Here's another easy-ish Strands puzzle for you. Or is it? It probably depends on a) your knowledge of the specific subject and b) how your brain is working today. It is a weekend, after all. There are hints below if you need them.
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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 #153) - hint #1 - today's theme
What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands theme is… A night at the museum
NYT Strands today (game #153) - hint #2 - clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- SHIN
- SHUN
- CALM
- DIVER
- RELY
- TRICE
NYT Strands today (game #153) - hint #3 - spangram
What is a hint for today's spangram?
• Creativity through time
NYT Strands today (game #153) - hint #4 - spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
• First: top, 3rd 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 #153) - the answers
The answers to today's Strands, game #153, are…
- BAROQUE
- MODERN
- ROMANTIC
- CLASSICAL
- MEDIEVAL
- SPANGRAM: ARTHISTORY
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
I solved this one in rather a roundabout way, getting the spangram first then finding the individual answers, but if not I might well have struggled. The theme clue of 'A night at the museum' didn't suggest ARTHISTORY or the likes of ROMANTIC and BAROQUE to me; I was thinking dinosaurs and romans and mummies and so on…
Still, with ARTHISTORY in place it became obvious what kind of words I needed to find, and I ticked them all off with a minimum of fuss from there.
How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.
Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Friday 2 August, game #152)
- ABOVE
- THROUGH
- BESIDE
- UNDERNEATH
- BETWEEN
- AMONG
- SPANGRAM: LOCATION
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.
