#203Sunday, September 22, 2024
Strands answers for September 22, 2024 — “I've got you under my skin” (#203)
Spoilers below — this page is the full record for this puzzle
The NYT Strands spangram for September 22, 2024 (puzzle #203) is INTERNALORGANS, a 14-letter answer to the theme "I've got you under my skin". The 6 theme words are BRAIN, HEART, KIDNEYS, LIVER, LUNGS and STOMACH.
Where is each answer on the September 22 Strands board?
Here are all 6 theme words from the September 22, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRAIN | 5 | row 1, column 2 | row 1, column 1 | diagonally across the grid |
| HEART | 5 | row 4, column 3 | row 6, column 1 | diagonally across the grid |
| KIDNEYS | 7 | row 6, column 6 | row 7, column 5 | diagonally across the grid |
| LIVER | 5 | row 7, column 2 | row 7, column 1 | diagonally across the grid |
| LUNGS | 5 | row 1, column 6 | row 1, column 3 | right to left |
| STOMACH | 7 | row 4, column 1 | row 4, column 6 | left to right |
| INTERNALORGANS | 14 | row 5, column 1 | row 5, column 6 | left to right |
What did the September 22 Strands grid look like?
Every letter below appears in exactly one answer — the 7 words tile all 48 cells of the September 22, 2024 grid.
Spangram — 14 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 N-B-S-G-N-L, row 2 reads I-R-O-M-A-U, row 3 reads A-T-T-E-R-C, row 4 reads S-N-H-A-N-H, row 5 reads I-A-E-L-N-S, row 6 reads T-R-O-A-I-K, row 7 reads R-L-R-G-S-D, and row 8 reads E-V-I-Y-E-N.
How hard was the September 22 Strands puzzle?
Measured against the full archive, the September 22, 2024 puzzle lands in the average range — above 41% of all Strands puzzles.
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 22 Strands puzzle?
Strands puzzle #203 was edited by Tracy Bennett and constructed by Shafik Quoraishee. Output across the whole run is broken down on who makes NYT Strands.
Common questions about the September 22 Strands puzzle
What was the clue for Strands on September 22, 2024?
The Strands clue for September 22, 2024 is “I've got you under my skin”, on puzzle #203. It is answered by the spangram INTERNALORGANS, and all 6 theme words that day belong to that idea.
What were the Strands words on September 22, 2024?
The 6 Strands theme words for September 22, 2024 are BRAIN, HEART, KIDNEYS, LIVER, LUNGS and STOMACH, plus the spangram INTERNALORGANS.
What was the big word in the September 22, 2024 Strands?
The big word — the spangram — for September 22, 2024 is INTERNALORGANS, 14 letters long, running from row 5, column 1 to row 5, 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 “I've got you under my skin” mean?
The Strands theme “I've got you under my skin” for September 22, 2024 means INTERNALORGANS — 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 September 22, 2024?
Strands puzzle #203 has 6 theme words plus one spangram, and together they use all 48 letters on the board exactly once.
How difficult was the September 22, 2024 Strands puzzle?
Strands #203 rates average on a computed index, harder than 41% of every Strands puzzle published since March 2024.
What number was the Strands puzzle on September 22, 2024?
The Strands puzzle published on Sunday, September 22, 2024 is #203, 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.