Strands Answers in Order August 14, 2024 #224, Hints, and Tips

Here are the NYT Strands answers in order for August 14, 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: "Honey I'm home!"
  • Category nudge: Think about honey i'm home!
  • Theme words count: 6 words to find
  • First letters of theme words: B, C, C, C, C, R
  • Tip: Match colors to confirm words before moving on.

Today's Spangram

SPANGRAM: HOUSES

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

Theme connection: This word relates to "Honey I'm home!" and connects all theme words.

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

Theme Words:

BUNGALOW CABIN COLONIAL COTTAGE CRAFTSMAN RANCH

All Valid Solutions (751 words):

RANCH
COTTAGE
BUNGALOW
COLONIAL
CRAFTSMAN
CABIN
HOUSES
AALS
ACRASIN
AFAR
AFARA
AFARAS
AFLOAT
AGEN
AGNISE
AGNISES
AGON
AGONAL
AGONE
AGONIC
AGONISE
AGONISES
AGONS
AGUISE
AGUISES
AINE
AINS
AINSELL
ALAE
ALAN
ALANE
ALANG
ALANGS
ALANS
ALAR
ALARM
ALARMS
ALAS
ALCO
ALEC
ALECS
ALES
ALEW
ALEWS
ALFA
ALFAS
ALGA
ALGAE
ALLEL
ALLELS
ALLONGE
ALLONS
ALLS
ALNICO
ALOE
ALOES
ALOFT
ALOIN
ALONE
ALONG
ALOW
ALOWE
ANAGRAM
ANAGRAMS
ANAL
ANAN
ANARCH
ANAS
ANGA
ANGAS
ANLAGE
ANNA
ANNAL
ANNALS
ANNAS
ANNAT
ANNATS
ANOINT
ANOLE
ANOLES
ANON
ANURAN
ARCANA
ARCANAS
ARCH
ARGAL
ARGALA
ARGALAS
ARGALS
ARGAN
ARGUING
ARGUS
ARGUSES
ARMS
ARNA
ARNAS
ASANA
ASAR
ASCI
ATMA
ATMAN
ATMAS
ATOC
ATTACH
AUBURN
AUGUR
BACH
BACON
BATT
BATTA
BHUNA
BHUNAS
BICE
BICES
BING
BINGE
BINGLE
BINGO
BINGOES
BINOCLE
BINOCLES
BINOCS
BINT
BIOG
BIOGEN
BIOGENS
BIONT
BISE
BISES
BOAB
BOAT
BOBA
BOBAC
BOBCAT
BOING
BOIS
BONCE
BONCES
BONG
BONGO
BONGOES
BOTA
BOTT
BOUCLE
BOUCLES
BOUSE
BOUSES
BOUSING
BUGS
BUHR
BUNA
BUNAS
BUNG
BUNGALOWS
BUNGS
BUNN
BURA
BURAN
BURG
BURGS
BURN
BUSES
BUSING
CABOB
CABOC
CABOTAGE
CANAL
CANALS
CANG
CANGS
CANN
CANNA
CANNAS
CARN
CARNAL
CARNALS
CATALO
CATALOES
CATALOG
CATTALO
CATTALOES
CELL
CELLA
CELLAE
CELLO
CELS
CHOICE
CHOICES
CHON
CHOU
CHOUSE
CHOUSES
CHOUSING
CHUB
CHUG
CHUGS
CHURCH
CHURN
CION
CIONS
CLAG
CLAGS
CLAN
CLANG
CLANGS
CLAT
CLATS
CLAUSE
CLAUSES
CLEW
CLEWS
CLOG
CLON
CLONAL
CLONE
CLONS
CLOSE
CLOSES
CLOW
CLOWS
COACH
COAT
COBURG
COBURGS
COGNISE
COGNISES
COIN
COLA
COLE
COLES
COLL
COLLAGE
COLLAGEN
COLLAGENS
COLLS
COLON
COLONE
COLONEL
COLONI
COLONS
COLS
CONCISE
CONCISES
CONE
CONGA
CONGE
CONGEAL
CONGENIAL
CONGO
CONGOES
CONI
CONIA
CONIC
CONICS
CONIOSES
CONS
CONSOL
CONSOLE
CONSOLES
CONTO
COTT
COTTA
COTTAE
COUGAN
COUGAR
COUSIN
CRAAL
CRAALS
CRAFT
CRAFTS
CRAG
CRAGS
CRAM
CRAMS
CRAN
CRANCH
CRASES
CUBIC
CUBICLE
CUBICLES
CUBICS
CUBING
CUING
CURN
EANS
ECLAT
ECLATS
ECUS
EGAL
ELAIN
ELAINS
ELAN
ELANS
ELLS
ELOGE
ELOIN
ELOINS
ELSIN
ENOL
ENOLS
ENOSES
ENSEW
EONS
ESLOIN
ESNE
FAAN
FAAS
FALCES
FALCON
FALCONS
FALSE
FALSES
FALSING
FARM
FARMS
FASCES
FASCI
FASCIO
FASCIOLA
FASCIOLE
FASCIOLES
FAST
FATAL
FATS
FLAG
FLAGS
FLAN
FLAT
FLATS
FLEW
FLEWS
FLOAT
FLOATS
FLOE
FLOES
FLOW
FLOWS
FOAL
FOALS
FOES
FOWL
FOWLS
GAEN
GALA
GALAS
GALE
GALEA
GALENA
GALES
GALL
GALLEON
GALLEONS
GALLON
GALLONS
GALLS
GALOWSES
GALS
GASCON
GASCONS
GASES
GAUS
GEAL
GEAN
GEANS
GEAT
GELATO
GENA
GENAL
GENIAL
GENOA
GENOISE
GENOISES
GENS
GLANS
GLEAN
GLEANS
GLEN
GLENS
GNAR
GOEL
GOELS
GOES
GOLE
GOLES
GOLLAN
GOLLANS
GONE
GONIA
GONS
GRAAL
GRAALS
GRAFT
GRAFTS
GRAM
GRAMS
GRAN
GRANA
GRANNAM
GRANNAMS
GRAT
GRUB
GUAN
GUANA
GUAR
GUISE
GUISES
GURN
GUSLA
GUSLAR
GUSLE
GUSLES
HOBO
HOING
HOISE
HOISES
HONG
HOUSE
HOUSEL
HOUSELS
HOUSING
HUGS
HUNG
ICES
ICON
ICONS
INCLE
INCLES
INCLOSE
INCLOSES
INCOG
INCUS
INCUSE
INCUSES
INGLE
INGO
INGOES
INSOLE
INSOLES
INTO
IONOGEN
IONOGENS
IONONE
IONS
ISLE
ISLES
LAGENA
LAGS
LAGUNA
LAIN
LANA
LANE
LANG
LANGUR
LANOSE
LARN
LASAGNA
LASE
LASES
LASING
LATS
LEAN
LEANS
LEAT
LEGATO
LENO
LENOS
LENS
LENSE
LENSES
LEONE
LESION
LESIONS
LLANO
LLANOS
LOAF
LOAN
LOANS
LOCI
LOCUS
LOFT
LOFTS
LOFTSMAN
LOGE
LOIN
LOINS
LONE
LONG
LONGA
LONGBOAT
LONGE
LOSE
LOSEL
LOSELS
LOSES
LOWE
LOWES
LOWS
LOWSE
LOWSES
MAAR
MAAS
MAASES
MANNA
MANNAN
MANNAS
MARA
MARAS
MARC
MARG
MARGS
MAST
MATS
MNAS
NAAM
NAAMS
NAAN
NACH
NAGS
NALA
NALAS
NAMS
NANA
NANAS
NANNA
NANNAS
NAOI
NAOS
NAOSES
NARAS
NARASES
NARC
NASAL
NASION
NASIONS
NATAL
NATS
NEAL
NEAT
NICE
NICOL
NICOLS
NOEL
NOELS
NOES
NOINT
NOISE
NOISES
NOLE
NOLES
NOLL
NOLLS
NOLO
NOLOS
NONA
NONCE
NONCES
NONE
NONG
NONI
NONIS
NONSELF
NOSE
NOSES
NOUS
NOUSELL
NOUSES
NOUSLE
NOUSLES
OASES
OATS
OBCONIC
OBIS
OCTA
OCTAGON
OCTAGONAL
OCTAGONS
OCTAL
OFLAG
OFLAGS
OGLE
OINT
OLEA
OLEO
OLES
OLLA
ONCE
ONCES
ONCOGEN
ONCOGENS
ONCUS
ONION
ONIONS
ONOS
ONTO
OSES
OUSEL
OUSELS
OWES
OWLS
OWSE
RACH
RAFALE
RAFALES
RAFT
RAFTMAN
RAFTS
RAFTSMAN
RAGS
RALE
RALES
RAMS
RANA
RANAS
RANG
RASE
RASES
RASING
RAST
RASTA
RATA
RATAL
RATALS
RATAN
RATAS
RATS
RAUCLE
RUBICELLE
RUBICON
RUBICONS
RUBIN
RUBIOUS
RUBUS
RUGA
RUGAL
RUGS
RUNG
RUNGS
SAFT
SAGUIN
SALAAM
SALAAMS
SALE
SALES
SANG
SARAFAN
SARAN
SARGUS
SARGUSES
SATARA
SATARAS
SAUCE
SAUCES
SAUCING
SCION
SCIONS
SCOG
SCONE
SCUG
SECO
SECONAL
SECS
SELF
SELL
SELLA
SELLAE
SELLE
SELS
SEWS
SICE
SICES
SINCE
SING
SINGE
SINGLE
SLAG
SLANG
SLAT
SLATS
SLEW
SLEWS
SLOAN
SLOE
SLOES
SLOG
SLOW
SLOWS
SNELL
SNOG
SOLE
SOLES
SOLO
SOLOING
SOLON
SONE
STALAG
STALAGS
STALE
STALES
STAR
STARN
STASES
SUGAN
SUGAR
SUING
SUINT
SWELL
TAAL
TAALS
TABI
TABIS
TACH
TACHO
TACO
TAEL
TAENIA
TALA
TALAR
TALAS
TALC
TALCING
TALCS
TALE
TALEA
TALES
TALL
TALLS
TALON
TALONS
TAMS
TANNA
TANNAS
TAONGA
TARA
TARAS
TARN
TARNAL
TASAR
TOTAL
TSAR
UNARM
UNARMS
UNAU
UNAUS
UNGUAL
UNGUIS
URNAL
USES
USING
WELL
WOES
WOLF

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

Yesterday's Strands Answers — August 13, 2024

  • Theme: "Look it up!"
  • Spangram: REFERENCE

Theme words:

ALMANAC ATLAS DICTIONARY HANDBOOK THESAURUS

See the full page for yesterday: Strands Answers — August 13, 2024

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