#262Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Strands answers for November 20, 2024 — “For our furry friends” (#262)
Spoilers below — this page is the full record for this puzzle
The NYT Strands spangram for November 20, 2024 (puzzle #262) is PETSUPPLIES, a 11-letter answer to the theme "For our furry friends". The 7 theme words are BALL, BONE, CATNIP, COLLAR, KIBBLE, LASER and LITTER.
Where is each answer on the November 20 Strands board?
The full answer set for puzzle #262 is 7 theme words and one spangram.
The table gives the start square, end square and travel direction of all 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALL | 4 | row 6, column 5 | row 4, column 4 | diagonally across the grid |
| BONE | 4 | row 2, column 2 | row 1, column 3 | diagonally across the grid |
| CATNIP | 6 | row 8, column 4 | row 8, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
| COLLAR | 6 | row 3, column 5 | row 5, column 5 | diagonally across the grid |
| KIBBLE | 6 | row 8, column 3 | row 8, column 2 | diagonally across the grid |
| LASER | 5 | row 7, column 4 | row 5, column 3 | diagonally across the grid |
| LITTER | 6 | row 3, column 2 | row 1, column 1 | diagonally across the grid |
| PETSUPPLIES | 11 | row 5, column 1 | row 2, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
What did the November 20 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 — 11 letters7 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-E-L-I-E, row 2 reads T-B-O-N-P-S, row 3 reads T-L-U-P-C-O, row 4 reads I-E-S-L-A-L, row 5 reads P-T-R-L-R-L, row 6 reads B-S-E-A-B-T, row 7 reads B-I-A-L-A-N, and row 8 reads L-E-K-C-I-P.
How hard was the November 20 Strands puzzle?
The difficulty index rates puzzle #262 as easy: it sits at the 23th 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 20 Strands puzzle?
Strands puzzle #262 was edited by Tracy Bennett and constructed by Natalie Erjavec. Output across the whole run is broken down on who makes NYT Strands.
Common questions about the November 20 Strands puzzle
What was the clue for Strands on November 20, 2024?
The Strands clue for November 20, 2024 is “For our furry friends”, on puzzle #262. It is answered by the spangram PETSUPPLIES, and all 7 theme words that day belong to that idea.
What were the Strands words on November 20, 2024?
The 7 Strands theme words for November 20, 2024 are BALL, BONE, CATNIP, COLLAR, KIBBLE, LASER and LITTER, plus the spangram PETSUPPLIES.
What was the big word in the November 20, 2024 Strands?
The big word — the spangram — for November 20, 2024 is PETSUPPLIES, 11 letters long, running from row 5, column 1 to row 2, 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 “For our furry friends” mean?
The Strands theme “For our furry friends” for November 20, 2024 means PETSUPPLIES — that is what the spangram spells, and every one of the 7 theme words is an example of it.
How many theme words are in Strands November 20, 2024?
Strands puzzle #262 has 7 theme words plus one spangram, and together they use all 48 letters on the board exactly once.
How difficult was the November 20, 2024 Strands puzzle?
Strands #262 rates easy on a computed index, harder than 23% of every Strands puzzle published since March 2024.
What number was the Strands puzzle on November 20, 2024?
The Strands puzzle published on Wednesday, November 20, 2024 is #262, 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.