#118Saturday, June 29, 2024
Strands answers for June 29, 2024 — “It's way over your head” (#118)
Spoilers below — this page is the full record for this puzzle
The NYT Strands spangram for June 29, 2024 (puzzle #118) is OUTERSPACE, a 10-letter answer to the theme "It's way over your head". The 6 theme words are ASTEROID, COMET, GALAXY, MOON, PLANET and SATELLITE.
Where is each answer on the June 29 Strands board?
Strands #118 resolves to these 6 theme words plus the spangram OUTERSPACE.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASTEROID | 8 | row 7, column 3 | row 8, column 3 | diagonally across the grid |
| COMET | 5 | row 2, column 6 | row 2, column 4 | diagonally across the grid |
| GALAXY | 6 | row 5, column 4 | row 6, column 2 | diagonally across the grid |
| MOON | 4 | row 5, column 5 | row 6, column 5 | diagonally across the grid |
| PLANET | 6 | row 8, column 2 | row 6, column 4 | diagonally across the grid |
| SATELLITE | 9 | row 1, column 4 | row 3, column 2 | diagonally across the grid |
| OUTERSPACE | 10 | row 4, column 1 | row 4, column 3 | diagonally across the grid |
What did the June 29 Strands grid look like?
Puzzle #118 is played on 48 letters arranged in eight rows of six.
Spangram — 10 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 L-L-A-S-M-O, row 2 reads I-E-T-T-E-C, row 3 reads T-E-T-E-R-S, row 4 reads O-U-E-C-A-P, row 5 reads A-L-A-G-M-O, row 6 reads X-Y-E-T-N-O, row 7 reads A-N-A-S-T-E, and row 8 reads L-P-D-I-O-R.
How hard was the June 29 Strands puzzle?
The difficulty index rates puzzle #118 as average: it sits at the 34th 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 29 Strands puzzle?
Strands puzzle #118 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 29 Strands puzzle
What was the clue for Strands on June 29, 2024?
The Strands clue for June 29, 2024 is “It's way over your head”, on puzzle #118. It is answered by the spangram OUTERSPACE, and all 6 theme words that day belong to that idea.
What were the Strands words on June 29, 2024?
The 6 Strands theme words for June 29, 2024 are ASTEROID, COMET, GALAXY, MOON, PLANET and SATELLITE, plus the spangram OUTERSPACE.
What was the big word in the June 29, 2024 Strands?
The big word — the spangram — for June 29, 2024 is OUTERSPACE, 10 letters long, running from row 4, column 1 to row 4, column 3. 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 way over your head” mean?
The Strands theme “It's way over your head” for June 29, 2024 means OUTERSPACE — 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 29, 2024?
Strands puzzle #118 has 6 theme words plus one spangram, and together they use all 48 letters on the board exactly once.
How difficult was the June 29, 2024 Strands puzzle?
Strands #118 rates average on a computed index, harder than 34% of every Strands puzzle published since March 2024.
What number was the Strands puzzle on June 29, 2024?
The Strands puzzle published on Saturday, June 29, 2024 is #118, 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.