NYT Strands Today — Hints, Answers and Spangram for Friday, August 2 (Game #152)
Your final Strands puzzle of the week is pretty easy once you’ve figured out the theme… but that’s a challenge in itself. Below are hints if you need them.
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 #152) – Hint #1 – Today’s Theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is… Here, there and everywhere
NYT Strands Today (Contest #152) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the hint system in the game.
- TROUT
- MANE
- BEET
- CURVATURE
- SIDE
- DIFFICULT
NYT Strands Today (Contest #152) – Hint #3 – Spangram
What’s a hint for today’s spangram?
• Where you are
NYT Strands Today (Contest #152) – Hint #4 – Spangram Position
Which two sides of the board are affected by today’s spangram?
• First: left, 4th row
• Last: right, 4th row
Okay, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Contest #152) – The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands question, game #152, are…
- ABOVE
- BY MEANS OF
- NEXT
- BELOW
- BETWEEN
- AMID
- SPANGRAM: LOCATION
- My score: Moderate
- My score: 1 tip
It took me ages to get started with today’s Strands, so much so that I needed a hint to get going. The ‘Here, There and Everywhere’ theme only suggested ‘The Beatles’, which was clearly wrong (although I had checked), so it wasn’t until the game gave me ABOVE that it became clear what I was looking for. After that it was easy: there are only so many LOCATION-based words, and I was able to find them all in a few minutes.
How was your day? Send me an email and let me know.
Yesterday’s Answers to NYT Strands (Thursday, August 1, Contest #151)
- SALTY
- MARACA
- RATTLE
- HAIR SPRAY
- MARTINI
- OUTLOOK
- HANDS
- SPANGRAM: SHAKEN
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.
