#150Wednesday, July 31, 2024
Strands answers for July 31, 2024 — “Staying power” (#150)
Spoilers below — this page is the full record for this puzzle
The NYT Strands spangram for July 31, 2024 (puzzle #150) is STICKYSTUFF, a 11-letter answer to the theme "Staying power". The 6 theme words are ADHESIVE, BUBBLEGUM, CARAMEL, EPOXY, GLUE and TAPE.
Where is each answer on the July 31 Strands board?
The full answer set for puzzle #150 is 6 theme words and one spangram.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADHESIVE | 8 | row 5, column 5 | row 4, column 5 | diagonally across the grid |
| BUBBLEGUM | 9 | row 4, column 3 | row 6, column 2 | diagonally across the grid |
| CARAMEL | 7 | row 1, column 3 | row 2, column 3 | diagonally across the grid |
| EPOXY | 5 | row 7, column 4 | row 8, column 1 | right to left |
| GLUE | 4 | row 7, column 5 | row 7, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
| TAPE | 4 | row 2, column 4 | row 1, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
| STICKYSTUFF | 11 | row 4, column 1 | row 6, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
What did the July 31 Strands grid look like?
Puzzle #150 is played on 48 letters arranged in eight rows of six.
Spangram — 11 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 R-A-C-A-P-E, row 2 reads A-E-L-T-I-S, row 3 reads M-I-C-K-V-E, row 4 reads S-T-B-Y-E-H, row 5 reads B-U-S-T-A-D, row 6 reads B-M-U-U-F-F, row 7 reads L-E-G-E-G-E, and row 8 reads Y-X-O-P-L-U.
How hard was the July 31 Strands puzzle?
The difficulty index rates puzzle #150 as average: it sits at the 53th 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 July 31 Strands puzzle?
Strands puzzle #150 was edited by Tracy Bennett and constructed by Christina Iverson. Output across the whole run is broken down on who makes NYT Strands.
Common questions about the July 31 Strands puzzle
What was the clue for Strands on July 31, 2024?
The Strands clue for July 31, 2024 is “Staying power”, on puzzle #150. It is answered by the spangram STICKYSTUFF, and all 6 theme words that day belong to that idea.
What were the Strands words on July 31, 2024?
The 6 Strands theme words for July 31, 2024 are ADHESIVE, BUBBLEGUM, CARAMEL, EPOXY, GLUE and TAPE, plus the spangram STICKYSTUFF.
What was the big word in the July 31, 2024 Strands?
The big word — the spangram — for July 31, 2024 is STICKYSTUFF, 11 letters long, running from row 4, column 1 to row 6, column 6. It is the one word that touches two opposite sides of the board and states the theme outright.
What did the Strands theme “Staying power” mean?
The Strands theme “Staying power” for July 31, 2024 means STICKYSTUFF — 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 July 31, 2024?
Strands puzzle #150 has 6 theme words plus one spangram, and together they use all 48 letters on the board exactly once.
How difficult was the July 31, 2024 Strands puzzle?
Strands #150 rates average on a computed index, harder than 53% of every Strands puzzle published since March 2024.
What number was the Strands puzzle on July 31, 2024?
The Strands puzzle published on Wednesday, July 31, 2024 is #150, 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 July 2024, part of the full Strands archive.