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NYT Strands Hints and Answers for November 13, 2024 (#255)

Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of November 13, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.

Stuck on the Strands puzzle of November 13, 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 13, 2024, one rung at a time

ThemeToday’s theme

We're walking

Start from the clue “We're walking”. Once you see what the 6 theme words have in common, the grid opens up quickly.

Hint 2First letters

The theme words begin with G, H, K, M, O, P.

Hint 3Word lengths

By length, the answers run 5, 6, 7, 7, 8 and 8. The shortest is 5 letters, the longest 8.

SpangramThe spangram

BIPEDAL

7 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.

Starts with B, ends with L.

AnswersAll theme words
  • HUMAN5 letters
  • GIBBON6 letters
  • MEERKAT7 letters
  • OSTRICH7 letters
  • KANGAROO8 letters
  • PANGOLIN8 letters
BoardThe completed grid

Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.

Yesterday’s Strands

Yesterday’s Strands

#254 · “Spell it out”

Spangram: NATOALPHABET

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