HIGHLIGHTS
- Today’s NYT Strands theme is “Boogie Woogie Woogie,” meaning players must find names of popular dance moves.
- The Spangram is 9 characters long, starting with “L” and ending with “E,” running vertically through the puzzle.
- WO, HU, MA, FO,and LO are the first two letters of the remaining answers for today’s NYT Strands.
NYT Strands is a daily puzzle where players navigate a 6×8 word grid, searching for words connected by a central theme.
In a grid, you must find words in a way that uses all the letters, with no strands overlapping.
You can attempt the puzzle as many times as you want, and the game ends only when you’ve found all the hidden words.
Boogie Woogie Woogie Meaning In The NYT Strands
Today’s NYT Strands theme is “Boogie Woogie Woogie,” meaning players must identify six hidden words related to the theme.

The puzzle is designed to challenge players to think both literally and figuratively.
Some puzzles are straightforward, while others use themed designs to mislead players’ thinking.
Every puzzle includes a spangram, a word or phrase that represents the theme and stretches across the board from one side to the other.

Today’s spangram is “Line Dance,” starting with the fourth word in the first row and ending with the fourth word in the last row.
Although the theme could be interpreted in various ways, deciphering the spangram gave us the idea that it was related to dance.
A line dance is a choreographed dance in which a group of people dance along to a repeating sequence of steps.
All Answers For NYT Strands For May 14, 2025
Marking words that appear in the grid but are unrelated to the theme will help fill the hint bar.

Line, dance, moti, and dato are some words you can mark today to get hints, making it easier to solve the puzzle.
Once completely filled by marking three unrelated words, it can be used to highlight the letters of one of the answers.

Here are all the words you’ll find in the NYT Strands for May 14, 2025:
- Wobble
- Hustle
- Macarena
- Footloose
- Locomotion
Each of these names a popular dance move that inspires group dances, aligning with today’s theme.

I found today’s NYT Strands puzzle pretty straightforward. Using the hints, I figured out “Hustle” and “Wobble,” and quickly found the other words.

