#107Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Strands answers for June 18, 2024 — “It’s right under your nose!” (#107)
Spoilers below — this page is the full record for this puzzle
The NYT Strands spangram for June 18, 2024 (puzzle #107) is MUSTACHE, a 8-letter answer to the theme "It’s right under your nose!". The 5 theme words are HANDLEBAR, HORSESHOE, PENCIL, TOOTHBRUSH and WALRUS.
Where is each answer on the June 18 Strands board?
Strands #107 resolves to these 5 theme words plus the spangram MUSTACHE.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HANDLEBAR | 9 | row 4, column 1 | row 2, column 1 | diagonally across the grid |
| HORSESHOE | 9 | row 1, column 1 | row 1, column 4 | left to right |
| PENCIL | 6 | row 2, column 6 | row 5, column 5 | top to bottom |
| TOOTHBRUSH | 10 | row 6, column 1 | row 8, column 5 | diagonally across the grid |
| WALRUS | 6 | row 6, column 3 | row 6, column 6 | left to right |
| MUSTACHE | 8 | row 5, column 1 | row 5, column 6 | left to right |
What did the June 18 Strands grid look like?
The grid below is six letters wide and eight rows deep, with every answer traced through the letters it uses.
Spangram — 8 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 H-O-R-E-O-H, row 2 reads R-E-L-S-S-P, row 3 reads A-B-D-E-C-E, row 4 reads H-N-T-A-I-N, row 5 reads M-A-S-C-L-E, row 6 reads T-U-W-A-H-S, row 7 reads O-O-R-U-L-U, and row 8 reads T-H-B-S-H-R.
How hard was the June 18 Strands puzzle?
The difficulty index rates puzzle #107 as above average: it sits at the 70th 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 June 18 Strands puzzle?
Strands puzzle #107 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 18 Strands puzzle
What was the clue for Strands on June 18, 2024?
The Strands clue for June 18, 2024 is “It’s right under your nose!”, on puzzle #107. It is answered by the spangram MUSTACHE, and all 5 theme words that day belong to that idea.
What were the Strands words on June 18, 2024?
The 5 Strands theme words for June 18, 2024 are HANDLEBAR, HORSESHOE, PENCIL, TOOTHBRUSH and WALRUS, plus the spangram MUSTACHE.
What was the big word in the June 18, 2024 Strands?
The big word — the spangram — for June 18, 2024 is MUSTACHE, 8 letters long, running from row 5, 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 right under your nose!” mean?
The Strands theme “It’s right under your nose!” for June 18, 2024 means MUSTACHE — 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 June 18, 2024?
Strands puzzle #107 has 5 theme words plus one spangram, and together they use all 48 letters on the board exactly once.
How difficult was the June 18, 2024 Strands puzzle?
Strands #107 rates above average on a computed index, harder than 70% of every Strands puzzle published since March 2024.
What number was the Strands puzzle on June 18, 2024?
The Strands puzzle published on Tuesday, June 18, 2024 is #107, 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.