#58Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Strands answers for April 30, 2024 — “Pour it on” (#58)
Spoilers below — this page is the full record for this puzzle
The NYT Strands spangram for April 30, 2024 (puzzle #58) is CONDIMENT, a 9-letter answer to the theme "Pour it on". The 6 theme words are AIOLI, KETCHUP, MAYO, MUSTARD, SRIRACHA and TZATZIKI.
Where is each answer on the April 30 Strands board?
Here are all 6 theme words from the April 30, 2024 Strands puzzle, with the spangram last.
The table gives the start square, end square and travel direction of all 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIOLI | 5 | row 1, column 1 | row 2, column 3 | diagonally across the grid |
| KETCHUP | 7 | row 8, column 1 | row 8, column 3 | diagonally across the grid |
| MAYO | 4 | row 5, column 5 | row 7, column 4 | diagonally across the grid |
| MUSTARD | 7 | row 3, column 1 | row 4, column 1 | diagonally across the grid |
| SRIRACHA | 8 | row 3, column 4 | row 3, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
| TZATZIKI | 8 | row 4, column 4 | row 7, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
| CONDIMENT | 9 | row 1, column 3 | row 8, column 5 | diagonally across the grid |
What did the April 30 Strands grid look like?
Every letter below appears in exactly one answer — the 7 words tile all 48 cells of the April 30, 2024 grid.
Spangram — 9 letters6 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-I-C-R-A-C, row 2 reads O-L-I-O-I-H, row 3 reads M-U-N-S-R-A, row 4 reads D-S-D-T-Z-A, row 5 reads R-A-T-I-M-T, row 6 reads C-H-M-Y-A-Z, row 7 reads T-U-E-O-I-I, and row 8 reads K-E-P-N-T-K.
How hard was the April 30 Strands puzzle?
On the same measure applied to every puzzle since 2024, Strands #58 comes out hard, ahead of 85% of them.
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 30 Strands puzzle?
Strands puzzle #58 was edited by Tracy Bennett and constructed by Sam Ezersky. Output across the whole run is broken down on who makes NYT Strands.
Common questions about the April 30 Strands puzzle
What was the clue for Strands on April 30, 2024?
The Strands clue for April 30, 2024 is “Pour it on”, on puzzle #58. It is answered by the spangram CONDIMENT, and all 6 theme words that day belong to that idea.
What were the Strands words on April 30, 2024?
The 6 Strands theme words for April 30, 2024 are AIOLI, KETCHUP, MAYO, MUSTARD, SRIRACHA and TZATZIKI, plus the spangram CONDIMENT.
What was the big word in the April 30, 2024 Strands?
The big word — the spangram — for April 30, 2024 is CONDIMENT, 9 letters long, running from row 1, column 3 to row 8, 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 “Pour it on” mean?
The Strands theme “Pour it on” for April 30, 2024 means CONDIMENT — that is what the spangram spells, and every one of the 6 theme words is an example of it.
How many theme words are in Strands April 30, 2024?
Strands puzzle #58 has 6 theme words plus one spangram, and together they use all 48 letters on the board exactly once.
How difficult was the April 30, 2024 Strands puzzle?
Strands #58 rates hard on a computed index, harder than 85% of every Strands puzzle published since March 2024.
What number was the Strands puzzle on April 30, 2024?
The Strands puzzle published on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 is #58, 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.