#221Thursday, October 10, 2024
Strands answers for October 10, 2024 — “Think about it” (#221)
Spoilers below — this page is the full record for this puzzle
The NYT Strands spangram for October 10, 2024 (puzzle #221) is PUZZLES, a 7-letter answer to the theme "Think about it". The 6 theme words are CROSSWORD, CRYPTOGRAM, JIGSAW, JUMBLE, MAZE and SUDOKU.
Where is each answer on the October 10 Strands board?
Here are all 6 theme words from the October 10, 2024 Strands puzzle, with the spangram last.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CROSSWORD | 9 | row 3, column 6 | row 1, column 5 | diagonally across the grid |
| CRYPTOGRAM | 10 | row 4, column 3 | row 1, column 1 | diagonally across the grid |
| JIGSAW | 6 | row 8, column 3 | row 7, column 6 | left to right |
| JUMBLE | 6 | row 5, column 5 | row 5, column 2 | right to left |
| MAZE | 4 | row 5, column 6 | row 7, column 4 | diagonally across the grid |
| SUDOKU | 6 | row 8, column 2 | row 5, column 1 | bottom to top |
| PUZZLES | 7 | row 4, column 1 | row 4, column 6 | left to right |
What did the October 10 Strands grid look like?
Every letter below appears in exactly one answer — the 7 words tile all 48 cells of the October 10, 2024 grid.
Spangram — 7 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 M-A-S-S-D-R, row 2 reads P-T-R-O-W-O, row 3 reads Y-R-O-G-R-C, row 4 reads P-U-C-L-E-S, row 5 reads U-E-Z-Z-J-M, row 6 reads K-L-B-M-U-A, row 7 reads O-D-I-E-Z-W, and row 8 reads U-S-J-G-S-A.
How hard was the October 10 Strands puzzle?
On the same measure applied to every puzzle since 2024, Strands #221 comes out above average, ahead of 78% of them.
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 October 10 Strands puzzle?
Strands puzzle #221 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 October 10 Strands puzzle
What was the clue for Strands on October 10, 2024?
The Strands clue for October 10, 2024 is “Think about it”, on puzzle #221. It is answered by the spangram PUZZLES, and all 6 theme words that day belong to that idea.
What were the Strands words on October 10, 2024?
The 6 Strands theme words for October 10, 2024 are CROSSWORD, CRYPTOGRAM, JIGSAW, JUMBLE, MAZE and SUDOKU, plus the spangram PUZZLES.
What was the big word in the October 10, 2024 Strands?
The big word — the spangram — for October 10, 2024 is PUZZLES, 7 letters long, running from row 4, column 1 to row 4, 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 “Think about it” mean?
The Strands theme “Think about it” for October 10, 2024 means PUZZLES — 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 October 10, 2024?
Strands puzzle #221 has 6 theme words plus one spangram, and together they use all 48 letters on the board exactly once.
How difficult was the October 10, 2024 Strands puzzle?
Strands #221 rates above average on a computed index, harder than 78% of every Strands puzzle published since March 2024.
What number was the Strands puzzle on October 10, 2024?
The Strands puzzle published on Thursday, October 10, 2024 is #221, 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 October 2024, part of the full Strands archive.