#176Monday, August 26, 2024
Strands answers for August 26, 2024 — “See you on the court” (#176)
Spoilers below — this page is the full record for this puzzle
The NYT Strands spangram for August 26, 2024 (puzzle #176) is GRANDSLAM, a 9-letter answer to the theme "See you on the court". The 7 theme words are FOREHAND, LOVE, RACKET, SERVE, SLICE, SMASH and VOLLEY.
Where is each answer on the August 26 Strands board?
The full answer set for puzzle #176 is 7 theme words and one spangram.
The table gives the start square, end square and travel direction of all 8 answers. Every position comes from solving the grid outright — the answers have to tile all 48 letters with no overlap and no remainder, which is what makes a single arrangement provable.
| Answer | Letters | Starts | Ends | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOREHAND | 8 | row 3, column 3 | row 6, column 3 | top to bottom |
| LOVE | 4 | row 2, column 2 | row 1, column 1 | diagonally across the grid |
| RACKET | 6 | row 4, column 5 | row 1, column 6 | bottom to top |
| SERVE | 5 | row 8, column 2 | row 6, column 1 | diagonally across the grid |
| SLICE | 5 | row 5, column 4 | row 6, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
| SMASH | 5 | row 3, column 5 | row 1, column 2 | diagonally across the grid |
| VOLLEY | 6 | row 8, column 6 | row 7, column 3 | right to left |
| GRANDSLAM | 9 | row 4, column 1 | row 6, column 5 | diagonally across the grid |
What did the August 26 Strands grid look like?
Puzzle #176 is played on 48 letters arranged in eight rows of six.
Spangram — 9 letters7 theme words
Each line traces one answer through the letters it uses; the heavier yellow line is the spangram.
Read across the grid, row 1 reads E-H-S-A-E-T, row 2 reads V-L-A-N-M-K, row 3 reads O-R-F-D-S-C, row 4 reads G-H-O-S-R-A, row 5 reads A-E-R-S-L-A, row 6 reads E-N-D-L-M-E, row 7 reads V-R-Y-E-I-C, and row 8 reads E-S-L-L-O-V.
How hard was the August 26 Strands puzzle?
The difficulty index rates puzzle #176 as average: it sits at the 35th percentile of every Strands grid to date.
Easiest puzzle ever published on the left, hardest on the right. The formula behind the score, and the ranked list of every puzzle, are on the Strands difficulty index.
Who made the August 26 Strands puzzle?
Strands puzzle #176 was edited by Tracy Bennett and constructed by Shehara Ranasinghe. Output across the whole run is broken down on who makes NYT Strands.
Common questions about the August 26 Strands puzzle
What was the clue for Strands on August 26, 2024?
The Strands clue for August 26, 2024 is “See you on the court”, on puzzle #176. It is answered by the spangram GRANDSLAM, and all 7 theme words that day belong to that idea.
What were the Strands words on August 26, 2024?
The 7 Strands theme words for August 26, 2024 are FOREHAND, LOVE, RACKET, SERVE, SLICE, SMASH and VOLLEY, plus the spangram GRANDSLAM.
What was the big word in the August 26, 2024 Strands?
The big word — the spangram — for August 26, 2024 is GRANDSLAM, 9 letters long, running from row 4, column 1 to row 6, column 5. It is the one word that touches two opposite sides of the board and states the theme outright.
What did the Strands theme “See you on the court” mean?
The Strands theme “See you on the court” for August 26, 2024 means GRANDSLAM — that is what the spangram spells, and every one of the 7 theme words is an example of it.
How many theme words are in Strands August 26, 2024?
Strands puzzle #176 has 7 theme words plus one spangram, and together they use all 48 letters on the board exactly once.
How difficult was the August 26, 2024 Strands puzzle?
Strands #176 rates average on a computed index, harder than 35% of every Strands puzzle published since March 2024.
What number was the Strands puzzle on August 26, 2024?
The Strands puzzle published on Monday, August 26, 2024 is #176, counting from the game's launch on March 4, 2024.
Today’s puzzle and its hint ladder are on the front page. This puzzle sits in August 2024, part of the full Strands archive.