NYT Strands Hints and Answers for October 18, 2024 (#229)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of October 18, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of October 18, 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 October 18, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
All wrapped up
Start from the clue “All wrapped up”. Once you see what the 6 theme words have in common, the grid opens up quickly.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are E, G, P, R, S, W.
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 5, 6, 6, 7, 7 and 8 letters long. The shortest is 5 letters, the longest 8.
SpangramThe spangram
DUMPLINGS
It is a single word of 9 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with D, ends with S.
AnswersAll theme words
- GYOZA5 letters
- SAMOSA6 letters
- WONTON6 letters
- PIEROGI7 letters
- RAVIOLI7 letters
- EMPANADA8 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.