#106Monday, June 17, 2024
Strands answers for June 17, 2024 — “Picking up the pieces” (#106)
Spoilers below — this page is the full record for this puzzle
The NYT Strands spangram for June 17, 2024 (puzzle #106) is BOARDGAMES, a 10-letter answer to the theme "Picking up the pieces". The 6 theme words are BATTLESHIP, CLUE, MONOPOLY, RISK, SORRY and TROUBLE.
Where is each answer on the June 17 Strands board?
The 6 theme words for Strands on June 17, 2024 are listed below, followed by the spangram.
The table gives the start square, end square and travel direction of all 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BATTLESHIP | 10 | row 5, column 6 | row 7, column 4 | diagonally across the grid |
| CLUE | 4 | row 1, column 5 | row 2, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
| MONOPOLY | 8 | row 1, column 1 | row 4, column 1 | top to bottom |
| RISK | 4 | row 3, column 3 | row 5, column 3 | diagonally across the grid |
| SORRY | 5 | row 4, column 4 | row 4, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
| TROUBLE | 7 | row 5, column 1 | row 8, column 1 | top to bottom |
| BOARDGAMES | 10 | row 8, column 3 | row 1, column 4 | bottom to top |
What did the June 17 Strands grid look like?
The Strands board for June 17, 2024 is a six-column, eight-row grid of 48 letters.
Spangram — 10 letters6 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 M-O-N-S-C-L, row 2 reads P-O-E-M-U-E, row 3 reads L-O-R-A-O-R, row 4 reads Y-I-G-S-R-Y, row 5 reads T-S-K-D-A-B, row 6 reads R-U-B-R-T-T, row 7 reads O-L-A-P-H-L, and row 8 reads E-O-B-I-S-E.
How hard was the June 17 Strands puzzle?
Measured against the full archive, the June 17, 2024 puzzle lands in the hard range — above 84% 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 June 17 Strands puzzle?
Strands puzzle #106 was edited by Tracy Bennett and constructed by Christina Iverson. Output across the whole run is broken down on who makes NYT Strands.
Common questions about the June 17 Strands puzzle
What was the clue for Strands on June 17, 2024?
The Strands clue for June 17, 2024 is “Picking up the pieces”, on puzzle #106. It is answered by the spangram BOARDGAMES, and all 6 theme words that day belong to that idea.
What were the Strands words on June 17, 2024?
The 6 Strands theme words for June 17, 2024 are BATTLESHIP, CLUE, MONOPOLY, RISK, SORRY and TROUBLE, plus the spangram BOARDGAMES.
What was the big word in the June 17, 2024 Strands?
The big word — the spangram — for June 17, 2024 is BOARDGAMES, 10 letters long, running from row 8, column 3 to row 1, column 4. It is the one word that touches two opposite sides of the board and states the theme outright.
What did the Strands theme “Picking up the pieces” mean?
The Strands theme “Picking up the pieces” for June 17, 2024 means BOARDGAMES — that is what the spangram spells, and every one of the 6 theme words is an example of it.
How many theme words are in Strands June 17, 2024?
Strands puzzle #106 has 6 theme words plus one spangram, and together they use all 48 letters on the board exactly once.
How difficult was the June 17, 2024 Strands puzzle?
Strands #106 rates hard on a computed index, harder than 84% of every Strands puzzle published since March 2024.
What number was the Strands puzzle on June 17, 2024?
The Strands puzzle published on Monday, June 17, 2024 is #106, 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.