal words.
General Hint 2
Hint 2: It sounds like one thing, but it is something else.
General Hint 3
Hint 3: One of the words in the puzzle is Choral.
Spoilers for Two of the Words in Today’s Strands
If you want to see where just one of theNew York Times GamesStrandswords is placed, you should check out the expandable sections below. In each there is only one word along with its position in the puzzle.
Word 2 in thispuzzle game: Hoarse
The Answer to Today’s New York Times Games Strands
Just want to see the full answer to today’sStrandspuzzle? The complete spoiler is located in the expandable section below; press the Read More button to see the whole thing.
The category for today isHomophones. The words are Muscle, Choral, Grisly, Wail, Dear, Mousse, and Hoarse.
Today’s Strands Explained
Don’t get how the words and the Spangram go together? Inside the expandable section below, you can find the explanation for today’s puzzle, clue, and themed words.
The word “Homophone” means two words that are spelled differently and have different meanings, but they are pronounced the same way. So all the words in the puzzle are homophones of names of animals. For example, Wail is pronounced the same as Whale, Hoarse is pronounced just like Horse, etc.
Want to play? Check out theNew York Times GamesStrandswebsite available on almost any device with a browser.
