#484Monday, June 30, 2025
Strands answers for June 30, 2025 — “Trellis beauties” (#484)
Spoilers below — this page is the full record for this puzzle
The NYT Strands spangram for June 30, 2025 (puzzle #484) is CLIMBER, a 7-letter answer to the theme "Trellis beauties". The 5 theme words are CLEMATIS, JASMINE, MOONFLOWER, SWEETPEA and WISTERIA.
Where is each answer on the June 30 Strands board?
Strands #484 resolves to these 5 theme words plus the spangram CLIMBER.
The table gives the start square, end square and travel direction of all 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLEMATIS | 8 | row 4, column 4 | row 1, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
| JASMINE | 7 | row 5, column 2 | row 5, column 3 | diagonally across the grid |
| MOONFLOWER | 10 | row 4, column 6 | row 8, column 6 | top to bottom |
| SWEETPEA | 8 | row 8, column 1 | row 6, column 4 | diagonally across the grid |
| WISTERIA | 8 | row 1, column 5 | row 1, column 1 | right to left |
| CLIMBER | 7 | row 6, column 1 | row 2, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
What did the June 30 Strands grid look like?
Puzzle #484 is played on 48 letters arranged in eight rows of six.
Spangram — 7 letters5 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 A-T-S-I-W-S, row 2 reads I-R-E-A-I-R, row 3 reads M-I-M-E-T-E, row 4 reads S-N-L-C-B-M, row 5 reads A-J-E-M-N-O, row 6 reads C-L-I-A-F-O, row 7 reads W-E-P-E-O-L, and row 8 reads S-E-T-W-E-R.
How hard was the June 30 Strands puzzle?
Strands #484 scores hard on our difficulty index, harder than 84% 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 30 Strands puzzle?
Strands puzzle #484 was edited by Tracy Bennett, who also constructed it. Output across the whole run is broken down on who makes NYT Strands.
Common questions about the June 30 Strands puzzle
What was the clue for Strands on June 30, 2025?
The Strands clue for June 30, 2025 is “Trellis beauties”, on puzzle #484. It is answered by the spangram CLIMBER, and all 5 theme words that day belong to that idea.
What were the Strands words on June 30, 2025?
The 5 Strands theme words for June 30, 2025 are CLEMATIS, JASMINE, MOONFLOWER, SWEETPEA and WISTERIA, plus the spangram CLIMBER.
What was the big word in the June 30, 2025 Strands?
The big word — the spangram — for June 30, 2025 is CLIMBER, 7 letters long, running from row 6, column 1 to row 2, column 6. It is the one word that touches two opposite sides of the board and states the theme outright.
What did the Strands theme “Trellis beauties” mean?
The Strands theme “Trellis beauties” for June 30, 2025 means CLIMBER — that is what the spangram spells, and every one of the 5 theme words is an example of it.
How many theme words are in Strands June 30, 2025?
Strands puzzle #484 has 5 theme words plus one spangram, and together they use all 48 letters on the board exactly once.
How difficult was the June 30, 2025 Strands puzzle?
Strands #484 rates hard on a computed index, harder than 84% of every Strands puzzle published since March 2024.
What number was the Strands puzzle on June 30, 2025?
The Strands puzzle published on Monday, June 30, 2025 is #484, 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.