Need help with your NYT Strand puzzle? Today's puzzle theme, "Everybody cut footloose!" - is not too difficult to decipher, but some of the related answers are a bit confusing.

Below we have compiled some helpful hints and answers for Strands #162. Start with a few clues to get the complete answer to Strands #162.

WARNING: There are spoilers for Strands #162.

The official theme of NYT Strands #162 is... "Everybody Footloose!"

And here's an unofficial tip from me: "Feel the rhythm!"

If you're still not sure, here are a few valuable hint words:

Still struggling? Spangram gives us a hint on conjunctions. Today it starts with "D" and ends with "S."

Scroll down to find out what it is.

DANCEMOVES.

Now, what is the answer to today's Strand game #162?

Drumroll please.

... Spangram was DANCEMOVES.

Strand game #162

"Everybody cut footloose!"

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Hello, Strand fans! I didn't have much to worry about here, except that when I saw the clue, I wished I hadn't seen the movie Footloose.

When I spotted "HUSTLE" in the upper left corner, I realized that this was actually about a more general dance trend. Next to it, "VOGUE" followed, and in the opposite corner, "MOONWALK" was added to the collection.

Then I added FLOSS in the upper right corner and TWERK below it. This made way for the DANCEMOVES spangram.

This left only one word to find: PIROUETTE" in the bottom right corner.

Are you reading in a later time zone than this? The full article about Strand's solution to yesterday's game #161 can be found here.