NYT Strands Hints and Answers for November 8, 2024 (#250)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of November 8, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for November 8, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
👋👏🤝🤏✌️☝️✊🙏
Today’s theme is “👋👏🤝🤏✌️☝️✊🙏”. All 8 theme words fit that idea — and the spangram names it outright.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are C, F, P, P, P, P, S, W. Two of them start with the same letter (P).
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5 and 5 letters long. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 5.
SpangramThe spangram
HANDGESTURES
It is a single word of 12 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with H, ends with S.
AnswersAll theme words
- CLAP4 letters
- FIST4 letters
- PRAY4 letters
- WAVE4 letters
- PEACE5 letters
- PINCH5 letters
- POINT5 letters
- SHAKE5 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.