Strands Hint

#249Thursday, November 7, 2024

Strands answers for November 7, 2024 — “Extremely online” (#249)

The NYT Strands spangram for November 7, 2024 (puzzle #249) is SOCIALMEDIA, a 11-letter answer to the theme "Extremely online". The 7 theme words are COMMENT, FOLLOW, LIKE, POST, REPORT, SHARE and TWEET.

COMMENTFOLLOWLIKEPOSTREPORTSHARETWEETSOCIALMEDIA

Where is each answer on the November 7 Strands board?

The 7 theme words for Strands on November 7, 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.

Verified board positions, Strands puzzle #249
AnswerLettersStartsEndsDirection
COMMENT7row 4, column 3row 4, column 5diagonally across the grid
FOLLOW6row 2, column 5row 3, column 4diagonally across the grid
LIKE4row 6, column 4row 5, column 2diagonally across the grid
POST4row 6, column 6row 8, column 6diagonally across the grid
REPORT6row 6, column 1row 8, column 1diagonally across the grid
SHARE5row 1, column 4row 3, column 3diagonally across the grid
TWEET5row 1, column 1row 4, column 1top to bottom
SOCIALMEDIA11row 1, column 3row 5, column 4top to bottom

What did the November 7 Strands grid look like?

The Strands board for November 7, 2024 is a six-column, eight-row grid of 48 letters.

TWSSHOEORAFLECEWOLTICMTNAEOAMERLKLIPEPMIDOTROEST

Spangram — 11 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 T-W-S-S-H-O, row 2 reads E-O-R-A-F-L, row 3 reads E-C-E-W-O-L, row 4 reads T-I-C-M-T-N, row 5 reads A-E-O-A-M-E, row 6 reads R-L-K-L-I-P, row 7 reads E-P-M-I-D-O, and row 8 reads T-R-O-E-S-T.

How hard was the November 7 Strands puzzle?

Measured against the full archive, the November 7, 2024 puzzle lands in the average range — above 45% of all Strands puzzles.

Difficulty
45
percentile, average
Path turns
24
direction changes
Decoy words
879
non-theme words accepted
Mean answer
5.3
letters per theme word

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 7 Strands puzzle?

Strands puzzle #249 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 7 Strands puzzle

What was the clue for Strands on November 7, 2024?

The Strands clue for November 7, 2024 is “Extremely online”, on puzzle #249. It is answered by the spangram SOCIALMEDIA, and all 7 theme words that day belong to that idea.

What were the Strands words on November 7, 2024?

The 7 Strands theme words for November 7, 2024 are COMMENT, FOLLOW, LIKE, POST, REPORT, SHARE and TWEET, plus the spangram SOCIALMEDIA.

What was the big word in the November 7, 2024 Strands?

The big word — the spangram — for November 7, 2024 is SOCIALMEDIA, 11 letters long, running from row 1, column 3 to row 5, 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 “Extremely online” mean?

The Strands theme “Extremely online” for November 7, 2024 means SOCIALMEDIA — 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 7, 2024?

Strands puzzle #249 has 7 theme words plus one spangram, and together they use all 48 letters on the board exactly once.

How difficult was the November 7, 2024 Strands puzzle?

Strands #249 rates average on a computed index, harder than 45% of every Strands puzzle published since March 2024.

What number was the Strands puzzle on November 7, 2024?

The Strands puzzle published on Thursday, November 7, 2024 is #249, 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.