NYT Strands Hints and Answers for October 19, 2024 (#230)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of October 19, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of October 19, 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 19, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Turn it up a notch
Start from the clue “Turn it up a notch”. 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 F, K, O, P, S, V, Z.
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5 and 7 letters long. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 7.
SpangramThe spangram
EXTRASOMETHING
It is a single word of 14 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with E, ends with G.
AnswersAll theme words
- FIZZ4 letters
- KICK4 letters
- ZING4 letters
- OOMPH5 letters
- SPARK5 letters
- VERVE5 letters
- PIZZAZZ7 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.