NYT Strands game #172, from Thursday, August 22, 2024, has the theme “Smoothie moves.” A gentle clue: think of actions a blender can perform. The spangram and full answer list are below the spoiler warning.
Hint for Strands #172
Look for verbs associated with preparing a smoothie. The machine’s functions are the key to the theme.
Spangram and answers for August 22, 2024
Spoilers below.
The spangram is BLENDERSETTING. The seven theme words are:
- CHOP
- LIQUEFY
- PUREE
- STIR
- PULSE
- GRIND
- WHIP
These words name blender actions or settings. Forbes contributor Erik Kain noted that CHOP and GRIND may seem less familiar as blender settings, but both appear in the listed puzzle answers.
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The theme is listed as “Smoothie moves” by Try Hard Guides. Forbes quotes the hint wording as “Smoothie movies” and points to the machine’s functions as the clue. The answer set and BLENDERSETTING spangram fit “Smoothie moves”; “Smoothie movies” is Forbes’s reported wording, not a different answer set.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.How Strands hints work
Try Hard Guides describes Strands as a themed word search on a board of letters. In that guide’s description, players trace letters in any direction without reusing or crossing them, and finding non-theme words can earn hints that reveal theme words. These mechanics are as described in the guide; this page is focused on the archived puzzle and does not verify whether the current game rules have changed.
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