NYT Strands Hints and Answers for September 13, 2024 (#194)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of September 13, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of September 13, 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 13, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Boots and saddles
Start from the clue “Boots and saddles”. 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, C, D, H, O, S, S. Two of them start with the same letter (S).
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 4, 5, 6, 6, 6, 6 and 7 letters long. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 7.
SpangramThe spangram
WESTERNS
It is a single word of 8 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with W, ends with S.
AnswersAll theme words
- DUEL4 letters
- HORSE5 letters
- BOUNTY6 letters
- COWBOY6 letters
- OUTLAW6 letters
- SALOON6 letters
- SHERIFF7 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.
Yesterday’s Strands
Yesterday’s Strands
#193 · “This should be right up your alley”
Spangram: THOROUGHFARE
Read yesterday’s hints