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Below, Ill give you some oblique hints at todays Strands answers.

And farther down the page, Ill reveal the spangram and the answers.

NYT Strands board for September 30, 2024: Words with weight.

Scroll slowly and take just the hints you need!

Hint for the spangram in todays Strands puzzle

A sport featuring big puffy gloves.

(I had to usethis pagefor help.)

Completed NYT Strands board for September 30, 2024: Words with weight.

BEWARE: Spoilers follow for todays Strands puzzle!

Were about to give away the answers to todays Strands puzzle.

What is the spangram in todays Strands?

Todays spangram is BOXING.

What are the theme words in todays Strands?

The theme words today are: HEAVY, FEATHER, LIGHT, CRUISER, BANTAM, MIDDLE, WELTER.

SADDLE and AXIS are non-theme words.

I can almost make GRAVITY but not quite.

FLIGHT is a non-theme word.

All right, Im ready for a hint.

Oh, that means it wasnt FLIGHT, its LIGHT.

I was a fool!

And theres the spangram: BOXING.

MIDDLE is in the bottom left.

WELTER is in the bottom right.

CRUISER lines the bottom of the spangram.

Your job is to find the hidden words within the board that reflect the puzzles theme.

When you find the spangram, it will be highlighted in yellow.

Solving the spangram usually makes the rest of the puzzle much easier to complete.

There is only one correct solution.

How to win Strands

Unlike Connections and Wordle, you cannot fail Strands.

it’s possible for you to’t run out of guesses, and there is no time limit.