NYT Strands Hints, Answers, and Help for November 13, 2024

The New York Times‘ daily puzzle, Strands, has gained popularity since moving out of its beta phase and into the official NYT Games app. For those tackling the November 13, 2024, puzzle, here are some helpful hints and answers.

The theme for today’s Strands puzzle is “We’re walking,” with a clue hinting at movement on two legs. Players need to find hidden words related to this theme within the grid of letters. To play, users drag or click the letters in order and double-tap the last letter to submit their guess. If the word is correct, it will be highlighted in blue[1][2].

Non-theme words, or “hint words,” also play a crucial role. Finding three hint words with at least four letters each will reveal the letters of one of the theme words, helping players unscramble it. Every letter on the board must be used in either a theme word or the special “spangram,” which spans the entire puzzle and summarizes the theme[1][2].

For today’s puzzle, some helpful clue words to unlock in-game hints include MAUL, TEAR, TEAK, LAST, SLAT, LATS, BITE, RING, HOAR, STORK, BOOR, ROTS, HATS, and MEET. These words can help players find the theme words more easily[1].

The theme words for the November 13 puzzle are HUMAN, GIBBON, MEERKAT, OSTRICH, KANGAROO, and PANGOLIN. The spangram, which is the theme word that spans the entire puzzle, is BIPEDAL. To find it, start with the B that is four letters down on the far right and follow the letters across the grid[1].

By using these hints and understanding the rules of Strands, players can enjoy this challenging and entertaining puzzle and complete it successfully.