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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 October 31, 2024: Trick or treat!

Scroll slowly and take just the hints you need!

BEWARE: Spoilers follow for todays Strands puzzle!

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

Completed NYT Strands board for October 31, 2024: Trick or treat!

What is the spangram in todays Strands?

Todays spangram is COSTUME.

What are the theme words in todays Strands?

The theme words today are: PIRATE, GHOST, PRINCESS, PUMPKIN, MUMMY, CLOWN, WITCH.

Theres the word PUMPKIN, so it looks like its Halloween themed after all.

MUMMY is in the bottom left.

WITCH is in the bottom right.

With the bottom row filled, I now know to look for a horizontal spangram.

PIRATE is in the upper left.

COSTUME cuts across the center, and thats the spangram.

CLOWN completes the bottom half.

GHOST is above 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.

you’ve got the option to’t run out of guesses, and there is no time limit.