#217Sunday, October 6, 2024
Strands answers for October 6, 2024 — “Got any bleu cheese?” (#217)
Spoilers below — this page is the full record for this puzzle
The NYT Strands spangram for October 6, 2024 (puzzle #217) is COBBSALAD, a 9-letter answer to the theme "Got any bleu cheese?". The 6 theme words are BACON, CHICKEN, EGGS, GREENS, TOMATO and VINAIGRETTE.
Where is each answer on the October 6 Strands board?
Strands #217 resolves to these 6 theme words plus the spangram COBBSALAD.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BACON | 5 | row 8, column 3 | row 7, column 1 | diagonally across the grid |
| CHICKEN | 7 | row 4, column 4 | row 2, column 4 | diagonally across the grid |
| EGGS | 4 | row 1, column 3 | row 1, column 2 | diagonally across the grid |
| GREENS | 6 | row 8, column 4 | row 3, column 2 | diagonally across the grid |
| TOMATO | 6 | row 6, column 1 | row 2, column 1 | bottom to top |
| VINAIGRETTE | 11 | row 3, column 5 | row 8, column 6 | top to bottom |
| COBBSALAD | 9 | row 1, column 4 | row 8, column 5 | top to bottom |
What did the October 6 Strands grid look like?
Puzzle #217 is played on 48 letters arranged in eight rows of six.
Spangram — 9 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 G-S-E-C-E-K, row 2 reads O-G-O-N-I-C, row 3 reads T-S-B-H-V-I, row 4 reads A-N-B-C-N-A, row 5 reads O-M-E-S-G-I, row 6 reads T-E-A-R-E-T, row 7 reads N-C-R-L-A-T, and row 8 reads O-A-B-G-D-E.
How hard was the October 6 Strands puzzle?
The difficulty index rates puzzle #217 as above average: it sits at the 65th 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 6 Strands puzzle?
Strands puzzle #217 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 6 Strands puzzle
What was the clue for Strands on October 6, 2024?
The Strands clue for October 6, 2024 is “Got any bleu cheese?”, on puzzle #217. It is answered by the spangram COBBSALAD, and all 6 theme words that day belong to that idea.
What were the Strands words on October 6, 2024?
The 6 Strands theme words for October 6, 2024 are BACON, CHICKEN, EGGS, GREENS, TOMATO and VINAIGRETTE, plus the spangram COBBSALAD.
What was the big word in the October 6, 2024 Strands?
The big word — the spangram — for October 6, 2024 is COBBSALAD, 9 letters long, running from row 1, column 4 to row 8, 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 “Got any bleu cheese?” mean?
The Strands theme “Got any bleu cheese?” for October 6, 2024 means COBBSALAD — 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 6, 2024?
Strands puzzle #217 has 6 theme words plus one spangram, and together they use all 48 letters on the board exactly once.
How difficult was the October 6, 2024 Strands puzzle?
Strands #217 rates above average on a computed index, harder than 65% of every Strands puzzle published since March 2024.
What number was the Strands puzzle on October 6, 2024?
The Strands puzzle published on Sunday, October 6, 2024 is #217, 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.