NYT Strands Hints and Answers for November 5, 2024 (#247)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of November 5, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of November 5, 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 5, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
More than just sports
The puzzle calls today’s theme “More than just sports”. Read it loosely: the 6 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with B, C, D, D, O, Y. Two of them start with the same letter (D).
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 4, 5, 5, 6, 8 and 9. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 9.
SpangramThe spangram
AFTERSCHOOL
11 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with A, ends with L.
AnswersAll theme words
- BAND4 letters
- CHOIR5 letters
- DRAMA5 letters
- DEBATE6 letters
- YEARBOOK8 letters
- ORCHESTRA9 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.