NYT Strands Hints and Answers for September 20, 2024 (#201)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of September 20, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for September 20, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
A way with words
The puzzle calls today’s theme “A way with words”. Read it loosely: the 7 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with D, M, R, S, S, S, V. Two of them start with the same letter (S).
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7 and 8. The shortest is 5 letters, the longest 8.
SpangramThe spangram
POETRY
6 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with P, ends with Y.
AnswersAll theme words
- METER5 letters
- RHYME5 letters
- VERSE5 letters
- STANZA6 letters
- SYNTAX6 letters
- DICTION7 letters
- SCANSION8 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.