NYT Strands puzzle #250, published November 8, 2024, is about hand gestures. The spangram is HANDGESTURES; the eight theme answers are SHAKE, WAVE, CLAP, PRAY, PINCH, FIST, POINT and PEACE. Hints appear below before the full answer list.
Hints for Strands #250
The emoji clue—👋👏🤝🤏✌️☝️✊🙏—points to hand gestures. If you want to solve more of the board yourself, use these progressive clues:
- Theme: gestures made with your hands.
- Spangram clue: “Finger talking.”
- In-game hint words: CAPE, NAPE, LOAN, LOIN, TEST, PEST. Finding three valid non-theme words can unlock an in-game hint.
Spangram
The spangram is HANDGESTURES. TechRadar reports that it enters the board on the right at row 4 and exits on the left at row 6.
All answers for Nov. 8
- SHAKE
- WAVE
- CLAP
- PRAY
- PINCH
- FIST
- POINT
- PEACE
How Strands works
Strands is a themed word-search puzzle from NYT Games. Find words connected to the daily theme, plus a spangram that expresses the theme and spans the board. TechRadar says the game is available on the NYT Games site on desktop and mobile. TechRadar’s Nov. 8 guide, Try Hard Guides and Forbes independently confirm the date, puzzle number and answer set.
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