#483Sunday, June 29, 2025
Strands answers for June 29, 2025 — “Hue are my sunshine” (#483)
Spoilers below — this page is the full record for this puzzle
The NYT Strands spangram for June 29, 2025 (puzzle #483) is CHASINGRAINBOWS, a 15-letter answer to the theme "Hue are my sunshine". The 6 theme words are BLUE, GREEN, INDIGO, ORANGE, VIOLET and YELLOW.
Where is each answer on the June 29 Strands board?
The 6 theme words for Strands on June 29, 2025 are listed below, followed by the spangram.
The table gives the start square, end square and travel direction of all 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE | 4 | row 7, column 4 | row 5, column 4 | diagonally across the grid |
| GREEN | 5 | row 8, column 2 | row 7, column 1 | diagonally across the grid |
| INDIGO | 6 | row 2, column 3 | row 4, column 1 | diagonally across the grid |
| ORANGE | 6 | row 1, column 6 | row 1, column 1 | right to left |
| VIOLET | 6 | row 7, column 5 | row 8, column 3 | diagonally across the grid |
| YELLOW | 6 | row 2, column 4 | row 4, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
| CHASINGRAINBOWS | 15 | row 6, column 1 | row 6, column 3 | diagonally across the grid |
What did the June 29 Strands grid look like?
The Strands board for June 29, 2025 is a six-column, eight-row grid of 48 letters.
Spangram — 15 letters6 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 E-G-N-A-R-O, row 2 reads D-N-I-Y-L-L, row 3 reads I-G-S-I-E-O, row 4 reads O-A-B-N-N-W, row 5 reads H-O-U-E-I-G, row 6 reads C-W-S-L-A-R, row 7 reads N-E-R-B-V-I, and row 8 reads E-G-T-E-L-O.
How hard was the June 29 Strands puzzle?
On the same measure applied to every puzzle since 2024, Strands #483 comes out above average, ahead of 58% of them.
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 29 Strands puzzle?
Strands puzzle #483 was edited by Tracy Bennett and constructed by Rohit Crasta. Output across the whole run is broken down on who makes NYT Strands.
Common questions about the June 29 Strands puzzle
What was the clue for Strands on June 29, 2025?
The Strands clue for June 29, 2025 is “Hue are my sunshine”, on puzzle #483. It is answered by the spangram CHASINGRAINBOWS, and all 6 theme words that day belong to that idea.
What were the Strands words on June 29, 2025?
The 6 Strands theme words for June 29, 2025 are BLUE, GREEN, INDIGO, ORANGE, VIOLET and YELLOW, plus the spangram CHASINGRAINBOWS.
What was the big word in the June 29, 2025 Strands?
The big word — the spangram — for June 29, 2025 is CHASINGRAINBOWS, 15 letters long, running from row 6, column 1 to row 6, column 3. It is the one word that touches two opposite sides of the board and states the theme outright.
What did the Strands theme “Hue are my sunshine” mean?
The Strands theme “Hue are my sunshine” for June 29, 2025 means CHASINGRAINBOWS — that is what the spangram spells, and every one of the 6 theme words is an example of it.
How many theme words are in Strands June 29, 2025?
Strands puzzle #483 has 6 theme words plus one spangram, and together they use all 48 letters on the board exactly once.
How difficult was the June 29, 2025 Strands puzzle?
Strands #483 rates above average on a computed index, harder than 58% of every Strands puzzle published since March 2024.
What number was the Strands puzzle on June 29, 2025?
The Strands puzzle published on Sunday, June 29, 2025 is #483, 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.