#253Monday, November 11, 2024
Strands answers for November 11, 2024 — “To your health!” (#253)
Spoilers below — this page is the full record for this puzzle
The NYT Strands spangram for November 11, 2024 (puzzle #253) is MEDICALCAREER, a 13-letter answer to the theme "To your health!". The 5 theme words are DENTIST, DOCTOR, NURSE, PHARMACIST and SURGEON.
Where is each answer on the November 11 Strands board?
The full answer set for puzzle #253 is 5 theme words and one spangram.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DENTIST | 7 | row 3, column 1 | row 5, column 4 | diagonally across the grid |
| DOCTOR | 6 | row 8, column 6 | row 6, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
| NURSE | 5 | row 1, column 2 | row 2, column 1 | diagonally across the grid |
| PHARMACIST | 10 | row 3, column 4 | row 4, column 5 | diagonally across the grid |
| SURGEON | 7 | row 8, column 3 | row 7, column 2 | diagonally across the grid |
| MEDICALCAREER | 13 | row 1, column 4 | row 8, column 4 | top to bottom |
What did the November 11 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 — 13 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 S-N-U-M-A-R, row 2 reads E-R-E-D-H-M, row 3 reads D-E-I-P-A-C, row 4 reads N-C-A-L-T-I, row 5 reads T-I-S-T-C-S, row 6 reads E-O-E-R-A-R, row 7 reads G-N-E-C-T-O, and row 8 reads R-U-S-R-O-D.
How hard was the November 11 Strands puzzle?
The difficulty index rates puzzle #253 as average: it sits at the 48th 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 November 11 Strands puzzle?
Strands puzzle #253 was edited by Tracy Bennett and constructed by Joanne Song. Output across the whole run is broken down on who makes NYT Strands.
Common questions about the November 11 Strands puzzle
What was the clue for Strands on November 11, 2024?
The Strands clue for November 11, 2024 is “To your health!”, on puzzle #253. It is answered by the spangram MEDICALCAREER, and all 5 theme words that day belong to that idea.
What were the Strands words on November 11, 2024?
The 5 Strands theme words for November 11, 2024 are DENTIST, DOCTOR, NURSE, PHARMACIST and SURGEON, plus the spangram MEDICALCAREER.
What was the big word in the November 11, 2024 Strands?
The big word — the spangram — for November 11, 2024 is MEDICALCAREER, 13 letters long, running from row 1, column 4 to row 8, column 4. It is the one word that touches two opposite sides of the board and states the theme outright.
What did the Strands theme “To your health!” mean?
The Strands theme “To your health!” for November 11, 2024 means MEDICALCAREER — 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 November 11, 2024?
Strands puzzle #253 has 5 theme words plus one spangram, and together they use all 48 letters on the board exactly once.
How difficult was the November 11, 2024 Strands puzzle?
Strands #253 rates average on a computed index, harder than 48% of every Strands puzzle published since March 2024.
What number was the Strands puzzle on November 11, 2024?
The Strands puzzle published on Monday, November 11, 2024 is #253, 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 November 2024, part of the full Strands archive.