What’s actually slowing this PC down?
Pick the symptom - the matching free tool is one click away.
This NYT Strands puzzle is from Friday, November 22, 2024. Its theme clue is “This is the place!” Start with the hints below if you want to solve it yourself, or skip to the spoiler-marked answer list.
Hints for the November 22, 2024 Strands puzzle
Theme clue
“This is the place!”
Gentle hint
The answers are places on a map—names of places someone might visit.
Spangram hint
Look for a phrase describing the category shared by the answers. It stretches across the board.
How Strands works
Strands is a word-search-style puzzle: linked letters form answers connected to the daily theme. Its spangram summarizes that theme and spans the board. Try Hard Guides also describes finding non-theme words as a way to earn in-game hints.
#1 Best Overall
Full answers: spoiler warning
The following list reveals every theme answer and the spangram for Friday, November 22, 2024.
- Buffalo
- Bend
- Boulder
- Riverside
- Mobile
- Phoenix
Spangram: CITYNAME
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.Which Strands puzzle is this?
Use the date and theme clue to identify this historical puzzle. Published game numbers conflict: Yahoo Entertainment/For The Win and Try Hard Guides call it #264, while the Xfire archive calls it #410. The number is therefore not a reliable identifier.
Quick Recap
Sources
- Yahoo Entertainment / For The Win, November 22, 2024.
- Try Hard Guides, November 21, 2024.
- Xfire archive.
Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on Amazon at the time of purchase will apply.



