NYT Strands Today — Hints, Answers and Spangram for Monday, July 15 (Game #134)
Today’s Strands were quite frustrating for me, and maybe for you too. If you need hints, read on.
Want more word-based fun? Check out my Wordle Today, NYT Connections Today, and Quordle Today pages for hints and answers for those games.
SPOILER ALERT: Below is information about today’s NYT Strands. So don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Strands Today (Game #134) – Hint #1 – Today’s Theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is… Try it at university
NYT Strands Today (Contest #134) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the hint system in the game.
- THRONE
- WEST
- VILLAGE
- PLACE
- WRESTLING
- TEMPORARY
NYT Strands Today (Contest #134) – Hint #3 – Spangram
What’s a hint for today’s spangram?
• Places of learning
NYT Strands Today (Contest #134) – Hint #4 – Spangram Position
Which two sides of the board are affected by today’s spangram?
• First: right, 5th row
• Last: left, 5th row
Okay, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Contest #134) – The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands question, game #134, are…
- DUKE
- RICE
- TUFFLES
- NORTHWESTERN
- BROWN
- TEMPLE
- SPANGRAM: UNIVERSITIES
- My score: Difficult
- My score: 4 tips
This was one of those Strands puzzles that I accidentally made much harder because I was born outside the United States. As I’ve said before, I live in the UK, and with all due respect to the participants, past and present, of TUFTS, RICE, and TEMPLE, I’m no expert on American universities. In the UK it’s easier; think of a city or town and you’ll probably have a university named, which in the US apparently isn’t the case.
The result is that I needed multiple hints to solve today’s game. I found the spangram, UNIVERSITIES, myself, plus NORTHWESTERN and BROWN, but that was it. Frustrating.
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Answers from yesterday’s NYT Strands (Sunday, July 14, Contest #133)
- CHEERFUL
- WHINKING
- STORM
- TO FILL
- PEAT
- HAIRY
- REST
- ATOM
- SPANGRAM: HOMOPHONES
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the new word game from the NYT, after Wordle and Connections. It is now out of beta and is therefore a full member of the NYT stable of games and can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I have a complete guide to playing NYT Strands, complete with tips to solve the game. If you are having a hard time beating the game every day, you can definitely check it out.
