New York Times Strands Hints and Answers for November 1, 2024

Strands has yet another grid filled with seemingly random letters that you need to dig some themed words out of. This puzzle game requires that you to sort through all those letters, and figure out the theme of all of those mysterious hidden words.

If you are stuck on this mobile puzzle game, check out all the sections below. Inside each one, you can find things like general puzzle hints for the theme, some spoilers for some of the words, and even the full answer to this puzzle if you want it.

The NYT Games Strands Puzzle #243 November 1, 2024

The Strands puzzle for today has the clue Strategy Game and has nine things to find in it: the Spangram and eight themed words.

New York Times Games Strands Clues

If you want some hints for this minimalist puzzle game, but aren’t interested in the in-game hints because they spoil too much, check out the sections below. Each one of the expandable sections below has a little helpful tip to get you closer to the theme without ruining any of the answers.

General Hint 1

Hint 1
: What is the world’s most popular strategy game?

General Hint 2

Hint 2
: It has royalty pieces in it.

General Hint 3

Hint 3
: Some of the items you need to play the world’s most popular strategy game, chess.

Spoilers for Two of the Words in Today’s Strands

If you want a spoiler or two but don’t want to find non-themed words to get one in-game, you should look at the two sections below. Each one holds just one themed word and a screenshot of where it goes in the puzzle.

Spoiler 1

Spoiler 2

The Answer to Today’s New York Times Games Strands

The answer to this challenging puzzle game can be found in the section below. In it, you can see all the themed words, the Spangram, and a screenshot of where they all go in the letter grid.

The category for today is
Checkmate
. The words are Rook, Board, Timer, Queen, King, Knight, Bishop, and Pawn.

Today’s Strands Explained

If this puzzle game has boggled your mind, check out the section below. Inside is a full explanation of how the theme, the themed words, and the clue all fit together to make sense.

Strategy Game
is in reference to how chess is the most popular strategy game in the world. In order to win, you need to
Checkmate
your opponent with all the pieces and moves available to you. Each of the themed words are pieces of chess or items needed to play.

Want to play? Check out the New York Times Games Strands website available on almost any device with a browser.