#184Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Strands answers for September 3, 2024 — “Striking sounds” (#184)
Spoilers below — this page is the full record for this puzzle
The NYT Strands spangram for September 3, 2024 (puzzle #184) is BELLTONES, a 9-letter answer to the theme "Striking sounds". The 8 theme words are CHIME, CLANG, JINGLE, KNELL, PEAL, RING, TINKLE and TOLL.
Where is each answer on the September 3 Strands board?
Here are all 8 theme words from the September 3, 2024 Strands puzzle, with the spangram last.
The table gives the start square, end square and travel direction of all 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIME | 5 | row 1, column 4 | row 3, column 3 | diagonally across the grid |
| CLANG | 5 | row 4, column 1 | row 4, column 2 | diagonally across the grid |
| JINGLE | 6 | row 7, column 4 | row 8, column 4 | diagonally across the grid |
| KNELL | 5 | row 5, column 4 | row 6, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
| PEAL | 4 | row 5, column 6 | row 4, column 4 | diagonally across the grid |
| RING | 4 | row 3, column 1 | row 1, column 2 | diagonally across the grid |
| TINKLE | 6 | row 3, column 5 | row 1, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
| TOLL | 4 | row 7, column 2 | row 8, column 2 | diagonally across the grid |
| BELLTONES | 9 | row 1, column 3 | row 8, column 3 | top to bottom |
What did the September 3 Strands grid look like?
Every letter below appears in exactly one answer — the 9 words tile all 48 cells of the September 3, 2024 grid.
Spangram — 9 letters8 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-G-B-C-L-E, row 2 reads I-E-I-H-K-N, row 3 reads R-L-E-M-T-I, row 4 reads C-G-L-L-A-E, row 5 reads L-N-T-K-N-P, row 6 reads A-N-O-E-L-L, row 7 reads O-T-E-J-I-N, and row 8 reads L-L-S-E-L-G.
How hard was the September 3 Strands puzzle?
On the same measure applied to every puzzle since 2024, Strands #184 comes out average, ahead of 38% 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 September 3 Strands puzzle?
Strands puzzle #184 was edited by Tracy Bennett, who also constructed it. Output across the whole run is broken down on who makes NYT Strands.
Common questions about the September 3 Strands puzzle
What was the clue for Strands on September 3, 2024?
The Strands clue for September 3, 2024 is “Striking sounds”, on puzzle #184. It is answered by the spangram BELLTONES, and all 8 theme words that day belong to that idea.
What were the Strands words on September 3, 2024?
The 8 Strands theme words for September 3, 2024 are CHIME, CLANG, JINGLE, KNELL, PEAL, RING, TINKLE and TOLL, plus the spangram BELLTONES.
What was the big word in the September 3, 2024 Strands?
The big word — the spangram — for September 3, 2024 is BELLTONES, 9 letters long, running from row 1, column 3 to row 8, column 3. It is the one word that touches two opposite sides of the board and states the theme outright.
What did the Strands theme “Striking sounds” mean?
The Strands theme “Striking sounds” for September 3, 2024 means BELLTONES — that is what the spangram spells, and every one of the 8 theme words is an example of it.
How many theme words are in Strands September 3, 2024?
Strands puzzle #184 has 8 theme words plus one spangram, and together they use all 48 letters on the board exactly once.
How difficult was the September 3, 2024 Strands puzzle?
Strands #184 rates average on a computed index, harder than 38% of every Strands puzzle published since March 2024.
What number was the Strands puzzle on September 3, 2024?
The Strands puzzle published on Tuesday, September 3, 2024 is #184, 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.