NYT Strands Hints and Answers for October 27, 2024 (#238)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of October 27, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of October 27, 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 27, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Best of the best
Start from the clue “Best of the best”. Once you see what the 8 theme words have in common, the grid opens up quickly.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are C, C, C, H, L, L, P, P. Several share a starting letter (C, L, P).
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5 and 6 letters long. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 6.
SpangramThe spangram
PERFECTPAIR
It is a single word of 11 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with P, ends with R.
AnswersAll theme words
- CROP4 letters
- HEAD4 letters
- LIFE4 letters
- PICK4 letters
- CLASS5 letters
- CREAM5 letters
- PARTY5 letters
- LITTER6 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.