For the November 14, 2024, New York Times Strands puzzle (#256), the theme is “Name of the game.” If you want to solve it yourself, start with the hints below and stop before the answer reveal. The spangram and all six theme words appear farther down.
Hints for Strands #256
Start with the theme
“Name of the game” points toward a familiar board game. Think about the colors associated with its pieces.
Stronger hint
The theme answers are colors. One of the game’s distinctive pieces is a magnifying-glass-wielding detective.
What is the spangram?
The spangram is CLUE SUSPECTS. A secondary gameplay guide describes a spangram as a word or phrase that captures the theme and touches opposite sides of the board. It also notes that each grid letter is used once in a completed puzzle and that finding non-theme words can earn hints. See Try Hard Guides’ Strands guide for that gameplay context.
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Full answer reveal
Spoilers: The six regular theme answers are:
- GREEN
- MUSTARD
- ORCHID
- PEACOCK
- PLUM
- SCARLET
Together with CLUE SUSPECTS, those names point to the colored characters in the board game Clue.
Check the puzzle date and number
This answer set is for the November 14, 2024 puzzle, numbered #256. Answer guides from Try Hard Guides, Parade, and Fortnite Insider report the same theme and answers; a November puzzle archive also agrees on the theme and spangram.
A GeekChamp page with a similar title gives conflicting theme and answer reveals, including unrelated footwear and facial-hair claims. Its content does not match the answer set reported by the guides above, so it should not be relied on for this puzzle.
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