Today's Strands was a rather frustrating one for me, and maybe for you too. If you need hints, read on.
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SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.
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NYT Strands today (game #134) - hint #1 - today's theme
What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Give it the ol' college try
NYT Strands today (game #134) - hint #2 - clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- THRONE
- WEST
- TOWN
- SITE
- WREST
- TEMP
NYT Strands today (game #134) - hint #3 - spangram
What is a hint for today's spangram?
• Places of learning
NYT Strands today (game #134) - hint #4 - spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
• First: right, 5th row
• Last: left, 5th row
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #134) - the answers
The answers to today's Strands, game #134, are…
- DUKE
- RICE
- TUFTS
- NORTHWESTERN
- BROWN
- TEMPLE
- SPANGRAM: UNIVERSITIES
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 4 hints
This was one of those Strands puzzles made much harder for me by accident of my birth outside of the United States. As I've mentioned before, I live in the UK, and with all due respect to the attendees, past and present, of TUFTS, RICE and TEMPLE, I'm not an expert in US universities. It's easier in the UK; think of a town or city and you've most likely named a university too, which seemingly isn't the case in the States.
The upshot of that is that I needed multiple hints to solve today's game. I managed to find the spangram, UNIVERSITIES, on my own, plus NORTHWESTERN and BROWN, but that was it. Frustrating.
How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.
Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Sunday 14 July, game #133)
- MERRY
- WHINNY
- GALE
- FILL
- PEAT
- HAIRY
- RUSTLE
- ATOM
- SPANGRAM: HOMOPHONES
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT's new word game, following Wordle and Connections. It's now out of beta so is a fully fledged member of the NYT's games stable and can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I've got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you're struggling to beat it each day.
