NYT Strands Today — Hints, Answers and Spangram for Thursday, July 4 (Game #123)
Happy 4th of July to everyone who celebrates! No matter where you are in the world, you’ll probably have no trouble finding these Strands, but read on if you need help.
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 #123) – Hint #1 – Today’s Theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is… National celebration
NYT Strands Today (Contest #123) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the hint system in the game.
- FIREWORK
- TO DESERVE
- BEAUTIFUL
- TO DARE
- GIVE OUT
- PINE
NYT Strands Today (Contest #123) – Hint #3 – Spangram
What’s a hint for today’s spangram?
• 1776
NYT Strands Today (Contest #123) – Hint #4 – Spangram Position
Which two sides of the board are affected by today’s spangram?
• First: bottom, 2nd column
• Last: top, 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 #123) – The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands question, game #123, are…
- FIREWORKS
- ASTERISK
- PICNIC
- FLAG
- PROCESSION
- SPANGRAM: INDEPENDENCE DAY
- My score: Simple
- My score: Perfect
Happy 4th of July, everyone! I don’t celebrate it myself, because I’m in the UK. No, I’m not still angry that we lost the war of independence, it’s just not an issue here. That may have made the game a little harder, but honestly, the NYT made it very easy for everyone today.
First up is the spangram INDEPENDENCE DAY, which takes up a whopping 15 of the 48 letters on the board. That only left room for five standard answers, and one of them, FIREWORKS, was very easy to find and used up another nine.
Second, the answers here aren’t specific to any American celebration – PARADE, FLAG, and SPARKLERs are mainstays of national days around the world, so naming them one by one really wasn’t a challenge.
How was your day? Send me an email and let me know.
Yesterday’s Answers to the NYT Strands (Wednesday, July 3, Contest #122)
- CHAIN
- SADDLE
- BRAKE
- SPLASHBACK
- KICKSTAND
- PEDAL
- FRAME
- SPANGRAM: BICYCLE
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.
