#206Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Strands answers for September 25, 2024 — “Claim your steak” (#206)
Spoilers below — this page is the full record for this puzzle
The NYT Strands spangram for September 25, 2024 (puzzle #206) is BEEFCUTS, a 8-letter answer to the theme "Claim your steak". The 7 theme words are BRISKET, CHUCK, FLANK, RIBEYE, ROUND, SHANK and SIRLOIN.
Where is each answer on the September 25 Strands board?
Strands #206 resolves to these 7 theme words plus the spangram BEEFCUTS.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRISKET | 7 | row 7, column 3 | row 8, column 5 | diagonally across the grid |
| CHUCK | 5 | row 1, column 2 | row 3, column 4 | diagonally across the grid |
| FLANK | 5 | row 5, column 1 | row 7, column 1 | diagonally across the grid |
| RIBEYE | 6 | row 6, column 5 | row 5, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
| ROUND | 5 | row 7, column 2 | row 8, column 4 | diagonally across the grid |
| SHANK | 5 | row 2, column 5 | row 2, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
| SIRLOIN | 7 | row 1, column 1 | row 3, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
| BEEFCUTS | 8 | row 3, column 1 | row 4, column 6 | left to right |
What did the September 25 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 — 8 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 S-C-H-H-A-N, row 2 reads I-R-C-U-S-K, row 3 reads B-E-L-K-I-N, row 4 reads L-E-F-O-T-S, row 5 reads F-A-I-C-U-E, row 6 reads N-R-S-K-R-Y, row 7 reads K-R-B-E-I-E, and row 8 reads O-U-N-D-T-B.
How hard was the September 25 Strands puzzle?
Strands #206 scores average on our difficulty index, harder than 37% of every Strands puzzle published so far.
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 25 Strands puzzle?
Strands puzzle #206 was edited by Tracy Bennett and constructed by Emily Ngo. Output across the whole run is broken down on who makes NYT Strands.
Common questions about the September 25 Strands puzzle
What was the clue for Strands on September 25, 2024?
The Strands clue for September 25, 2024 is “Claim your steak”, on puzzle #206. It is answered by the spangram BEEFCUTS, and all 7 theme words that day belong to that idea.
What were the Strands words on September 25, 2024?
The 7 Strands theme words for September 25, 2024 are BRISKET, CHUCK, FLANK, RIBEYE, ROUND, SHANK and SIRLOIN, plus the spangram BEEFCUTS.
What was the big word in the September 25, 2024 Strands?
The big word — the spangram — for September 25, 2024 is BEEFCUTS, 8 letters long, running from row 3, 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 “Claim your steak” mean?
The Strands theme “Claim your steak” for September 25, 2024 means BEEFCUTS — 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 September 25, 2024?
Strands puzzle #206 has 7 theme words plus one spangram, and together they use all 48 letters on the board exactly once.
How difficult was the September 25, 2024 Strands puzzle?
Strands #206 rates average on a computed index, harder than 37% of every Strands puzzle published since March 2024.
What number was the Strands puzzle on September 25, 2024?
The Strands puzzle published on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 is #206, 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.