The week ends with a more difficult Strands puzzle. Or at least that was my experience; you may find it much easier. If you're struggling, here are some suggestions.
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 #131): Clue #1: Today's Topic
What is the topic of today's NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… Auto suggestion
NYT Strands Today (Game #131): Clue #2: Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game's hint system.
- ECHO
- JOKE
- ORDER
- PAINFUL
- ROPE
- SLOT
NYT Strands Today (Game #131): Clue #3 – Spangram
What is a clue for today's spangram?
• What are you driving these days?
NYT Strands Today (Game #131): Clue #4: Spangram Position
What are the two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
• First: left, 4th row
• Last: right, 6th 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 #131): the answers
The answers to today's Strands game #131 are…
- SOUL
- AGREEMENT
- OUTSIDE
- CHARGER
- EQUINOX
- EXPLORER
- SPANGRAM: CAR MODELS
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 4 tracks
For the first time in a long time, I needed a lot of clues for today's Strands. I think it's difficult wherever you are, but I suspect it'll be particularly difficult if you're not in the US. A model like the Chevrolet EQUINOX or Dodge CHARGER isn't available here, as far as I know, or certainly not in large numbers. Most of the others are, I think, but the connection just didn't occur to me until I'd used four clues. I'm not complaining; I've heard of each of these models and could have figured it out with a little inspiration or more patience perhaps – I'm simply justifying my poor score today!
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Answers from yesterday's NYT Strands (Thursday, July 11, match #130)
- BUTTER
- CHILI
- BACON
- CHIVES
- CHEDDAR CHEESE
- BROCCOLI
- SPANGRAM: BAKED POTATO
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.
