NYT Strands Today — Hints, Answers, and Spangram for Saturday, July 13 (Contest #132)
Got plans for the weekend? Whatever you’re doing, start with a quick round of Strands, the NYT’s new word game. It’s challenging, fun, and there’s a new word game every day; what’s not to like?
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 #132) – Hint #1 – Today’s Theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is… Hello kitty
NYT Strands Today (Contest #132) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the hint system in the game.
- HOLE
- CRAFT
- CONES
- TACK
- SCABIES
- SHELL
NYT Strands Today (Contest #132) – Hint #3 – Spangram
What’s a hint for today’s spangram?
• Hairstyles
NYT Strands Today (Contest #132) – Hint #4 – Spangram Position
Which two sides of the board are affected by today’s spangram?
• First: left, 5th row
• Last: right, 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 #132) – The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands question, game #132, are…
- TURTLE
- SMOKING
- STRIPED
- BLACK
- CALICO
- ORANGE
- SPANGRAM: FUR COAT
- My score: Simple
- My score: 1 tip
This Strands puzzle was super easy until the very end, when it suddenly wasn’t. The theme was actually ‘cat fur types’, which is a good one for me, since I’ve shared a home with three cats up until now. Or rather, they’ve let me live with them and given me the honor of feeding them, in exchange for mild contempt on their part plus the occasional pet if they’re being nice to me.
Anyway, the hint gave the game away, and TABBY and TORTOISESHELL were easy to find. Everything went smoothly until the end. I had two words left, but couldn’t figure out what they were, so I ended up using a hint. That gave me the letters OCCALI, and no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t put them together into a word. Eventually, through trial and error, I got CALICO, which I probably should have known, but didn’t. That left one more – so no hint needed. But again, I couldn’t make a word out of the letters ARNOGE. After a few minutes of torture, I realized the answer was the obvious ORANGE, and I played it rather embarrassed to finish the game.
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Yesterday’s Answers to NYT Strands (Friday, July 12, Contest #131)
- SOUL
- AGREEMENT
- DOMESTIC
- CHARGER
- EVENING
- EXPLORER
- SPANGRAM: CAR MODELS
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.
