#144Thursday, July 25, 2024
Strands answers for July 25, 2024 — “All that jazz” (#144)
Spoilers below — this page is the full record for this puzzle
The NYT Strands spangram for July 25, 2024 (puzzle #144) is SUBGENRE, a 8-letter answer to the theme "All that jazz". The 8 theme words are ACID, BEBOP, COOL, FUNK, FUSION, MODAL, RAGTIME and SWING.
Where is each answer on the July 25 Strands board?
Here are all 8 theme words from the July 25, 2024 Strands puzzle, with the spangram last.
The table gives the start square, end square and travel direction of all 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACID | 4 | row 3, column 5 | row 2, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
| BEBOP | 5 | row 8, column 3 | row 5, column 4 | bottom to top |
| COOL | 4 | row 7, column 6 | row 7, column 5 | diagonally across the grid |
| FUNK | 4 | row 6, column 4 | row 5, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
| FUSION | 6 | row 1, column 2 | row 4, column 1 | top to bottom |
| MODAL | 5 | row 3, column 2 | row 2, column 3 | diagonally across the grid |
| RAGTIME | 7 | row 6, column 2 | row 6, column 1 | diagonally across the grid |
| SWING | 5 | row 3, column 4 | row 2, column 4 | diagonally across the grid |
| SUBGENRE | 8 | row 5, column 1 | row 4, column 6 | left to right |
What did the July 25 Strands grid look like?
Every letter below appears in exactly one answer — the 9 words tile all 48 cells of the July 25, 2024 grid.
Spangram — 8 letters8 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 U-F-D-A-N-I, row 2 reads S-O-L-G-W-D, row 3 reads I-M-E-S-A-I, row 4 reads N-O-G-N-C-E, row 5 reads S-U-B-P-R-K, row 6 reads E-R-O-F-U-N, row 7 reads M-A-G-B-L-C, and row 8 reads I-T-B-E-O-O.
How hard was the July 25 Strands puzzle?
Measured against the full archive, the July 25, 2024 puzzle lands in the easy range — above 26% of all Strands puzzles.
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 July 25 Strands puzzle?
Strands puzzle #144 was edited by Tracy Bennett, who also constructed it. Output across the whole run is broken down on who makes NYT Strands.
Common questions about the July 25 Strands puzzle
What was the clue for Strands on July 25, 2024?
The Strands clue for July 25, 2024 is “All that jazz”, on puzzle #144. It is answered by the spangram SUBGENRE, and all 8 theme words that day belong to that idea.
What were the Strands words on July 25, 2024?
The 8 Strands theme words for July 25, 2024 are ACID, BEBOP, COOL, FUNK, FUSION, MODAL, RAGTIME and SWING, plus the spangram SUBGENRE.
What was the big word in the July 25, 2024 Strands?
The big word — the spangram — for July 25, 2024 is SUBGENRE, 8 letters long, running from row 5, 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 “All that jazz” mean?
The Strands theme “All that jazz” for July 25, 2024 means SUBGENRE — that is what the spangram spells, and every one of the 8 theme words is an example of it.
How many theme words are in Strands July 25, 2024?
Strands puzzle #144 has 8 theme words plus one spangram, and together they use all 48 letters on the board exactly once.
How difficult was the July 25, 2024 Strands puzzle?
Strands #144 rates easy on a computed index, harder than 26% of every Strands puzzle published since March 2024.
What number was the Strands puzzle on July 25, 2024?
The Strands puzzle published on Thursday, July 25, 2024 is #144, 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 July 2024, part of the full Strands archive.