#200Thursday, September 19, 2024
Strands answers for September 19, 2024 — “Work out the bugs” (#200)
Spoilers below — this page is the full record for this puzzle
The NYT Strands spangram for September 19, 2024 (puzzle #200) is CREEPYCRAWLIES, a 14-letter answer to the theme "Work out the bugs". The 5 theme words are BEETLE, EARWIG, MILLIPEDE, SPIDER and TERMITE.
Where is each answer on the September 19 Strands board?
The full answer set for puzzle #200 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEETLE | 6 | row 5, column 1 | row 8, column 1 | top to bottom |
| EARWIG | 6 | row 1, column 1 | row 3, column 4 | diagonally across the grid |
| MILLIPEDE | 9 | row 4, column 5 | row 8, column 5 | top to bottom |
| SPIDER | 6 | row 1, column 4 | row 3, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
| TERMITE | 7 | row 5, column 2 | row 4, column 2 | diagonally across the grid |
| CREEPYCRAWLIES | 14 | row 1, column 3 | row 5, column 4 | top to bottom |
What did the September 19 Strands grid look like?
Puzzle #200 is played on 48 letters arranged in eight rows of six.
Spangram — 14 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 E-A-C-S-I-D, row 2 reads R-W-I-R-P-E, row 3 reads I-M-R-G-E-R, row 4 reads T-E-E-E-M-I, row 5 reads B-T-P-S-L-I, row 6 reads E-Y-C-E-L-P, row 7 reads E-T-R-I-L-E, and row 8 reads E-L-A-W-E-D.
How hard was the September 19 Strands puzzle?
The difficulty index rates puzzle #200 as hard: it sits at the 81th 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 September 19 Strands puzzle?
Strands puzzle #200 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 September 19 Strands puzzle
What was the clue for Strands on September 19, 2024?
The Strands clue for September 19, 2024 is “Work out the bugs”, on puzzle #200. It is answered by the spangram CREEPYCRAWLIES, and all 5 theme words that day belong to that idea.
What were the Strands words on September 19, 2024?
The 5 Strands theme words for September 19, 2024 are BEETLE, EARWIG, MILLIPEDE, SPIDER and TERMITE, plus the spangram CREEPYCRAWLIES.
What was the big word in the September 19, 2024 Strands?
The big word — the spangram — for September 19, 2024 is CREEPYCRAWLIES, 14 letters long, running from row 1, column 3 to row 5, 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 “Work out the bugs” mean?
The Strands theme “Work out the bugs” for September 19, 2024 means CREEPYCRAWLIES — 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 September 19, 2024?
Strands puzzle #200 has 5 theme words plus one spangram, and together they use all 48 letters on the board exactly once.
How difficult was the September 19, 2024 Strands puzzle?
Strands #200 rates hard on a computed index, harder than 81% of every Strands puzzle published since March 2024.
What number was the Strands puzzle on September 19, 2024?
The Strands puzzle published on Thursday, September 19, 2024 is #200, 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 September 2024, part of the full Strands archive.