#179Thursday, August 29, 2024
Strands answers for August 29, 2024 — “Wake up and ...” (#179)
Spoilers below — this page is the full record for this puzzle
The NYT Strands spangram for August 29, 2024 (puzzle #179) is COFFEEORDER, a 11-letter answer to the theme "Wake up and ...". The 6 theme words are BLACK, CAPPUCCINO, ESPRESSO, ICED, LATTE and MOCHA.
Where is each answer on the August 29 Strands board?
Here are all 6 theme words from the August 29, 2024 Strands puzzle, with the spangram last.
The table gives the start square, end square and travel direction of all 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACK | 5 | row 5, column 3 | row 8, column 1 | diagonally across the grid |
| CAPPUCCINO | 10 | row 6, column 6 | row 8, column 2 | diagonally across the grid |
| ESPRESSO | 8 | row 4, column 1 | row 2, column 1 | diagonally across the grid |
| ICED | 4 | row 8, column 3 | row 8, column 6 | left to right |
| LATTE | 5 | row 3, column 5 | row 1, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
| MOCHA | 5 | row 1, column 3 | row 1, column 5 | diagonally across the grid |
| COFFEEORDER | 11 | row 5, column 1 | row 5, column 6 | left to right |
What did the August 29 Strands grid look like?
Every letter below appears in exactly one answer — the 7 words tile all 48 cells of the August 29, 2024 grid.
Spangram — 11 letters6 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 S-E-M-O-A-E, row 2 reads O-S-R-C-H-T, row 3 reads S-P-F-F-L-T, row 4 reads E-O-E-E-O-A, row 5 reads C-L-B-R-D-R, row 6 reads A-C-C-U-E-C, row 7 reads C-I-N-P-P-A, and row 8 reads K-O-I-C-E-D.
How hard was the August 29 Strands puzzle?
On the same measure applied to every puzzle since 2024, Strands #179 comes out above average, ahead of 66% of them.
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 29 Strands puzzle?
Strands puzzle #179 was edited by Tracy Bennett and constructed by Natalie Erjavec. Output across the whole run is broken down on who makes NYT Strands.
Common questions about the August 29 Strands puzzle
What was the clue for Strands on August 29, 2024?
The Strands clue for August 29, 2024 is “Wake up and ...”, on puzzle #179. It is answered by the spangram COFFEEORDER, and all 6 theme words that day belong to that idea.
What were the Strands words on August 29, 2024?
The 6 Strands theme words for August 29, 2024 are BLACK, CAPPUCCINO, ESPRESSO, ICED, LATTE and MOCHA, plus the spangram COFFEEORDER.
What was the big word in the August 29, 2024 Strands?
The big word — the spangram — for August 29, 2024 is COFFEEORDER, 11 letters long, running from row 5, column 1 to row 5, column 6. It is the one word that touches two opposite sides of the board and states the theme outright.
What did the Strands theme “Wake up and ...” mean?
The Strands theme “Wake up and ...” for August 29, 2024 means COFFEEORDER — that is what the spangram spells, and every one of the 6 theme words is an example of it.
How many theme words are in Strands August 29, 2024?
Strands puzzle #179 has 6 theme words plus one spangram, and together they use all 48 letters on the board exactly once.
How difficult was the August 29, 2024 Strands puzzle?
Strands #179 rates above average on a computed index, harder than 66% of every Strands puzzle published since March 2024.
What number was the Strands puzzle on August 29, 2024?
The Strands puzzle published on Thursday, August 29, 2024 is #179, 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.