NYT Strands Today — Hints, Answers and Spangram for Monday, July 8 (Game #127)
Let’s start the week with an easy Strands puzzle, shall we? Sounds good. But if you find yourself getting frustrated, check out my hints below.
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 #127) – Hint #1 – Today’s Theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is… Rise and shine
NYT Strands Today (Contest #127) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the hint system in the game.
- HOUSE
- WEAR
- SOON
- FAST
- FADE
- READ
NYT Strands Today (Contest #127) – Hint #3 – Spangram
What’s a hint for today’s spangram?
• Start the day right
NYT Strands Today (Contest #127) – Hint #4 – Spangram Position
Which two sides of the board are affected by today’s spangram?
• First: top, 3rd column
• Last: bottom, 4th column
Okay, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Contest #127) – The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands question, game #127, are…
- Waking
- SHOWER
- BREAKFAST
- DRESS
- WORK
- TO SLEEP
- SPANGRAM: MORNING ROUTINE
- My score: Simple
- My score: Perfect
What’s your morning routine? Mine involves waking up (don’t snooze), playing Strands, Connections, Quordle, and finally Wordle, and then frantically running around to shower, get dressed, and if there’s time for breakfast, before work. The NYT morning routine, as described here, doesn’t involve word games, but is otherwise a pretty standard way to start the day for most people, I think. And for that reason, it’s also a pretty easy one to nail.
I found WAKE first, which confirmed my suspicions about the game’s theme based on the clue, and then came up with SHOWER and BREAKFAST. Next up was the spangram – and it was so long that it left little room for a dilemma about the remaining answers, meaning I finished this in no more than about five minutes after discovering that first word.
How was your day? Send me an email and let me know.
Answers to Yesterday’s NYT Strands (Sunday, July 7, Contest #126)
- SLATE
- CHARCOAL
- PLATINUM
- GRAPHITE
- STEEL
- FLINT
- SPANGRAM: GREYSCALE
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 games stable 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.
