Fancy another easy Strands game to end the weekend? Well, there you have it. It's been a trend lately, with no really difficult games for a while. Maybe that will change soon.
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 #140): Clue #1: Today's Topic
What is the topic of today's NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… Words that start with S? (A cutting-edge topic!)
NYT Strands Today (Game #140): Clue #2: Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game's hint system.
- CLAY
- CHEAT
- EQUIPMENT
- TAME
- BASIL
- STARE
NYT Strands Today (Game #140): Clue #3 – Spangram
What is a clue for today's spangram?
• Sharp thinking?
NYT Strands Today (Game #140): Clue #4: Spangram Position
What are the two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
• First: Right, 4th row
• Last: left, 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 #140): the answers
The answers to today's Strands game #140 are…
- OLD HOUSE
- SCIMITAR
- CUTLASS
- RAPIER
- Katana
- MACHETE
- SPANGRAM: BLADES
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
Reading the thematic clue here, I got excited about a complex Strands puzzle that required some outside-the-box thinking. What could “S words” (a cutting-edge theme!) mean? Did all the answers start with S… but the S was missing? Were they all words whose synonyms started with S? Something even more diabolical? But no, they were all just types of swords. What a shame.
That became apparent as soon as I found CLAYMORE, after watching CLAY and realising I could extend it. After that, it was a simple case of searching my brain and the board for other BLADES (as the spangram would say), which wasn't a particularly demanding task.
How did your day go? Send me an email and let me know.
Answers from yesterday's NYT Strands (Saturday, July 20, match #139)
- SAUCER
- FORK
- KNIFE
- SPOON
- GLASS
- LEAF
- NAPKIN
- SPANGRAM: PLACE ADJUSTMENT
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.
