NYT Strands Hints and Answers for September 11, 2024 (#192)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of September 11, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of September 11, 2024? Start with the theme, take one rung at a time, and stop as soon as the grid opens up. Nothing below is revealed until you tap it.
Hints for September 11, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Play-with words
Start from the clue “Play-with words”. Once you see what the 7 theme words have in common, the grid opens up quickly.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are B, D, P, P, S, T, T. Several share a starting letter (P, T).
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6 and 8 letters long. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 8.
SpangramThe spangram
TOYSTORE
It is a single word of 8 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with T, ends with E.
AnswersAll theme words
- DOLL4 letters
- SLIME5 letters
- TRUCK5 letters
- BLOCKS6 letters
- PUPPET6 letters
- PUZZLE6 letters
- TRICYCLE8 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.