Strandshas another letter jumble filled with mystery words today, and you might be stuck on this one. While all the puzzles the New York Times Games comes up with for this game are challenging, today’s puzzle is quite mind boggling.
If you are stuck on today’sdifficult puzzle, you can find all sorts of help below. This article contains general hints for the puzzle, an explanation for how the themed words and the clue all fit together, spoilers, and the full answer to the puzzle if you need it.
The NYT Games Strands Puzzle #73 for Jun 11, 2025
Today’sStrandsclue isAmerican Pastime.There are eight things to find in this puzzle: one Spangram category and seven themed words.
New York Times Games Strands Clues
Already know therules of how to playStrands, but still looking for help? you may find some general hints for today’s puzzle below. These expandable sections don’t contain any of the words from today’s puzzle, so you don’t have to worry about spoiling too much for yourself while browsing them.
General Hint 1
Hint 1: The most famous American past time, and pretty popular in Japan as well.
Hint 3: Themed around things in baseball.
Spoilers for Two of the Words in Today’s Strands
In each of the section below, you can find one spoiled word. It will show the full word and that word’s position in thisbrowser-based puzzle game.
Word 2: Bullpen
The Answer to Today’s New York Times Games Strands
The complete answer to theNew York Times GamesStrandsis in the expandable section below. In it, you’ll see all the words, the Spangram, and where each word is in the grid.
The category for today isBallpark. The words are Dugout, Stands, Infield, Bullpen, Plate, Mound, and Base.
Today’s Strands Explained
Still don’t get it? If you need help understanding what the puzzle means and how the pieces all fit together, click the Read More button below. Inside, you’ll find an explanation for how the clue and the themed words work together.
The theme isAmerican Pastime, and the number one American Pastime is Baseball, a sport that is played in aBall Park. All the themed words are things you can find in one of these locations.
Want to play? Check out theNew York Times Games Strandswebsite available on almost any device with a browser.
