#231Sunday, October 20, 2024
Strands answers for October 20, 2024 — “Make yourself at home” (#231)
Spoilers below — this page is the full record for this puzzle
The NYT Strands spangram for October 20, 2024 (puzzle #231) is LIVINGROOM, a 10-letter answer to the theme "Make yourself at home". The 6 theme words are FIREPLACE, OTTOMAN, RECLINER, SHELF, SOFA and TABLE.
Where is each answer on the October 20 Strands board?
Strands #231 resolves to these 6 theme words plus the spangram LIVINGROOM.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIREPLACE | 9 | row 3, column 3 | row 7, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
| OTTOMAN | 7 | row 5, column 3 | row 6, column 4 | diagonally across the grid |
| RECLINER | 8 | row 2, column 1 | row 5, column 1 | top to bottom |
| SHELF | 5 | row 4, column 6 | row 1, column 6 | bottom to top |
| SOFA | 4 | row 7, column 5 | row 8, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
| TABLE | 5 | row 7, column 3 | row 7, column 2 | diagonally across the grid |
| LIVINGROOM | 10 | row 8, column 3 | row 3, column 5 | diagonally across the grid |
What did the October 20 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 — 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 E-C-L-O-L-F, row 2 reads R-I-R-I-O-E, row 3 reads N-G-F-R-M-H, row 4 reads E-T-N-E-P-S, row 5 reads R-T-O-I-L-A, row 6 reads O-M-A-N-V-C, row 7 reads L-E-T-I-S-E, and row 8 reads B-A-L-O-F-A.
How hard was the October 20 Strands puzzle?
The difficulty index rates puzzle #231 as easy: it sits at the 11th 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 October 20 Strands puzzle?
Strands puzzle #231 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 October 20 Strands puzzle
What was the clue for Strands on October 20, 2024?
The Strands clue for October 20, 2024 is “Make yourself at home”, on puzzle #231. It is answered by the spangram LIVINGROOM, and all 6 theme words that day belong to that idea.
What were the Strands words on October 20, 2024?
The 6 Strands theme words for October 20, 2024 are FIREPLACE, OTTOMAN, RECLINER, SHELF, SOFA and TABLE, plus the spangram LIVINGROOM.
What was the big word in the October 20, 2024 Strands?
The big word — the spangram — for October 20, 2024 is LIVINGROOM, 10 letters long, running from row 8, column 3 to row 3, column 5. It is the one word that touches two opposite sides of the board and states the theme outright.
What did the Strands theme “Make yourself at home” mean?
The Strands theme “Make yourself at home” for October 20, 2024 means LIVINGROOM — 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 October 20, 2024?
Strands puzzle #231 has 6 theme words plus one spangram, and together they use all 48 letters on the board exactly once.
How difficult was the October 20, 2024 Strands puzzle?
Strands #231 rates easy on a computed index, harder than 11% of every Strands puzzle published since March 2024.
What number was the Strands puzzle on October 20, 2024?
The Strands puzzle published on Sunday, October 20, 2024 is #231, 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 October 2024, part of the full Strands archive.