#103Friday, June 14, 2024
Strands answers for June 14, 2024 — “Take a load off!” (#103)
Spoilers below — this page is the full record for this puzzle
The NYT Strands spangram for June 14, 2024 (puzzle #103) is SEATING, a 7-letter answer to the theme "Take a load off!". The 7 theme words are ARMCHAIR, CHAISE, COUCH, DIVAN, RECLINER, SOFA and STOOL.
Where is each answer on the June 14 Strands board?
Strands #103 resolves to these 7 theme words plus the spangram SEATING.
The table gives the start square, end square and travel direction of all 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARMCHAIR | 8 | row 5, column 5 | row 2, column 5 | bottom to top |
| CHAISE | 6 | row 4, column 3 | row 1, column 2 | bottom to top |
| COUCH | 5 | row 6, column 1 | row 8, column 3 | diagonally across the grid |
| DIVAN | 5 | row 5, column 3 | row 4, column 1 | diagonally across the grid |
| RECLINER | 8 | row 8, column 6 | row 6, column 2 | diagonally across the grid |
| SOFA | 4 | row 3, column 6 | row 1, column 5 | diagonally across the grid |
| STOOL | 5 | row 1, column 3 | row 1, column 4 | diagonally across the grid |
| SEATING | 7 | row 5, column 1 | row 7, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
What did the June 14 Strands grid look like?
The grid below is six letters wide and eight rows deep, with every answer traced through the letters it uses.
Spangram — 7 letters7 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 S-E-S-L-A-F, row 2 reads I-A-T-O-R-O, row 3 reads A-V-H-O-I-S, row 4 reads N-I-C-A-H-C, row 5 reads S-E-D-I-A-M, row 6 reads C-R-A-T-N-R, row 7 reads O-E-N-L-C-G, and row 8 reads U-C-H-I-E-R.
How hard was the June 14 Strands puzzle?
The difficulty index rates puzzle #103 as easy: it sits at the 17th percentile of every Strands grid to date.
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 June 14 Strands puzzle?
Strands puzzle #103 was edited by Tracy Bennett and constructed by Jeff Petriello. Output across the whole run is broken down on who makes NYT Strands.
Common questions about the June 14 Strands puzzle
What was the clue for Strands on June 14, 2024?
The Strands clue for June 14, 2024 is “Take a load off!”, on puzzle #103. It is answered by the spangram SEATING, and all 7 theme words that day belong to that idea.
What were the Strands words on June 14, 2024?
The 7 Strands theme words for June 14, 2024 are ARMCHAIR, CHAISE, COUCH, DIVAN, RECLINER, SOFA and STOOL, plus the spangram SEATING.
What was the big word in the June 14, 2024 Strands?
The big word — the spangram — for June 14, 2024 is SEATING, 7 letters long, running from row 5, column 1 to row 7, 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 “Take a load off!” mean?
The Strands theme “Take a load off!” for June 14, 2024 means SEATING — that is what the spangram spells, and every one of the 7 theme words is an example of it.
How many theme words are in Strands June 14, 2024?
Strands puzzle #103 has 7 theme words plus one spangram, and together they use all 48 letters on the board exactly once.
How difficult was the June 14, 2024 Strands puzzle?
Strands #103 rates easy on a computed index, harder than 17% of every Strands puzzle published since March 2024.
What number was the Strands puzzle on June 14, 2024?
The Strands puzzle published on Friday, June 14, 2024 is #103, 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 June 2024, part of the full Strands archive.