#466Thursday, June 12, 2025
Strands answers for June 12, 2025 — “Gone fishing” (#466)
Spoilers below — this page is the full record for this puzzle
The NYT Strands spangram for June 12, 2025 (puzzle #466) is TACKLEBOX, a 9-letter answer to the theme "Gone fishing". The 8 theme words are BOBBER, HOOK, LINE, LURE, REEL, SCALE, SINKER and SWIVEL.
Where is each answer on the June 12 Strands board?
The full answer set for puzzle #466 is 8 theme words and one spangram.
The table gives the start square, end square and travel direction of all 9 answers. Every position comes from solving the grid outright — the answers have to tile all 48 letters with no overlap and no remainder, which is what makes a single arrangement provable.
| Answer | Letters | Starts | Ends | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOBBER | 6 | row 6, column 3 | row 7, column 5 | diagonally across the grid |
| HOOK | 4 | row 1, column 3 | row 3, column 5 | diagonally across the grid |
| LINE | 4 | row 8, column 6 | row 7, column 3 | right to left |
| LURE | 4 | row 1, column 2 | row 3, column 1 | diagonally across the grid |
| REEL | 4 | row 1, column 5 | row 3, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
| SCALE | 5 | row 8, column 4 | row 7, column 2 | diagonally across the grid |
| SINKER | 6 | row 7, column 1 | row 5, column 3 | diagonally across the grid |
| SWIVEL | 6 | row 3, column 3 | row 2, column 4 | diagonally across the grid |
| TACKLEBOX | 9 | row 4, column 1 | row 4, column 5 | left to right |
What did the June 12 Strands grid look like?
Puzzle #466 is played on 48 letters arranged in eight rows of six.
Spangram — 9 letters8 theme words
Each line traces one answer through the letters it uses; the heavier yellow line is the spangram.
Read across the grid, row 1 reads U-L-H-O-R-E, row 2 reads R-I-V-L-O-E, row 3 reads E-W-S-E-K-L, row 4 reads T-A-C-K-X-O, row 5 reads K-E-R-L-E-B, row 6 reads I-N-B-O-B-B, row 7 reads S-E-E-N-R-E, and row 8 reads L-A-C-S-I-L.
How hard was the June 12 Strands puzzle?
Strands #466 scores easy on our difficulty index, harder than 15% of every Strands puzzle published so far.
Easiest puzzle ever published on the left, hardest on the right. The formula behind the score, and the ranked list of every puzzle, are on the Strands difficulty index.
Who made the June 12 Strands puzzle?
Strands puzzle #466 was edited by Tracy Bennett and constructed by Christina Iverson. Output across the whole run is broken down on who makes NYT Strands.
Common questions about the June 12 Strands puzzle
What was the clue for Strands on June 12, 2025?
The Strands clue for June 12, 2025 is “Gone fishing”, on puzzle #466. It is answered by the spangram TACKLEBOX, and all 8 theme words that day belong to that idea.
What were the Strands words on June 12, 2025?
The 8 Strands theme words for June 12, 2025 are BOBBER, HOOK, LINE, LURE, REEL, SCALE, SINKER and SWIVEL, plus the spangram TACKLEBOX.
What was the big word in the June 12, 2025 Strands?
The big word — the spangram — for June 12, 2025 is TACKLEBOX, 9 letters long, running from row 4, column 1 to row 4, column 5. It is the one word that touches two opposite sides of the board and states the theme outright.
What did the Strands theme “Gone fishing” mean?
The Strands theme “Gone fishing” for June 12, 2025 means TACKLEBOX — that is what the spangram spells, and every one of the 8 theme words is an example of it.
How many theme words are in Strands June 12, 2025?
Strands puzzle #466 has 8 theme words plus one spangram, and together they use all 48 letters on the board exactly once.
How difficult was the June 12, 2025 Strands puzzle?
Strands #466 rates easy on a computed index, harder than 15% of every Strands puzzle published since March 2024.
What number was the Strands puzzle on June 12, 2025?
The Strands puzzle published on Thursday, June 12, 2025 is #466, counting from the game's launch on March 4, 2024.
Today’s puzzle and its hint ladder are on the front page. This puzzle sits in June 2025, part of the full Strands archive.