#114Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Strands answers for June 25, 2024 — “Frame game” (#114)
Spoilers below — this page is the full record for this puzzle
The NYT Strands spangram for June 25, 2024 (puzzle #114) is BOWLING, a 7-letter answer to the theme "Frame game". The 8 theme words are ALLEY, GUTTER, LANE, PINS, SPARE, SPLIT, STRIKE and TURKEY.
Where is each answer on the June 25 Strands board?
Strands #114 resolves to these 8 theme words plus the spangram BOWLING.
The table gives the start square, end square and travel direction of all 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLEY | 5 | row 1, column 6 | row 5, column 6 | top to bottom |
| GUTTER | 6 | row 3, column 5 | row 3, column 3 | diagonally across the grid |
| LANE | 4 | row 6, column 3 | row 8, column 4 | diagonally across the grid |
| PINS | 4 | row 8, column 5 | row 8, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
| SPARE | 5 | row 1, column 1 | row 2, column 3 | diagonally across the grid |
| SPLIT | 5 | row 1, column 3 | row 2, column 4 | diagonally across the grid |
| STRIKE | 6 | row 8, column 1 | row 6, column 1 | diagonally across the grid |
| TURKEY | 6 | row 4, column 1 | row 7, column 4 | diagonally across the grid |
| BOWLING | 7 | row 3, column 1 | row 6, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
What did the June 25 Strands grid look like?
Puzzle #114 is played on 48 letters arranged in eight rows of six.
Spangram — 7 letters8 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-A-S-P-L-A, row 2 reads P-R-E-T-I-L, row 3 reads B-O-R-E-G-L, row 4 reads T-W-L-T-U-E, row 5 reads U-R-K-I-T-Y, row 6 reads E-K-L-E-N-G, row 7 reads T-I-A-Y-I-N, and row 8 reads S-R-N-E-P-S.
How hard was the June 25 Strands puzzle?
The difficulty index rates puzzle #114 as easy: it sits at the 6th 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 25 Strands puzzle?
Strands puzzle #114 was edited by Tracy Bennett, who also constructed it. Output across the whole run is broken down on who makes NYT Strands.
Common questions about the June 25 Strands puzzle
What was the clue for Strands on June 25, 2024?
The Strands clue for June 25, 2024 is “Frame game”, on puzzle #114. It is answered by the spangram BOWLING, and all 8 theme words that day belong to that idea.
What were the Strands words on June 25, 2024?
The 8 Strands theme words for June 25, 2024 are ALLEY, GUTTER, LANE, PINS, SPARE, SPLIT, STRIKE and TURKEY, plus the spangram BOWLING.
What was the big word in the June 25, 2024 Strands?
The big word — the spangram — for June 25, 2024 is BOWLING, 7 letters long, running from row 3, 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 “Frame game” mean?
The Strands theme “Frame game” for June 25, 2024 means BOWLING — that is what the spangram spells, and every one of the 8 theme words is an example of it.
How many theme words are in Strands June 25, 2024?
Strands puzzle #114 has 8 theme words plus one spangram, and together they use all 48 letters on the board exactly once.
How difficult was the June 25, 2024 Strands puzzle?
Strands #114 rates easy on a computed index, harder than 6% of every Strands puzzle published since March 2024.
What number was the Strands puzzle on June 25, 2024?
The Strands puzzle published on Tuesday, June 25, 2024 is #114, 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.