#263Thursday, November 21, 2024
Strands answers for November 21, 2024 — “You're getting warm” (#263)
Spoilers below — this page is the full record for this puzzle
The NYT Strands spangram for November 21, 2024 (puzzle #263) is FIREPLACE, a 9-letter answer to the theme "You're getting warm". The 7 theme words are BROOM, CHIMNEY, FLUE, HEARTH, MANTEL, POKER and SCREEN.
Where is each answer on the November 21 Strands board?
The 7 theme words for Strands on November 21, 2024 are listed below, followed by the spangram.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROOM | 5 | row 4, column 6 | row 1, column 6 | bottom to top |
| CHIMNEY | 7 | row 4, column 1 | row 2, column 3 | diagonally across the grid |
| FLUE | 4 | row 1, column 4 | row 2, column 5 | diagonally across the grid |
| HEARTH | 6 | row 4, column 3 | row 6, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
| MANTEL | 6 | row 6, column 4 | row 8, column 1 | diagonally across the grid |
| POKER | 5 | row 8, column 2 | row 8, column 4 | diagonally across the grid |
| SCREEN | 6 | row 7, column 6 | row 7, column 4 | diagonally across the grid |
| FIREPLACE | 9 | row 5, column 1 | row 5, column 6 | left to right |
What did the November 21 Strands grid look like?
The Strands board for November 21, 2024 is a six-column, eight-row grid of 48 letters.
Spangram — 9 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 N-E-L-F-O-M, row 2 reads I-M-Y-U-E-O, row 3 reads H-E-P-L-A-R, row 4 reads C-R-H-R-C-B, row 5 reads F-I-E-A-T-E, row 6 reads T-N-A-M-C-H, row 7 reads E-O-K-N-R-S, and row 8 reads L-P-E-R-E-E.
How hard was the November 21 Strands puzzle?
On the same measure applied to every puzzle since 2024, Strands #263 comes out average, ahead of 32% of them.
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 November 21 Strands puzzle?
Strands puzzle #263 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 November 21 Strands puzzle
What was the clue for Strands on November 21, 2024?
The Strands clue for November 21, 2024 is “You're getting warm”, on puzzle #263. It is answered by the spangram FIREPLACE, and all 7 theme words that day belong to that idea.
What were the Strands words on November 21, 2024?
The 7 Strands theme words for November 21, 2024 are BROOM, CHIMNEY, FLUE, HEARTH, MANTEL, POKER and SCREEN, plus the spangram FIREPLACE.
What was the big word in the November 21, 2024 Strands?
The big word — the spangram — for November 21, 2024 is FIREPLACE, 9 letters long, running from row 5, column 1 to row 5, 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 “You're getting warm” mean?
The Strands theme “You're getting warm” for November 21, 2024 means FIREPLACE — 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 November 21, 2024?
Strands puzzle #263 has 7 theme words plus one spangram, and together they use all 48 letters on the board exactly once.
How difficult was the November 21, 2024 Strands puzzle?
Strands #263 rates average on a computed index, harder than 32% of every Strands puzzle published since March 2024.
What number was the Strands puzzle on November 21, 2024?
The Strands puzzle published on Thursday, November 21, 2024 is #263, 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 November 2024, part of the full Strands archive.