#110Friday, June 21, 2024
Strands answers for June 21, 2024 — “We do” (#110)
Spoilers below — this page is the full record for this puzzle
The NYT Strands spangram for June 21, 2024 (puzzle #110) is WEDDING, a 7-letter answer to the theme "We do". The 8 theme words are BOUQUET, CAKE, DANCE, FAMILY, FRIENDS, KISS, RING and VOWS.
Where is each answer on the June 21 Strands board?
Strands #110 resolves to these 8 theme words plus the spangram WEDDING.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOUQUET | 7 | row 5, column 5 | row 6, column 3 | diagonally across the grid |
| CAKE | 4 | row 5, column 4 | row 6, column 1 | right to left |
| DANCE | 5 | row 8, column 4 | row 8, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
| FAMILY | 6 | row 1, column 1 | row 3, column 4 | diagonally across the grid |
| FRIENDS | 7 | row 6, column 2 | row 7, column 4 | diagonally across the grid |
| KISS | 4 | row 2, column 1 | row 4, column 1 | diagonally across the grid |
| RING | 4 | row 2, column 5 | row 3, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
| VOWS | 4 | row 2, column 6 | row 1, column 4 | diagonally across the grid |
| WEDDING | 7 | row 4, column 6 | row 5, column 1 | right to left |
What did the June 21 Strands grid look like?
Puzzle #110 is played on 48 letters arranged in eight rows of six.
Spangram — 7 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 F-M-I-S-W-O, row 2 reads K-A-L-I-R-V, row 3 reads I-S-I-Y-N-G, row 4 reads S-N-D-D-E-W, row 5 reads G-K-A-C-B-O, row 6 reads E-F-T-U-Q-U, row 7 reads I-R-E-S-A-N, and row 8 reads E-N-D-D-C-E.
How hard was the June 21 Strands puzzle?
The difficulty index rates puzzle #110 as easy: it sits at the 21th 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 21 Strands puzzle?
Strands puzzle #110 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 June 21 Strands puzzle
What was the clue for Strands on June 21, 2024?
The Strands clue for June 21, 2024 is “We do”, on puzzle #110. It is answered by the spangram WEDDING, and all 8 theme words that day belong to that idea.
What were the Strands words on June 21, 2024?
The 8 Strands theme words for June 21, 2024 are BOUQUET, CAKE, DANCE, FAMILY, FRIENDS, KISS, RING and VOWS, plus the spangram WEDDING.
What was the big word in the June 21, 2024 Strands?
The big word — the spangram — for June 21, 2024 is WEDDING, 7 letters long, running from row 4, column 6 to row 5, column 1. It is the one word that touches two opposite sides of the board and states the theme outright.
What did the Strands theme “We do” mean?
The Strands theme “We do” for June 21, 2024 means WEDDING — 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 June 21, 2024?
Strands puzzle #110 has 8 theme words plus one spangram, and together they use all 48 letters on the board exactly once.
How difficult was the June 21, 2024 Strands puzzle?
Strands #110 rates easy on a computed index, harder than 21% of every Strands puzzle published since March 2024.
What number was the Strands puzzle on June 21, 2024?
The Strands puzzle published on Friday, June 21, 2024 is #110, 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.