#175Sunday, August 25, 2024
Strands answers for August 25, 2024 — “Into the woods” (#175)
Spoilers below — this page is the full record for this puzzle
The NYT Strands spangram for August 25, 2024 (puzzle #175) is FOREST, a 6-letter answer to the theme "Into the woods". The 7 theme words are BEECH, CHESTNUT, GINKGO, MAPLE, PINE, SYCAMORE and WILLOW.
Where is each answer on the August 25 Strands board?
Here are all 7 theme words from the August 25, 2024 Strands puzzle, with the spangram last.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEECH | 5 | row 4, column 6 | row 1, column 6 | bottom to top |
| CHESTNUT | 8 | row 4, column 2 | row 2, column 3 | diagonally across the grid |
| GINKGO | 6 | row 6, column 2 | row 8, column 2 | diagonally across the grid |
| MAPLE | 5 | row 5, column 3 | row 7, column 3 | diagonally across the grid |
| PINE | 4 | row 6, column 6 | row 8, column 5 | diagonally across the grid |
| SYCAMORE | 8 | row 3, column 2 | row 1, column 4 | diagonally across the grid |
| WILLOW | 6 | row 6, column 5 | row 7, column 5 | diagonally across the grid |
| FOREST | 6 | row 4, column 1 | row 5, column 6 | left to right |
What did the August 25 Strands grid look like?
Every letter below appears in exactly one answer — the 8 words tile all 48 cells of the August 25, 2024 grid.
Spangram — 6 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 T-N-U-E-R-H, row 2 reads S-E-T-M-O-C, row 3 reads H-S-Y-A-E-E, row 4 reads F-C-R-C-S-B, row 5 reads I-O-M-E-I-T, row 6 reads N-G-A-L-W-P, row 7 reads K-P-E-L-W-I, and row 8 reads G-O-L-O-E-N.
How hard was the August 25 Strands puzzle?
On the same measure applied to every puzzle since 2024, Strands #175 comes out easy, ahead of 22% 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 25 Strands puzzle?
Strands puzzle #175 was edited by Tracy Bennett and constructed by Christina Iverson. Output across the whole run is broken down on who makes NYT Strands.
Common questions about the August 25 Strands puzzle
What was the clue for Strands on August 25, 2024?
The Strands clue for August 25, 2024 is “Into the woods”, on puzzle #175. It is answered by the spangram FOREST, and all 7 theme words that day belong to that idea.
What were the Strands words on August 25, 2024?
The 7 Strands theme words for August 25, 2024 are BEECH, CHESTNUT, GINKGO, MAPLE, PINE, SYCAMORE and WILLOW, plus the spangram FOREST.
What was the big word in the August 25, 2024 Strands?
The big word — the spangram — for August 25, 2024 is FOREST, 6 letters long, running from row 4, 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 “Into the woods” mean?
The Strands theme “Into the woods” for August 25, 2024 means FOREST — 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 25, 2024?
Strands puzzle #175 has 7 theme words plus one spangram, and together they use all 48 letters on the board exactly once.
How difficult was the August 25, 2024 Strands puzzle?
Strands #175 rates easy on a computed index, harder than 22% of every Strands puzzle published since March 2024.
What number was the Strands puzzle on August 25, 2024?
The Strands puzzle published on Sunday, August 25, 2024 is #175, 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.