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Thursday, June 19, 2025, is NYT Strands game #473. Its theme clue is “Life is a highway.” Start with the gentle hints below, or jump to the spangram and full answer list when you are ready for spoilers.
Hints for Strands #473
Theme clue
“Life is a highway.”
What the theme points to
Think about the different things that can be part of a long journey.
First-letter hints
In board-reading order, the theme words begin with MO, RO, AU, PL, PH, SC, GA.
Spangram placement
The eight-letter spangram touches the bottom edge at the fourth column and the top edge at the third column.
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Strands #473 spangram
ROAD TRIP
All Strands answers for June 19, 2025
The six remaining theme words are:
- SCENERY
- GAMES
- PLAYLIST
- MOTEL
- PHOTOS
- AUDIOBOOK
How Strands works
Strands is a word-search-style puzzle played on a six-by-eight letter grid. Find words connected by a shared theme; the spangram spans at least two sides of the board and captures what the theme words have in common. Letters may connect horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, and a word can change direction along its path.
According to Forbes’ 2025 guide, finding three valid non-theme words of at least four letters unlocks the Hint button, which highlights letters in a theme word. These mechanics are reported by that guide and have not been independently rechecked here.
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