New York Times Strands Hints and Answers for November 15, 2024

Strands has a whole new 6×8 grid filled to the brim with random letters. Hidden in it are a bunch of words that follow a specific theme, but the only hint you will get for both the theme and all those words is one single clue.

If today’s clue has you scratching your head, even if you have played for a while and know the rules of Strands really well, you might be in search of some helpful hints. In this article, you can find all sorts of clues and spoilers.

The NYT Games Strands Puzzle #257 November 15, 2024

The Strands puzzle for today has the clue Dress for Lunch . There are six items to find: one Spangram and five themed words.

New York Times Games Strands Clues

Since the in-game clue system does give away whole words, you might be looking for something that just gives some spoiler-free clues instead. In the three sections below, you can find some of these.

General Hint 1

Hint 1
: What are some lunch things to dress?

General Hint 2

General Hint 3

Hint 3
: Honey mustard, vinaigrette, and ranch dressing on my ____.

Spoilers for Two of the Words in Today’s Strands

If you want a spoiler but don’t want to find non-themed words in the puzzle to earn them, check out the two sections below. Each one contains just one spoiled word and a screenshot of where it goes in this puzzle game that can make you smarter.

Spoiler 1

Spoiler 2

The Answer to Today’s New York Times Games Strands

The answer to this browser-based puzzle game is in the expandable section below. Open it up to see all the themed words and where they go in the puzzle’s letter grid.

The category for today is
SaladGreens
. The words are Romaine, Kale, Iceberg, Watercress, and Radicchio.

Today’s Strands Explained

If you don’t get this free mobile word puzzle game‘s answer, check out the section below. Inside is a full breakdown of how the Spangram, the words, and the theme all go together to make sense.

Dress for Lunch
is in reference to how you put dressing on
Salad Greens
usually before eating them. Each of the themed words are different kinds of salad greens you could dress.

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