NYT Strands Hints and Answers for August 8, 2024 (#158)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of August 8, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for August 8, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Splashy event
The puzzle calls today’s theme “Splashy event”. Read it loosely: the 6 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are D, F, M, N, S, T.
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 5, 6, 6, 6, 7 and 9 letters long. The shortest is 5 letters, the longest 9.
SpangramThe spangram
POOLPARTY
It is a single word of 9 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with P, ends with Y.
AnswersAll theme words
- MUSIC5 letters
- DRINKS6 letters
- FLOATS6 letters
- TOWELS6 letters
- NOODLES7 letters
- SUNSCREEN9 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.