NYT Strands Hints and Answers for September 28, 2024 (#209)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of September 28, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for September 28, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Feeling good
The puzzle calls today’s theme “Feeling good”. Read it loosely: the 5 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with E, G, H, L, P.
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 4, 8, 9, 9 and 10. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 10.
SpangramThe spangram
EMOTIONS
8 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with E, ends with S.
AnswersAll theme words
- LOVE4 letters
- PLEASURE8 letters
- GRATITUDE9 letters
- HAPPINESS9 letters
- EXCITEMENT10 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.