NYT Strands Hints and Answers for October 29, 2024 (#240)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of October 29, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of October 29, 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 29, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
You and me
The puzzle calls today’s theme “You and me”. Read it loosely: the 5 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with B, C, F, P, S.
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 6, 6, 7, 8 and 9. The shortest is 6 letters, the longest 9.
SpangramThe spangram
TOGETHERNESS
12 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with T, ends with S.
AnswersAll theme words
- BESTIE6 letters
- FRIEND6 letters
- PARTNER7 letters
- SIDEKICK8 letters
- COMPANION9 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.