#90Saturday, June 1, 2024
Strands answers for June 1, 2024 — “Start the day right” (#90)
Spoilers below — this page is the full record for this puzzle
The NYT Strands spangram for June 1, 2024 (puzzle #90) is BREAKFAST, a 9-letter answer to the theme "Start the day right". The 7 theme words are BACON, EGGS, HASH, OATMEAL, QUICHE, SAUSAGE and WAFFLE.
Where is each answer on the June 1 Strands board?
Here are all 7 theme words from the June 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BACON | 5 | row 8, column 6 | row 7, column 3 | right to left |
| EGGS | 4 | row 2, column 3 | row 1, column 5 | diagonally across the grid |
| HASH | 4 | row 1, column 2 | row 2, column 2 | diagonally across the grid |
| OATMEAL | 7 | row 4, column 6 | row 2, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
| QUICHE | 6 | row 3, column 4 | row 4, column 5 | diagonally across the grid |
| SAUSAGE | 7 | row 4, column 2 | row 6, column 3 | diagonally across the grid |
| WAFFLE | 6 | row 8, column 4 | row 8, column 1 | right to left |
| BREAKFAST | 9 | row 3, column 1 | row 7, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
What did the June 1 Strands grid look like?
Every letter below appears in exactly one answer — the 8 words tile all 48 cells of the June 1, 2024 grid.
Spangram — 9 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 S-H-G-G-S-A, row 2 reads A-H-E-M-E-L, row 3 reads B-R-E-Q-T-A, row 4 reads A-S-A-U-E-O, row 5 reads U-S-K-F-I-H, row 6 reads A-G-E-A-S-C, row 7 reads L-F-N-O-C-T, and row 8 reads E-F-A-W-A-B.
How hard was the June 1 Strands puzzle?
Measured against the full archive, the June 1, 2024 puzzle lands in the above average range — above 65% 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 June 1 Strands puzzle?
Strands puzzle #90 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 June 1 Strands puzzle
What was the clue for Strands on June 1, 2024?
The Strands clue for June 1, 2024 is “Start the day right”, on puzzle #90. It is answered by the spangram BREAKFAST, and all 7 theme words that day belong to that idea.
What were the Strands words on June 1, 2024?
The 7 Strands theme words for June 1, 2024 are BACON, EGGS, HASH, OATMEAL, QUICHE, SAUSAGE and WAFFLE, plus the spangram BREAKFAST.
What was the big word in the June 1, 2024 Strands?
The big word — the spangram — for June 1, 2024 is BREAKFAST, 9 letters long, running from row 3, column 1 to row 7, 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 “Start the day right” mean?
The Strands theme “Start the day right” for June 1, 2024 means BREAKFAST — 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 June 1, 2024?
Strands puzzle #90 has 7 theme words plus one spangram, and together they use all 48 letters on the board exactly once.
How difficult was the June 1, 2024 Strands puzzle?
Strands #90 rates above average on a computed index, harder than 65% of every Strands puzzle published since March 2024.
What number was the Strands puzzle on June 1, 2024?
The Strands puzzle published on Saturday, June 1, 2024 is #90, 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 June 2024, part of the full Strands archive.