Who wants to start the week in the best possible way? You do – and that's why you're reading this page, to make sure you complete the fiendishly difficult Strands game from the NYT. Not that today's is that bad – but you still might want some hints.
Want more word-based fun? Then check out my Wordle today, NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games.
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 #148) - hint #1 - today's theme
What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Book it!
NYT Strands today (game #148) - hint #2 - clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- NEWER
- PREEN
- STRAW
- BRAN
- DUTY
- COLD
NYT Strands today (game #148) - hint #3 - spangram
What is a hint for today's spangram?
• Palaces of words
NYT Strands today (game #148) - hint #4 - spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
• First: top 4th column
• Last: bottom 4th column
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #148) - the answers
The answers to today's Strands, game #148, are…
- MEET
- LEARN
- STUDY
- READ
- RENEW
- BORROW
- BROWSE
- SPANGRAM: PUBLICLIBRARY
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
No issues here for anyone who loves books, which I'd wager would be most people choosing to play Strands each day. The theme clue didn't entirely give the game away, for once, and when I uncovered MEET by accident on my first guess, I wasn't sure what the concept here was. But I understood a little more once I found LEARN, STUDY and READ, and the remainder fell into place easily.
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Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Sunday 28 July, game #147)
- JOURNAL
- TRIBUNE
- CHRONICAL
- TIMES
- GLOBE
- HERALD
- SPANGRAM: NEWSPAPER
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.
