New York Times Strands Hints and Answers for November 21, 2024

Strands has a whole new puzzle game for fans of the genre to check out. In order to win this one, you will need to figure out the theme and find eight hidden words in the grid while using every single letter just one time.

If you are already familiar with how to play Strands, you will find everything you need to help you with today’s puzzle below. There are general hints, spoilers, the complete answer, and an explanation of the puzzle and its clue.

The NYT Games Strands Puzzle #263 November 21, 2024

The Strands puzzle for today has the clue You’re Getting Warm. This has eight things to find: one Spangram category and the seven themed words.

New York Times Games Strands Clues

In the sections below, you’ll find three general clues to the theme of the puzzle. None of them contain any spoiled words, but are all just gentle nudges to get you closer to the answer.

General Hint 1

General Hint 2

Hint 2
: Heated part of a house.

General Hint 3

Hint 3
: A
place
to get warm.

Spoilers for Two of the Words in Today’s Strands

For anyone who wants just a word or two spoiled for this innovative puzzle game, you should look in the sections below. Each of them contains just one spoiled word and a screenshot of where it goes in the letter grid.

Spoiler 1

Spoiler 2

The Answer to Today’s New York Times Games Strands

Want to see the answer? The complete spoiler for today’s New York Times GamesStrands is located in the section below; you can open it up to see all the words and where they go in the puzzle’s grid.

The category for today is
Fireplace
. The words are Chimney, Flue, Broom, Hearth, Mantel, Poker, and Screen.

Today’s Strands Explained

Don’t get this one? If you check out the section below, you can see how the themed words, the Spangram, and the clue fit together and make sense in this minimalist puzzle game.

If you have ever lived in a place with a
Fireplace
, you know that they are mostly for decoration. But if you sit close to a modern fireplace, you’ll notice quickly that
You’re Getting Warm
from the fire. All the themed words are pieces of modern fireplaces.

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