NYT Strands Hints and Answers for November 16, 2024 (#258)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of November 16, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of November 16, 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 16, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
”Oh, you!”
Start from the clue “"Oh, you!"”. Once you see what the 6 theme words have in common, the grid opens up quickly.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are A, C, D, L, R, W.
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 5, 5, 5, 7, 7 and 9 letters long. The shortest is 5 letters, the longest 9.
SpangramThe spangram
THATSFUNNY
It is a single word of 10 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with T, ends with Y.
AnswersAll theme words
- COMIC5 letters
- DROLL5 letters
- WITTY5 letters
- AMUSING7 letters
- RIOTOUS7 letters
- LAUGHABLE9 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.