NYT Strands Today — Hints, Answers, and Spangram for Sunday, July 28 (Contest #147)
I found the second Strands puzzle of the weekend a lot easier than the first, but your experience may be different. If so, you can use 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 #147) – Hint #1 – Today’s Theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is… Daily delivery
NYT Strands Today (Contest #147) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the hint system in the game.
- SIR
- AEROPLANE
- SHINE
- MICE
- GOOD LOOKING
- SPAN
NYT Strands Today (Contest #147) – Hint #3 – Spangram
What’s a hint for today’s spangram?
• Read all about it
NYT Strands Today (Contest #147) – Hint #4 – Spangram Position
Which two sides of the board are affected by today’s spangram?
• First: top 3rd column
• Last: bottom 3rd column
Okay, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Contest #147) – The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands question, game #147, are…
- LOG
- STAND
- CHRONIC
- TIME
- GLOBE
- HERALD
- SPANGRAM: NEWSPAPER
- My score: Simple
- My score: Perfect
I would have been a little annoyed if I had gotten this wrong – after all, I have worked at several newspapers in my career. The hardest part today, as is often the case, was figuring out what the theme was, but once that was in place it was a piece of cake.
I found the spangram first, after thinking for a moment about what the theme ‘daily delivery’ might mean. I searched for LETTERS and PARCELS, then MILK, then I saw NEWS and thought aha! NEWSPAPER was easy after that, and then the names JOURNAL and HERALD fell into place with a minimum of fuss.
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Answers from Yesterday’s NYT Strands (Saturday, July 27, Contest #146)
- CLOCKS
- NO ONE
- SOCKS
- MITTENS
- MUSHROOM
- KITTENS
- SPANGRAM: GOODNIGHT MOON
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.
