#153Saturday, August 3, 2024
Strands answers for August 3, 2024 — “A night at the museum” (#153)
Spoilers below — this page is the full record for this puzzle
The NYT Strands spangram for August 3, 2024 (puzzle #153) is ARTHISTORY, a 10-letter answer to the theme "A night at the museum". The 5 theme words are BAROQUE, CLASSICAL, MEDIEVAL, MODERN and ROMANTIC.
Where is each answer on the August 3 Strands board?
Here are all 5 theme words from the August 3, 2024 Strands puzzle, with the spangram last.
The table gives the start square, end square and travel direction of all 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAROQUE | 7 | row 1, column 1 | row 3, column 2 | diagonally across the grid |
| CLASSICAL | 9 | row 5, column 4 | row 3, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
| MEDIEVAL | 8 | row 4, column 6 | row 8, column 5 | top to bottom |
| MODERN | 6 | row 3, column 1 | row 4, column 3 | diagonally across the grid |
| ROMANTIC | 8 | row 7, column 1 | row 6, column 2 | diagonally across the grid |
| ARTHISTORY | 10 | row 1, column 3 | row 8, column 4 | top to bottom |
What did the August 3 Strands grid look like?
Every letter below appears in exactly one answer — the 6 words tile all 48 cells of the August 3, 2024 grid.
Spangram — 10 letters5 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 B-R-A-R-I-C, row 2 reads A-O-Q-T-S-A, row 3 reads M-E-U-H-S-L, row 4 reads O-D-N-I-A-M, row 5 reads E-R-S-C-L-E, row 6 reads I-C-T-O-I-D, row 7 reads R-T-N-R-E-V, and row 8 reads O-M-A-Y-L-A.
How hard was the August 3 Strands puzzle?
Measured against the full archive, the August 3, 2024 puzzle lands in the above average range — above 64% 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 August 3 Strands puzzle?
Strands puzzle #153 was edited by Tracy Bennett and constructed by E. Vance. Output across the whole run is broken down on who makes NYT Strands.
Common questions about the August 3 Strands puzzle
What was the clue for Strands on August 3, 2024?
The Strands clue for August 3, 2024 is “A night at the museum”, on puzzle #153. It is answered by the spangram ARTHISTORY, and all 5 theme words that day belong to that idea.
What were the Strands words on August 3, 2024?
The 5 Strands theme words for August 3, 2024 are BAROQUE, CLASSICAL, MEDIEVAL, MODERN and ROMANTIC, plus the spangram ARTHISTORY.
What was the big word in the August 3, 2024 Strands?
The big word — the spangram — for August 3, 2024 is ARTHISTORY, 10 letters long, running from row 1, column 3 to row 8, column 4. It is the one word that touches two opposite sides of the board and states the theme outright.
What did the Strands theme “A night at the museum” mean?
The Strands theme “A night at the museum” for August 3, 2024 means ARTHISTORY — that is what the spangram spells, and every one of the 5 theme words is an example of it.
How many theme words are in Strands August 3, 2024?
Strands puzzle #153 has 5 theme words plus one spangram, and together they use all 48 letters on the board exactly once.
How difficult was the August 3, 2024 Strands puzzle?
Strands #153 rates above average on a computed index, harder than 64% of every Strands puzzle published since March 2024.
What number was the Strands puzzle on August 3, 2024?
The Strands puzzle published on Saturday, August 3, 2024 is #153, 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 August 2024, part of the full Strands archive.