#36Monday, April 8, 2024
Strands answers for April 8, 2024 — “It goes by fast” (#36)
Spoilers below — this page is the full record for this puzzle
The NYT Strands spangram for April 8, 2024 (puzzle #36) is TIMEPIECES, a 10-letter answer to the theme "It goes by fast". The 7 theme words are CENTURY, DECADE, HOUR, MINUTE, MONTH, SECOND and WEEK.
Where is each answer on the April 8 Strands board?
Here are all 7 theme words from the April 8, 2024 Strands puzzle, with the spangram last.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CENTURY | 7 | row 3, column 1 | row 7, column 2 | top to bottom |
| DECADE | 6 | row 4, column 5 | row 8, column 6 | top to bottom |
| HOUR | 4 | row 7, column 5 | row 5, column 4 | diagonally across the grid |
| MINUTE | 6 | row 7, column 3 | row 7, column 1 | diagonally across the grid |
| MONTH | 5 | row 2, column 5 | row 3, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
| SECOND | 6 | row 1, column 2 | row 5, column 2 | top to bottom |
| WEEK | 4 | row 3, column 4 | row 2, column 2 | diagonally across the grid |
| TIMEPIECES | 10 | row 1, column 4 | row 8, column 5 | top to bottom |
What did the April 8 Strands grid look like?
Every letter below appears in exactly one answer — the 8 words tile all 48 cells of the April 8, 2024 grid.
Spangram — 10 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 E-S-E-T-O-N, row 2 reads C-K-E-I-M-T, row 3 reads C-O-P-W-M-H, row 4 reads E-N-I-E-D-E, row 5 reads N-D-E-R-U-C, row 6 reads T-U-R-C-O-A, row 7 reads E-Y-M-E-H-D, and row 8 reads T-U-N-I-S-E.
How hard was the April 8 Strands puzzle?
Measured against the full archive, the April 8, 2024 puzzle lands in the easy range — above 14% of all Strands puzzles.
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 8 Strands puzzle?
Strands puzzle #36 was edited by Tracy Bennett, who also constructed it. Output across the whole run is broken down on who makes NYT Strands.
Common questions about the April 8 Strands puzzle
What was the clue for Strands on April 8, 2024?
The Strands clue for April 8, 2024 is “It goes by fast”, on puzzle #36. It is answered by the spangram TIMEPIECES, and all 7 theme words that day belong to that idea.
What were the Strands words on April 8, 2024?
The 7 Strands theme words for April 8, 2024 are CENTURY, DECADE, HOUR, MINUTE, MONTH, SECOND and WEEK, plus the spangram TIMEPIECES.
What was the big word in the April 8, 2024 Strands?
The big word — the spangram — for April 8, 2024 is TIMEPIECES, 10 letters long, running from row 1, column 4 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 “It goes by fast” mean?
The Strands theme “It goes by fast” for April 8, 2024 means TIMEPIECES — 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 8, 2024?
Strands puzzle #36 has 7 theme words plus one spangram, and together they use all 48 letters on the board exactly once.
How difficult was the April 8, 2024 Strands puzzle?
Strands #36 rates easy on a computed index, harder than 14% of every Strands puzzle published since March 2024.
What number was the Strands puzzle on April 8, 2024?
The Strands puzzle published on Monday, April 8, 2024 is #36, 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.