Strands has a whole grid filled with words that follow a specific theme. It's your job to figure out the theme and find all eight words inside the letter grid while using every single letter only once. While you can charge up some hints by finding non-themed words hidden in the puzzle, sometimes a puzzle just has you completely stumped.

If you are stuck on the September 2, 2024, brain-teaser and need more than the occasional hint the rules of Strands allow for, you can find a bunch of helpful tips below. In this article, there are general clues, some spoilers, and even the full answer to the puzzle if you want to see it.

The NYT Games Strands Puzzle #183 September 2, 2024

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The September 2, 2024, Strands puzzle has the clue Order in the Court! It has eight total things to find: one Spangram category and seven themed words.

New York Times Games Strands Clues

If a couple of clues with no spoilers in them would help you solve this mobile puzzle game, check out the three sections below. Each one has a spoiler-free hint that will get you thinking about the theme in a slightly different way.

General Hint 1

General Hint 2

General Hint 3

Spoilers for Two of the Words in Today's Strands

Each of the two expandable sections below has one spoiled word along with a screenshot of where it goes in puzzle's grid. To uncover them, press the Read More button underneath each.

Spoiler 1

Spoiler 2

The Answer to Today's New York Times Games Strands

The full answer to this New York Times Games puzzle game is in the section below. Inside the covered-up section will be a list of all the hidden words, the Spangram, and a screenshot of a completed version of this browser-based puzzle game.

Today's Strands Explained

The expandable section below has an explanation for this mobile puzzle game similar to Wordle and the clue. If you want to understand the theme better and how it relates to the clue and the themed words, take a peek inside.

Want to play? Check out the New York Times Games Strands website available on almost any device with a browser.

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Strands
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Released
March 4, 2024
Developer(s)
The New York Times Company
Publisher(s)
The New York Times Company
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WHERE TO PLAY

DIGITAL
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Platform(s)
Web Browser
Genre(s)
Puzzle