Strands Answers in Order August 12, 2024 #232, Hints, and Tips

Here are the NYT Strands answers in order for August 12, 2024. First, try our no‑spoiler hints with theme nudges and first letters. When you’re ready, reveal today’s spangram. If you only want solutions, jump to the full word list in order. We also keep yesterday’s answers and a clean monthly archive for quick access.

Today's Strands Hints (No Spoilers)

Theme clue: "Everybody cut footloose!"
  • Category nudge: Think about everybody cut footloose!
  • Theme words count: 6 words to find
  • First letters of theme words: F, H, M, P, T, V
  • Tip: Match colors to confirm words before moving on.

Today's Spangram

SPANGRAM: DANCEMOVES

Note: The spangram ties the theme together and crosses the grid.

Theme connection: This word relates to "Everybody cut footloose!" and connects all theme words.

Today's Answers — Full Word List (In Order)

Theme Words:

FLOSS HUSTLE MOONWALK PIROUETTE TWERK VOGUE

All Valid Solutions (878 words):

HUSTLE
MOONWALK
FLOSS
TWERK
VOGUE
PIROUETTE
DANCEMOVES
ADOS
AKES
ALCO
ALES
ALKIE
ALKIES
ALKO
ALME
ALMERIES
ALOD
ALODS
ALOE
ALOED
ALOW
ALOWE
ALPS
ALTER
ALTO
ALTOS
ALTS
ANCE
ANOLE
ANOLES
ANOUGH
ANTE
ANTES
ANTRE
ANTS
AUGUST
AUGUSTE
AVOS
AVOSET
AWOKE
CERO
CERT
CERTES
CERTS
CLAD
CLADE
CLADS
CLAN
CLANS
CLAT
CLATS
CLAVE
CLOD
CLODS
CLOT
CLOTE
CLOTS
CLOW
CLOWS
COIR
CORE
CORF
CORIES
CORVES
COTE
COTES
COTS
COTT
COTTS
COUP
COUPE
COUPES
COUPLE
COUPLES
COUPS
COUR
COURE
COURIE
COURIES
COURT
COURTS
CREM
CREME
CREMOR
CRIES
CRIPE
CRIPES
CROUP
CROUPE
CROUPES
CROUPIEST
CROUPS
CROUT
CROUTE
CROUTES
CROUTS
CRUE
CRUEL
CRUELS
CRUES
CRUET
CRUETS
CRUIVE
CRUIVES
DALT
DALTS
DANCE
DANCER
DANS
DANT
DANTS
DATE
DATER
DATO
DATOS
DEAL
DEALT
DEAN
DEANS
DEVA
DEVON
DEVONS
DEVS
DOAT
DOATER
DOATS
DOLCE
DOLT
DOLTS
DOSS
DOST
DOTAL
DOTANT
DOTANTS
DOTE
DOTER
DOTS
DOWER
DOWS
DOWT
DOWTS
DSOS
EANS
EATER
EATS
ECLAT
ECLATS
ECRU
EELS
EFTS
EIKON
EKKA
ELSE
ELTS
EMERIES
EMOVE
EMOVES
EOAN
ERUPT
ERUPTS
ESCORT
ESCOT
ESPIER
ESTOC
ESTRO
ETNA
ETUI
EUGH
EUOI
EURO
EVER
EVERT
EVERTS
EVES
EVOE
EVOKE
EVOKER
EVOKES
EVOS
EWTS
FEME
FERVOR
FLAN
FLANS
FLAT
FLATS
FLOAT
FLOATER
FLOATS
FLOE
FLOTA
FLOTANT
FLOTE
FLOW
FLOWER
FLOWS
FOETAL
FORE
FORK
FORKER
FORM
FORME
FORMER
FOVEA
FOVEAL
FRIES
FROE
FROES
GHOST
GHOUL
GHOULS
GOLE
GOLES
GONAD
GONADS
GONS
GOSLET
GOVS
GUAN
GUANO
GUANOS
GUANS
GULE
GULES
GULS
GUSLE
GUST
GUSTO
GUVS
HOLE
HOLES
HOLS
HOLT
HOLTS
HONS
HOSE
HOSEL
HOST
HOSTEL
HOSTRIES
HOUSE
HOUSEL
HOVE
HOVEA
HOVED
HULE
HULES
HUSO
IKON
IURE
KAES
KALE
KALES
KAON
KEIR
KELP
KELPIE
KELPS
KEPI
KEPS
KEPT
KERF
KERO
KERVE
KERVES
KEST
KEVEL
KEVELS
KIEF
KIER
KIEVE
KIEVES
KIORE
KIPE
KIPES
KIPS
KIRTLE
KIRTLES
KLEPTO
KOFTA
KOKER
KOOK
KOOKIE
KOOKIER
KOOKIEST
KORE
LADE
LADS
LAEVO
LAKE
LAKES
LAKIER
LAKIEST
LANCE
LANCER
LANOSE
LANT
LANTS
LATE
LATER
LATS
LAUGH
LAVE
LAVED
LAVOLT
LAVOLTS
LAVS
LAWK
LAWN
LEAK
LEAKIER
LEET
LEETS
LEIR
LEKKER
LEPS
LEPT
LEST
LETS
LEVE
LEVER
LEVIER
LEVO
LOAD
LOADS
LOAN
LOANS
LOAVE
LOAVED
LODE
LODS
LOSE
LOSS
LOST
LOTA
LOTE
LOTS
LOUED
LOUGH
LOUS
LOUSE
LOVAT
LOVATS
LOVE
LOVED
LOWE
LOWER
LOWS
LOWT
LOWTS
LUST
LUSTRE
MEIKLE
MEKKA
MERC
MERCS
MERI
MERK
META
METAL
METOL
METS
MEVE
MEVES
MEVROU
MEWS
MOER
MOKE
MOKES
MOKI
MOKO
MOME
MONO
MOOK
MOON
MOOVE
MOOVES
MORE
MOVE
MOVER
MOVES
MOVIE
MOVIES
MOWA
MOWN
NADS
NAOS
NATS
NAVE
NOLE
NOLES
NOOK
NOOKIE
NOOKIER
NOOKIES
NOOKIEST
NOSE
NOSTOC
NOSTOI
NOSTRO
NOUL
NOULE
NOULES
NOULS
NOUS
NOUSLE
NOVA
NOVAE
NOVEL
NOVELS
OAKIER
OAKIES
OAKIEST
OATER
OATS
OCTET
OCTETT
OCTETTE
OCTETTES
OCTETTS
ODAL
ODEA
OFTER
OKES
OLEO
OLES
OMER
OMOV
ONCE
ONCER
ONFLOW
ONFLOWS
ONLOAD
ONLOADS
ONSET
ONST
ONTO
ORCS
ORFE
ORIEL
ORIELS
ORMER
ORTS
OUPS
OURIE
OURIEST
OUSEL
OUST
OUTS
OUTSLEPT
OUTSPEAK
OVAL
OVATE
OVEL
OVELS
OVER
OVERCLAD
OVERFLOW
OVERFLOWS
OVERT
OWER
OWTS
PEAK
PEAKIER
PEAL
PEALS
PELA
PEST
PETS
PETTO
PIER
PIERT
PIERTS
PIES
PIKA
PIKE
PIKES
PIROUETTES
PLEA
PTUI
PUIR
PURE
PURI
PUTS
PUTT
PUTTEE
PUTTEES
PUTTO
PUTTS
RECLAD
RECLADS
RECOUP
RECOUPE
RECOUPLE
RECOUPLES
RECOUPS
RECS
RECTO
REFLATE
REFLOAT
REFLOATS
REFLOW
REFLOWER
REFLOWS
REFORM
REFT
REIK
REIVE
REIVES
REMET
REMOVE
REMOVER
REMOVES
RETS
REVEAL
REVEALS
REVEL
REVELS
REVEST
REVIE
REVIES
REVOKE
REVOKES
REWS
RIEL
RIELS
RIEM
RIEVE
RIEVES
RIOT
RIOTS
RIPE
RIPES
RIPEST
RIPS
RIPT
RIVE
RIVEL
RIVELS
RIVES
RIVO
ROCS
ROEMER
ROES
ROKE
ROKER
ROTE
ROTES
ROTL
ROTLS
ROTS
ROTTE
ROTTES
ROUE
ROUES
ROUP
ROUPET
ROUPIEST
ROUPS
ROUT
ROUTE
ROUTES
ROUTS
ROVE
ROVER
ROVES
RUES
RUTS
SCLATE
SCLAVE
SCORE
SCOT
SCOUP
SCOUPS
SCOUR
SCOURIE
SCOURIES
SCOUT
SCOUTS
SCRIES
SCRIEVE
SCRIEVES
SCRIKE
SCRIKES
SCRIP
SCRIPS
SCRIPT
SCRIPTS
SCRIVE
SCRIVES
SCROTE
SCRUPLE
SCRUPLES
SCRUTO
SEAL
SEIK
SEIR
SELKIE
SEPT
SEPTET
SEPTETS
SEPTUOR
SETOUT
SETOUTS
SETT
SETTEE
SETTEES
SETUP
SEVER
SLAE
SLAKE
SLAW
SLEE
SLEET
SLEPT
SLOG
SLOUGH
SLOVE
SLUG
SNOG
SOAVE
SODA
SODS
SOLA
SOLAN
SOLANO
SOLANOS
SOLANS
SOLATE
SOLE
SOLVATE
SOLVE
SOLVED
SONCE
SOTS
SOUGH
SOUL
SOWER
SOWM
SOWS
SOWTER
SPEAK
SPEAL
SPEIR
SPEK
SPELK
SPET
SPIE
SPIEL
SPIER
SPIK
SPIKE
SPIRE
SPIREM
SPIREME
SPIRT
SPIRTLE
SPIRTLES
SPIRTS
SPIV
SPLAKE
SPUE
SPUR
SPURT
SPURTLE
SPURTLES
SPURTS
STADE
STANCE
STANOL
STANOLS
STAVE
STAVED
STEEL
STEM
STEME
STEP
STEPT
STET
STEW
STOA
STOAE
STOLN
STORE
STORIES
STOT
STOTT
STOTTS
STOUP
STOUPS
STOUR
STOURE
STOURIE
STOURIEST
STOUT
STOUTS
STOW
STOWER
STRIKE
STRIKES
STRIP
STRIPE
STRIPES
STRIPS
STRIPT
STRIVE
STRIVES
STROUP
STROUPS
STROUT
STROUTS
STRUT
STRUTS
STUIVER
STUPE
STURE
STURT
STURTS
SUGH
SULTRIEST
SWOLN
SWOT
TADS
TAED
TALC
TALCS
TANS
TANTO
TAOS
TAUON
TAUONS
TAVS
TEEL
TEELS
TEES
TELOS
TELS
TELSON
TEME
TERM
TERMER
TESLA
TETE
TETES
TETRI
TETS
TEWS
TOAD
TOADS
TOCS
TODS
TOEA
TOED
TOES
TOLA
TOLAN
TOLANS
TORC
TORCS
TORE
TORI
TORIES
TORT
TORTE
TORTES
TORTS
TOSS
TOTE
TOTES
TOTS
TOUPET
TOUPETS
TOUR
TOURIE
TOURIES
TOUT
TOUTS
TOWER
TOWS
TREF
TREK
TREMOR
TRIE
TRIES
TRIKE
TRIKES
TRIO
TRIP
TRIPE
TRIPES
TRIPLE
TRIPLES
TRIPS
TROIKA
TROT
TROUPE
TROUPES
TROUT
TROUTS
TRUE
TRUES
TRUEST
TUPEK
TUPIK
TUPLE
TUPLES
TUPS
TURF
TURTLE
TURTLES
TURVES
TUTEE
TUTEES
TUTOR
TUTS
TWOS
ULES
UPSET
UPTORE
UTES
UVAE
UVEA
UVEAL
VADE
VANS
VANT
VANTS
VATS
VEAL
VEALS
VECTOR
VELA
VERIEST
VERT
VERTS
VEST
VESTURE
VIER
VIES
VIRE
VIREO
VOGUED
VOLE
VOLES
VOLET
VOLETS
VOLS
VOLT
VOLTE
VOLTES
VOLTS
VOMER
VOSTRO
VROT
VROU
VUGH
WAES
WAKE
WAKES
WALE
WALES
WALK
WALKOVER
WERO
WETA
WETS
WOAD
WOADS
WOKE
WOKKA
WOLF
WOLFER
WOLVE
WOLVED
WOON
WOST
WOTS
WOVE

Note: Words are listed alphabetically. The game may present them in different order based on discovery.

Yesterday's Strands Answers — August 11, 2024

  • Theme: "Home stretch?"
  • Spangram: BONUSSPACES

Theme words:

BALCONY DECK PATIO SUNROOM TERRACE VERANDA

See the full page for yesterday: Strands Answers — August 11, 2024

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