Here's another potentially tricky Strand, in case you were hoping for something different. It's solvable, sure, but you might have to think creatively to do it without any hints from the game. Or you can use my own hints to guide you.
Want more word fun? Then check out my Wordle today, NYT Connections today, and Quordle today pages for clues and answers to those games.
SPOILER WARNING: Below you will find information about today's NYT Strands, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.
NYT Strands Today (Game #138): Clue #1: Today's Topic
What is the topic of today's NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… And the Oscar goes to …
NYT Strands Today (Game #138): Clue #2: Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game's hint system.
- NEST
- GRIND
- BRINE
- COMMODITY
- BETTER
- SANE
NYT Strands today (game #138): clue #3 – spangram
What is a clue for today's spangram?
• Big Screen Winners
NYT Strands Today (Game #138): Clue #4: Spangram Position
What are the two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
• First: left, 3rd row
• Last: right, 4th row
Well, the answers are below, so DON'T CONTINUE FOLLOWING THE PAGE IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #138): the answers
The answers to today's Strands game #138 are…
- FIELD
- SHOW OFF
- BERRY
- BRIDGES
- PHOENIX
- STONE
- HUNT
- SPANGRAM: BEST PERFORMANCE
- My rating: Moderate
- My score: Perfect
The NYT couldn't have done more to point out this issue, giving us the thematic clue of “And the Oscar goes to…”, which couldn't be misinterpreted. However, I found it quite difficult to solve, because the answers were all names of Oscar winners who are also not proper names, for example FIELD and STONE, which meant there were probably hundreds of possible solutions and the only way to solve it was to look them up. Obviously, looking up words is always part of Strands, but most days you can at least rack your brain for words that might be an answer and then look them up. Here, you had to find words first.
Anyway, I eventually solved them all, although it took me a while to get the spangram, BESTACTING, because I was looking for an actual prize name, like BESTACTOR or BESTACTRESS. Once I had it, the game became much easier and I didn't need any hints, just a lot of time.
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Answers from yesterday's NYT Strands (Thursday, July 18, match #137)
- CHANGE
- ESCAPE
- SPACE
- RETURN
- CONTROL
- GET INTO
- DELETE
- SPANGRAM: KEYBOARD
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT's new word game, following Wordle and Connections. It's now out of beta, making it a full member of the NYT Games roster and can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I have a complete guide on how to play NYT Strands, with tips for solving it, so check that out if you're struggling to beat it each day.
