NYT Strands puzzle #178, dated August 28, 2024, has the theme “Commuter benefits.” If you want to preserve the solve, start with the hints below; the complete answer list and spangram follow.
Hints for Strands #178
- Theme: Commuter benefits.
- Gentler clue: Get around without a car.
- Spangram clue: Mass transit.
- Spangram path: It enters at the left edge on row 6 and exits at the right edge on row 5.
- First-two-letter prompts: FE, TR, ST, PU, MO, SU.
The prompts are drawn from the puzzle’s answer set; use them before opening the full solution below.
How Strands works
Strands is a themed word search on a letter grid. Trace theme words through adjacent letters; found words are highlighted. The spangram describes the theme and touches opposite sides of the board. The reviewed guides say every letter is used once across the theme words and spangram.
Try Hard Guides describes the in-game hint as unlocking after you find three valid non-theme words of at least four letters. The hint then highlights the letters of a theme word.
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Spoilers below.
- FERRY
- MONORAIL
- STREETCAR
- SUBWAY
- TRAIN
Spangram
PUBLIC TRANSPORT (also written as PUBLICTRANSPORT without a space).
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The puzzle-specific guides from Try Hard Guides, TechRadar, and Forbes agree on the theme, five words, and spangram, though their answer ordering varies. These are secondary guides; this solution reflects their consistent identification of puzzle #178 as the August 28, 2024 puzzle.
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