#80Wednesday, May 22, 2024
Strands answers for May 22, 2024 — “Home grown” (#80)
Spoilers below — this page is the full record for this puzzle
The NYT Strands spangram for May 22, 2024 (puzzle #80) is HERBGARDEN, a 10-letter answer to the theme "Home grown". The 6 theme words are BASIL, CORIANDER, PARSLEY, ROSEMARY, SAGE and THYME.
Where is each answer on the May 22 Strands board?
Strands #80 resolves to these 6 theme words plus the spangram HERBGARDEN.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BASIL | 5 | row 6, column 6 | row 8, column 5 | diagonally across the grid |
| CORIANDER | 9 | row 2, column 1 | row 1, column 1 | diagonally across the grid |
| PARSLEY | 7 | row 6, column 1 | row 3, column 2 | bottom to top |
| ROSEMARY | 8 | row 6, column 4 | row 8, column 1 | diagonally across the grid |
| SAGE | 4 | row 2, column 5 | row 1, column 5 | diagonally across the grid |
| THYME | 5 | row 4, column 5 | row 6, column 5 | diagonally across the grid |
| HERBGARDEN | 10 | row 7, column 1 | row 3, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
What did the May 22 Strands grid look like?
Puzzle #80 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 R-E-D-N-E-G, row 2 reads C-R-I-A-S-A, row 3 reads O-Y-E-D-E-N, row 4 reads R-S-L-R-T-H, row 5 reads A-B-G-A-M-Y, row 6 reads P-R-S-R-E-B, row 7 reads H-E-E-O-A-S, and row 8 reads Y-R-A-M-L-I.
How hard was the May 22 Strands puzzle?
Strands #80 scores easy on our difficulty index, harder than 17% 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 May 22 Strands puzzle?
Strands puzzle #80 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 May 22 Strands puzzle
What was the clue for Strands on May 22, 2024?
The Strands clue for May 22, 2024 is “Home grown”, on puzzle #80. It is answered by the spangram HERBGARDEN, and all 6 theme words that day belong to that idea.
What were the Strands words on May 22, 2024?
The 6 Strands theme words for May 22, 2024 are BASIL, CORIANDER, PARSLEY, ROSEMARY, SAGE and THYME, plus the spangram HERBGARDEN.
What was the big word in the May 22, 2024 Strands?
The big word — the spangram — for May 22, 2024 is HERBGARDEN, 10 letters long, running from row 7, column 1 to row 3, 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 “Home grown” mean?
The Strands theme “Home grown” for May 22, 2024 means HERBGARDEN — 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 May 22, 2024?
Strands puzzle #80 has 6 theme words plus one spangram, and together they use all 48 letters on the board exactly once.
How difficult was the May 22, 2024 Strands puzzle?
Strands #80 rates easy on a computed index, harder than 17% of every Strands puzzle published since March 2024.
What number was the Strands puzzle on May 22, 2024?
The Strands puzzle published on Wednesday, May 22, 2024 is #80, 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 May 2024, part of the full Strands archive.