#51Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Strands answers for April 23, 2024 — “As easy as pie” (#51)
Spoilers below — this page is the full record for this puzzle
The NYT Strands spangram for April 23, 2024 (puzzle #51) is INGREDIENTS, a 11-letter answer to the theme "As easy as pie". The 7 theme words are BUTTER, FLOUR, PECAN, SALT, SUGAR, SYRUP and VANILLA.
Where is each answer on the April 23 Strands board?
Strands #51 resolves to these 7 theme words plus the spangram INGREDIENTS.
The table gives the start square, end square and travel direction of all 8 answers. Every position comes from solving the grid outright — the answers have to tile all 48 letters with no overlap and no remainder, which is what makes a single arrangement provable.
| Answer | Letters | Starts | Ends | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUTTER | 6 | row 7, column 6 | row 3, column 6 | bottom to top |
| FLOUR | 5 | row 7, column 2 | row 5, column 1 | diagonally across the grid |
| PECAN | 5 | row 1, column 6 | row 5, column 5 | top to bottom |
| SALT | 4 | row 5, column 3 | row 8, column 2 | top to bottom |
| SUGAR | 5 | row 2, column 3 | row 1, column 4 | diagonally across the grid |
| SYRUP | 5 | row 6, column 4 | row 8, column 4 | diagonally across the grid |
| VANILLA | 7 | row 1, column 2 | row 5, column 2 | top to bottom |
| INGREDIENTS | 11 | row 8, column 3 | row 1, column 5 | diagonally across the grid |
What did the April 23 Strands grid look like?
Puzzle #51 is played on 48 letters arranged in eight rows of six.
Spangram — 11 letters7 theme words
Each line traces one answer through the letters it uses; the heavier yellow line is the spangram.
Read across the grid, row 1 reads A-V-A-R-S-P, row 2 reads N-G-S-N-T-E, row 3 reads I-U-E-I-C-R, row 4 reads L-L-E-D-A-E, row 5 reads R-A-S-R-N-T, row 6 reads U-A-G-S-T-U, row 7 reads O-F-L-N-Y-B, and row 8 reads L-T-I-P-U-R.
How hard was the April 23 Strands puzzle?
The difficulty index rates puzzle #51 as easy: it sits at the 12th percentile of every Strands grid to date.
Easiest puzzle ever published on the left, hardest on the right. The formula behind the score, and the ranked list of every puzzle, are on the Strands difficulty index.
Who made the April 23 Strands puzzle?
Strands puzzle #51 was edited by Tracy Bennett and constructed by Heidi Erwin. Output across the whole run is broken down on who makes NYT Strands.
Common questions about the April 23 Strands puzzle
What was the clue for Strands on April 23, 2024?
The Strands clue for April 23, 2024 is “As easy as pie”, on puzzle #51. It is answered by the spangram INGREDIENTS, and all 7 theme words that day belong to that idea.
What were the Strands words on April 23, 2024?
The 7 Strands theme words for April 23, 2024 are BUTTER, FLOUR, PECAN, SALT, SUGAR, SYRUP and VANILLA, plus the spangram INGREDIENTS.
What was the big word in the April 23, 2024 Strands?
The big word — the spangram — for April 23, 2024 is INGREDIENTS, 11 letters long, running from row 8, column 3 to row 1, column 5. It is the one word that touches two opposite sides of the board and states the theme outright.
What did the Strands theme “As easy as pie” mean?
The Strands theme “As easy as pie” for April 23, 2024 means INGREDIENTS — that is what the spangram spells, and every one of the 7 theme words is an example of it.
How many theme words are in Strands April 23, 2024?
Strands puzzle #51 has 7 theme words plus one spangram, and together they use all 48 letters on the board exactly once.
How difficult was the April 23, 2024 Strands puzzle?
Strands #51 rates easy on a computed index, harder than 12% of every Strands puzzle published since March 2024.
What number was the Strands puzzle on April 23, 2024?
The Strands puzzle published on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 is #51, counting from the game's launch on March 4, 2024.
Today’s puzzle and its hint ladder are on the front page. This puzzle sits in April 2024, part of the full Strands archive.