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Strands #495 Answers – July 11, 2025

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Hints and answers for NYT Strands #495, Friday, July 11, 2025. Today's theme clue: “It could be verse”.

UKIAHC
EGADAI
LYLLBP
EOETRE
PILACY
MSTECR
EONNIO
RICKTS

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Strands #495 hints

Hint 1: number of theme words
There are seven theme words plus the spangram.
Hint 2: spangram length
The spangram has 6 letters.
Hint 3: first letters of the theme words
A_______ · B_____ · E____ · E___ · H____ · L_______ · S_____
Hint 4: the spangram
POETRY

Strands #495 answers

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Spangram: POETRY

Theme words: ACROSTIC, BALLAD, ELEGY, EPIC, HAIKU, LIMERICK, SONNET

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What is the Strands spangram for July 11, 2025?

The spangram for Strands #495 is POETRY.

What are the Strands answers for July 11, 2025?

ACROSTIC, BALLAD, ELEGY, EPIC, HAIKU, LIMERICK, SONNET, with the spangram POETRY.