Today's Strands was pretty frustrating for me, and maybe for you too. If you need some hints, read on.
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 #134): Clue #1: Today's Topic
What is the topic of today's NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… Give the old-fashioned college a chance
NYT Strands Today (Game #134): Clue #2: Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game's hint system.
- THRONE
- WEST
- CITY
- PLACE
- WREST
- TEMPERATURE
NYT Strands Today (Game #134): Clue #3 – Spangram
What is a clue for today's spangram?
• Places of learning
NYT Strands Today (Game #134): Clue #4: Spangram Position
What are the two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
• First: Right, 5th row
• Last: left, fifth 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 #134): the answers
The answers to today's Strands game #134 are…
- DUKE
- RICE
- locks
- NORTHWEST
- BROWN
- TEMPLE
- SPANGRAM: UNIVERSITIES
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 4 tracks
This was one of those Strands puzzles that was made much harder for me by the fact that I was born outside the United States. As I've mentioned before, I live in the UK and, with all due respect to past and present attendees of TUFTS, RICE and TEMPLE, I'm not an expert on American universities. It's easier in the UK; think of a city or town and chances are you've also named a university, which is apparently not the case in the US.
The upshot of this is that I needed multiple clues to solve today's game. I managed to find the UNIVERSITIES spangram on my own, plus NORTHWEST and BROWN, but that was it. Frustrating.
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Answers from yesterday's NYT Strands (Sunday, July 14, match #133)
- CHEERFUL
- WHINNY
- GALE
- FILL
- PEAT
- FURRY
- CRUNCH
- ATOM
- SPANGRAM: HOMOPHONES
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.
