NYT Strands puzzle #162, associated with August 12, 2024, has the theme clue “Everybody cut footloose!” Start with the hints below and stop before the answer reveal if you want to keep solving. The complete spangram and six theme words appear at the end.
Progressive hints for Strands #162
- Theme clue: “Everybody cut footloose!”
- Spangram hint: Get your moves on.
- Spangram path: It runs from the top edge at column five to the bottom edge at column two.
- Words that can unlock in-game hints: SPIRE, SPIKE, LOVE, LOVED, LOSS, and MORE.
How Strands hints work
Try Hard Guides describes Strands as a word-search-style game: connect adjacent letters in any direction without reusing or crossing letters. Theme words are highlighted when found. The spangram describes the theme, reaches opposite sides of the board, and is highlighted in yellow. According to that guide, finding three accepted non-theme words of at least four letters generates a hint that reveals a theme word.
Full answer reveal
Spangram: DANCEMOVES
Theme words: FLOSS, TWERK, MOONWALK, VOGUE, HUSTLE, and PIROUETTE.
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