NYT Strands Hints and Answers for November 1, 2024 (#243)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of November 1, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of November 1, 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 November 1, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Strategy game
Start from the clue “Strategy game”. 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 B, B, K, K, P, Q, R, T. Several share a starting letter (B, K).
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6 and 6 letters long. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 6.
SpangramThe spangram
CHECKMATE
It is a single word of 9 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with C, ends with E.
AnswersAll theme words
- KING4 letters
- PAWN4 letters
- ROOK4 letters
- BOARD5 letters
- QUEEN5 letters
- TIMER5 letters
- BISHOP6 letters
- KNIGHT6 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.