Strands Answers in Order August 29, 2024 #309, Hints, and Tips

Here are the NYT Strands answers in order for August 29, 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: "Wake up and ..."
  • Category nudge: Think about wake up and ...
  • Theme words count: 6 words to find
  • First letters of theme words: B, C, E, I, L, M
  • Tip: Match colors to confirm words before moving on.

Today's Spangram

SPANGRAM: COFFEEORDER

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

Theme connection: This word relates to "Wake up and ..." and connects all theme words.

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

Theme Words:

BLACK CAPPUCCINO ESPRESSO ICED LATTE MOCHA

All Valid Solutions (809 words):

SPRESSO
LATTE
MOCHA
CAPPUCCINO
ICED
BLACK
COFFEEORDER
ACCESS
ACCESSES
ACCRUE
ACCRUED
ACED
ACER
ACERB
ACEROLA
ACES
ACHE
ACINI
ACINIC
ACME
ACMES
ACRE
ACRED
ACRES
ADORE
ADORER
ADREAD
ADUNC
AERATOR
AERO
AHORSE
ALBE
ALBEDO
ALBEE
ALCO
ALCOS
ALEC
ALEE
ALEF
ALEFS
ALES
ALOD
ALOE
ALOED
ALOES
ALTHEA
ALTHO
ALTO
APED
APER
APERCU
ARCADE
ARCED
ARDEB
ARDOR
AREA
AREAD
AREAE
ARECA
ARED
AREDE
AREPA
ARERE
ATTACH
ATTACHE
ATTAR
BEDE
BEDERAL
BEDRAL
BEDU
BEDUNCE
BEDUNCED
BEEF
BEEFS
BEEP
BEEPS
BEER
BEFORE
BELACE
BELACES
BELAR
BELCH
BELT
BERE
BLAIN
BLEE
BLEED
BLEEDER
BLESS
BLESSER
BLESSES
BLOC
BOCACCIO
BOCCA
BOCCI
BOCCIA
BOEP
BOEPS
BOFF
BOFFED
BOFFO
BOFFOLA
BOLA
BOLE
BOLERO
BOLES
BOPS
BOSS
BOSSER
BOSSES
BREAD
BRED
BREDE
BREE
BREED
BREEDER
BRER
BROAD
BROADER
BROD
BROTH
BRUCIN
BUCCAL
BUDA
BUDO
BUNCE
BUNCED
BUNIA
BURD
CADE
CAIN
CALCES
CALCIC
CALO
CALOS
CAPE
CAPED
CAPER
CAPERED
CAPPED
CAPPER
CAPUCCIO
CAPUERA
CATE
CATTALO
CATTLE
CEDAR
CEDE
CEDER
CELEB
CEPE
CEPS
CERCI
CERE
CERED
CERO
CESS
CESSE
CESSER
CESSES
CHAO
CHAT
CHATTA
CHEAT
CHORE
CHORES
CICALE
CION
CLACK
CLAD
CLADE
CLARO
CLAT
CLEEP
CLEEPS
CLEF
CLEFS
CLEPE
CLEPES
CLOD
CLOFF
CLOFFS
CLOP
CLOPS
CLOSE
CLOT
CLOTH
CLOTHE
COAT
COATE
COBLE
COBLES
COERCION
COFF
COFFED
COFFEE
COFFER
COFFERED
COFFLE
COFFLED
COIN
COLA
COLE
COLES
COME
COMER
COMERS
COMES
COMS
CONCUR
CONI
CONIA
CONIC
CONICAL
CONURE
COPE
COPER
COPERED
COPES
COPS
COPSE
COPSES
CORE
CORES
CORF
CORM
CORMS
CORPS
CORPSE
CORPSES
CORS
CORSE
CORSES
CORSO
CORSOS
COSE
COSS
COSSES
CRED
CREDAL
CREDO
CREE
CREED
CREEDAL
CREEL
CREEP
CREEPS
CREM
CREMS
CREOLE
CREOLES
CREOSOL
CREPE
CREPED
CREPES
CRESS
CROME
CROMES
CRORE
CROTAL
CROTTLE
CRUD
CRUDE
CRUDER
CRUE
CRUPPER
CUBE
CUBED
CUBER
CUBLESS
CUED
CUPPA
CUPPED
CUPPER
CURB
CURBED
CURBLESS
CURD
CURE
CURED
CURELESS
CURER
DACE
DAEDAL
DALE
DALT
DAPPED
DAPPER
DARE
DARER
DATO
DEAD
DEAERATOR
DEBE
DEBEL
DEBOSS
DEBOSSES
DECAD
DECADE
DEEP
DEEPS
DEER
DEERE
DEFER
DEFFER
DEFFO
DEFLATOR
DEFORCE
DEFORCER
DELATOR
DELF
DELO
DELT
DELTA
DERAT
DERE
DEREPRESS
DERO
DOAT
DOER
DOFF
DOFFER
DOFFS
DOLE
DOLT
DORB
DORE
DOREE
DOTAL
DOTH
DOTTLE
DOTTLER
DRAT
DREAD
DREE
DRERE
DROLE
DROLER
DRUB
DRUPE
DUCI
DUNCE
DUNCICAL
DUPE
DUPED
DUPER
DUPION
DUPPED
DURE
DURO
EACH
EATH
ECAD
ECOS
EFFED
EFFERE
EFFERED
EFFORCE
EFFORCED
EFFS
ELAIN
ELODEA
ELOPE
ELOPER
ELOPES
ELOPS
ELOPSES
EPEE
EPERDU
EPERDUE
EPIC
EPOS
EPOSES
EPROM
EPROMS
ERED
ERODE
ERUCIC
ESSE
ESSES
ETTLE
ETTLED
EUPAD
EURO
FEBLESSE
FEBLESSES
FEDERAL
FEDERATOR
FEDORA
FEEB
FEEBLE
FEEBLES
FEED
FEEDER
FEEL
FEELESS
FEER
FEERED
FELT
FEOD
FEODAL
FERE
FERER
FLARE
FLARED
FLAREUP
FLAT
FLED
FLEE
FLEER
FLEERED
FLEERER
FLOAT
FLOE
FLOR
FLORA
FLOTA
FOAL
FOALED
FOCAL
FOES
FOLACIN
FOPS
FORA
FORB
FORCE
FORCED
FORCER
FORD
FORE
FOREFELT
FOREL
FORELAIN
FORERUN
FOSS
FOSSE
FOSSES
FROM
HAET
HATE
HEAT
HOME
HOMER
HOMERS
HOMES
HOMS
HORE
HORME
HORMES
HORS
HORSE
HORSES
ICON
ICONIC
IKON
INCLE
INCLES
INCLOSE
INCUDAL
INCUR
INIA
INURE
INURED
IONIC
KINO
LACE
LACES
LACK
LACONIC
LADE
LADER
LAIC
LAIK
LAIN
LARD
LARDER
LARE
LATH
LATHE
LEED
LEEP
LEEPS
LEER
LEERED
LEOTARD
LEPER
LEPS
LERE
LERED
LESS
LESSER
LESSES
LOAD
LOADER
LOATH
LOATHE
LOBE
LOBED
LOCA
LODE
LOESS
LOESSES
LOPE
LOPER
LOPES
LOPS
LORD
LORE
LOREL
LOSE
LOSS
LOSSES
LOTA
LOTH
LOTTE
MERC
MERCAT
MERCH
MERCHET
MESS
MOAT
MOCH
MORCHA
MORE
MORES
MORS
MORSE
MORSES
NICE
NICK
NIPPED
NIPPER
NIPPERED
NOCK
NUDE
NUDER
NURD
OARED
OATH
OCHE
ODAL
ODEA
OFFED
OFFER
OFFERED
OFFERER
OFFEROR
OFFLOAD
OFFS
OLES
OMER
OMERS
ONCE
OPES
ORAD
ORAL
ORBED
ORBLESS
ORCA
ORCHAT
ORCIN
ORDER
ORDURE
OREAD
ORES
ORFE
ORFS
OSES
PACE
PACED
PACER
PEACE
PEACED
PEDAL
PEDALER
PEDALFER
PEDALO
PEDRO
PEDUNCLE
PEDUNCLES
PEED
PEEL
PEER
PEERED
PELA
PELE
PELES
PEPINO
PERDU
PERDUE
PERDURE
PERE
PEREA
PERORAL
PESO
PESOS
PICE
PICNIC
PINUP
PION
PIONIC
POEM
POEMS
POFFLE
POLE
POLER
POLES
POSE
POSER
POSERS
POSES
POSOLE
POSS
POSSE
POSSER
POSSES
PREM
PREMS
PRESS
PROA
PROM
PROMS
PUBE
PUDOR
PUER
PUERED
PUNCE
PUNCED
PUPA
PUPAE
PURDA
PURE
PURED
PUREE
PUREED
PURER
RADE
RALE
RATH
RATHA
RATHE
RATO
RATTLE
RATTLED
RATTLER
READ
REAP
REAPED
REBEL
REBOP
REBOPS
RECAP
RECAPPED
REDCAP
REDE
REDO
REDUB
REED
REEDE
REEDER
REEF
REEFS
REEL
REFED
REFEL
REFELT
REFFED
REFFO
REFFOS
REFLOAT
REFS
RELACE
RELACES
RELATOR
RELOAD
RELOADER
REMS
REOS
REPEL
REPIN
REPO
REPOS
REPOSE
REPOSER
REPOSERS
REPOSES
REPP
REPPED
REPRESS
REPRO
REPROACH
REPS
REPURE
REPURED
RERUN
ROACH
ROAD
ROAR
ROARED
ROATE
ROCH
ROCHET
RODE
ROED
ROLE
ROLF
ROLFED
ROLFER
ROMEO
ROMEOS
ROMS
RORAL
RORE
ROTA
ROTAL
ROTL
ROTTE
RUBE
RUBEL
RUBEOLA
RUBEOLAR
RUBLE
RUBLES
RUBOFF
RUDE
RUDER
RUDERAL
RUED
RUER
RUNIC
SECO
SELE
SEPS
SEPSES
SERF
SERFS
SERS
SESS
SMORE
SMORES
SOBER
SOBERED
SOBERER
SOCA
SOCLE
SOLA
SOLACE
SOLE
SOLER
SOPS
SOSS
SPEC
SPEED
SPEEDER
SPEEDO
SPEEDREAD
SPEEDUP
SPEEL
SPEER
SPEERED
SPEOS
TACH
TACHE
TACHO
TACO
TALC
TALE
TALER
TARDO
TARE
TARED
TARO
TEACH
THAE
THAT
THETA
THORP
THORPE
THORPES
THORPS
TOAD
TOED
TOFF
TOFFEE
TOFFS
TOLA
TOLAR
TOLE
TOLED
TOLT
TORA
TORC
TORE
UDAL
UNCE
UNCI
UNCIA
UNCIAL
UNCLE
UNCLES
UNCLOSE
UNIPED
UPCLOSE
UPPED
UPPER
URDE
URDEE
UREA
UREDO

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

Yesterday's Strands Answers — August 28, 2024

  • Theme: "Commuter benefits"
  • Spangram: PUBLICTRANSPORT

Theme words:

FERRY MONORAIL STREETCAR SUBWAY TRAIN

See the full page for yesterday: Strands Answers — August 28, 2024

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