#105Sunday, June 16, 2024
Strands answers for June 16, 2024 — “It’s in the bag” (#105)
Spoilers below — this page is the full record for this puzzle
The NYT Strands spangram for June 16, 2024 (puzzle #105) is TEATIME, a 7-letter answer to the theme "It’s in the bag". The 6 theme words are CHAI, CHAMOMILE, GUNPOWDER, JASMINE, MATCHA and OOLONG.
Where is each answer on the June 16 Strands board?
The full answer set for puzzle #105 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHAI | 4 | row 2, column 6 | row 3, column 5 | diagonally across the grid |
| CHAMOMILE | 9 | row 5, column 1 | row 6, column 2 | diagonally across the grid |
| GUNPOWDER | 9 | row 2, column 5 | row 1, column 1 | right to left |
| JASMINE | 7 | row 5, column 3 | row 7, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
| MATCHA | 6 | row 1, column 6 | row 2, column 3 | right to left |
| OOLONG | 6 | row 6, column 6 | row 7, column 5 | diagonally across the grid |
| TEATIME | 7 | row 4, column 1 | row 5, column 6 | left to right |
What did the June 16 Strands grid look like?
Puzzle #105 is played on 48 letters arranged in eight rows of six.
Spangram — 7 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-H-C-T-A-M, row 2 reads E-W-A-N-G-C, row 3 reads D-O-P-U-I-H, row 4 reads T-E-T-I-M-A, row 5 reads C-A-J-L-O-E, row 6 reads H-E-A-O-N-O, row 7 reads A-M-L-S-G-E, and row 8 reads O-M-I-M-I-N.
How hard was the June 16 Strands puzzle?
Strands #105 scores average on our difficulty index, harder than 54% of every Strands puzzle published so far.
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 16 Strands puzzle?
Strands puzzle #105 was edited by Tracy Bennett and constructed by Shehara Ranasinghe. Output across the whole run is broken down on who makes NYT Strands.
Common questions about the June 16 Strands puzzle
What was the clue for Strands on June 16, 2024?
The Strands clue for June 16, 2024 is “It’s in the bag”, on puzzle #105. It is answered by the spangram TEATIME, and all 6 theme words that day belong to that idea.
What were the Strands words on June 16, 2024?
The 6 Strands theme words for June 16, 2024 are CHAI, CHAMOMILE, GUNPOWDER, JASMINE, MATCHA and OOLONG, plus the spangram TEATIME.
What was the big word in the June 16, 2024 Strands?
The big word — the spangram — for June 16, 2024 is TEATIME, 7 letters long, running from row 4, column 1 to row 5, 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 “It’s in the bag” mean?
The Strands theme “It’s in the bag” for June 16, 2024 means TEATIME — 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 June 16, 2024?
Strands puzzle #105 has 6 theme words plus one spangram, and together they use all 48 letters on the board exactly once.
How difficult was the June 16, 2024 Strands puzzle?
Strands #105 rates average on a computed index, harder than 54% of every Strands puzzle published since March 2024.
What number was the Strands puzzle on June 16, 2024?
The Strands puzzle published on Sunday, June 16, 2024 is #105, 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.