New York Times Strands Hints and Answers for November 22, 2024

Strands has yet another difficult puzzle today. As usual, you are given a grid of 6×8 letters; there are a bunch of themed words hidden inside it, and you need to figure out the theme, what the words are, and find all the words while using every letter just once.

If the rules of Strands make it sound impossible, and you are struggling with the puzzle today, this article is here to help. Below, you can find general hints, helpful tips, spoilers, and a lot more.

The NYT Games Strands Puzzle #264 November 22, 2024

The Strands puzzle for today has the clue This is the Place! There are seven words to find in the puzzle: one Spangram and six themed words.

New York Times Games Strands Clues

In the sections below, there are three general clues to get you closer to the theme for this free mobile puzzle game. Open them up by pressing the Read More button below each one.

General Hint 1

Hint 1
: What are some places?

General Hint 2

Hint 2
: Locations in the USA inside states.

General Hint 3

Hint 3
: Names of towns that are also real words, such as Enterprise (this is not one of the answers).

Spoilers for Two of the Words in Today’s Strands

If you want a spoiler or two, but don’t want to go through the trouble of finding non-themed words to save up for one, check out the two expandable sections below. Each one has just one themed word inside along with a screenshot of where it goes.

Spoiler 1

Spoiler 2

The Answer to Today’s New York Times Games Strands

Want the answer to this puzzle game? Open up the expandable section below to see all the themed words, the Spangram, and where to put each one of those in the letter grid to win.

The category for today is
CityName
. The words are Phoenix, Boulder, Mobile, Riverside, Bend, and Buffalo.

Today’s Strands Explained

If you want an explanation of this innovative puzzle game, open up the section below. Inside is a breakdown of the clue and how it goes with the Strands puzzle for today.

This is the place!
is in reference to how these are all
City Names
in the US. All these places are cities that have names that are also English words.

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