NYT Strands Hints and Answers for November 26, 2024 (#268)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of November 26, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of November 26, 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 26, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Open-and-shut case
Start from the clue “Open-and-shut case”. Once you see what the 6 theme words have in common, the grid opens up quickly.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with B, B, C, D, M, T. Two of them start with the same letter (B).
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 4, 6, 6, 6, 9 and 9. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 9.
SpangramThe spangram
HANDBAGS
8 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with H, ends with S.
AnswersAll theme words
- TOTE4 letters
- BARREL6 letters
- BUCKET6 letters
- DUFFEL6 letters
- CROSSBODY9 letters
- MESSENGER9 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.