#198Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Strands answers for September 17, 2024 — “On the rebound” (#198)
Spoilers below — this page is the full record for this puzzle
The NYT Strands spangram for September 17, 2024 (puzzle #198) is LETSBOUNCE, a 10-letter answer to the theme "On the rebound". The 5 theme words are BASKETBALL, ECHO, KANGAROO, SPRING and TRAMPOLINE.
Where is each answer on the September 17 Strands board?
Strands #198 resolves to these 5 theme words plus the spangram LETSBOUNCE.
The table gives the start square, end square and travel direction of all 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BASKETBALL | 10 | row 8, column 1 | row 6, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
| ECHO | 4 | row 1, column 3 | row 1, column 6 | left to right |
| KANGAROO | 8 | row 5, column 2 | row 4, column 1 | diagonally across the grid |
| SPRING | 6 | row 8, column 3 | row 8, column 5 | diagonally across the grid |
| TRAMPOLINE | 10 | row 3, column 6 | row 3, column 1 | right to left |
| LETSBOUNCE | 10 | row 3, column 2 | row 5, column 1 | diagonally across the grid |
What did the September 17 Strands grid look like?
Puzzle #198 is played on 48 letters arranged in eight rows of six.
Spangram — 10 letters5 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 L-O-E-C-H-O, row 2 reads N-I-P-M-A-R, row 3 reads E-L-E-T-S-T, row 4 reads O-O-R-A-G-B, row 5 reads E-K-A-N-O-L, row 6 reads S-C-N-U-A-L, row 7 reads A-K-T-B-R-I, and row 8 reads B-E-S-P-G-N.
How hard was the September 17 Strands puzzle?
The difficulty index rates puzzle #198 as average: it sits at the 43th 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 September 17 Strands puzzle?
Strands puzzle #198 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 September 17 Strands puzzle
What was the clue for Strands on September 17, 2024?
The Strands clue for September 17, 2024 is “On the rebound”, on puzzle #198. It is answered by the spangram LETSBOUNCE, and all 5 theme words that day belong to that idea.
What were the Strands words on September 17, 2024?
The 5 Strands theme words for September 17, 2024 are BASKETBALL, ECHO, KANGAROO, SPRING and TRAMPOLINE, plus the spangram LETSBOUNCE.
What was the big word in the September 17, 2024 Strands?
The big word — the spangram — for September 17, 2024 is LETSBOUNCE, 10 letters long, running from row 3, column 2 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 “On the rebound” mean?
The Strands theme “On the rebound” for September 17, 2024 means LETSBOUNCE — that is what the spangram spells, and every one of the 5 theme words is an example of it.
How many theme words are in Strands September 17, 2024?
Strands puzzle #198 has 5 theme words plus one spangram, and together they use all 48 letters on the board exactly once.
How difficult was the September 17, 2024 Strands puzzle?
Strands #198 rates average on a computed index, harder than 43% of every Strands puzzle published since March 2024.
What number was the Strands puzzle on September 17, 2024?
The Strands puzzle published on Tuesday, September 17, 2024 is #198, 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 September 2024, part of the full Strands archive.