Today's Strands gave me a lot of trouble, but I don't know if I'd call it difficult. For some people it's probably easy, for others it's almost impossible. Give it a try and see. Read on if you need some tips.
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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 #146): Clue #1: Today's Topic
What is the topic of today's NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… Bedtime story
NYT Strands Today (Game #146): Clue #2: Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game's hint system.
- MUTE
- CLOSE
- SHUN
- DERIVATION
- DOCK
- SHOOTING
NYT Strands today (game #146): clue #3 – spangram
What is a clue for today's spangram?
• Moonlight Lullaby
NYT Strands Today (Game #146): Clue #4: Spangram Position
What are the two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
• First: left, 6th 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 #146): the answers
The answers to today's Strands game #146 are…
- WATCHES
- NOBODY
- SOCKS
- MITTENS
- GRUEL
- KITTENS
- SPANGRAM: GOOD NIGHT MOON
- My rating: Embarrassed
- My score: 2 tracks
I hadn’t the slightest idea what was going on until I finished the game, at which point I googled GOODNIGHTMOON, the spangram, and discovered it was a children’s book from 1947. Right. Well, I’d never heard of it and it seems like a completely odd choice to build a Strands puzzle around, unless it’s much better known in the US, where the NYT is based, than in the UK. Or maybe it’s just me? But I have kids, I read them hundreds of books when they were little, and I’ve never come across this one.
Anyway, all of that made it a struggle to figure it out. I got most of the way there just guessing random words, but I couldn't figure out the spangram. I could see that GOOD NIGHT fit, and given the theme clue I thought it might be part of it, but nothing I tried worked. I eventually had to use clues to get the final two words (MUSH and KITTENS), at which point I found the spangram by default.
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Answers from yesterday's NYT Strands (Friday, July 26, match #145)
- CLUE
- SWIM
- KARATE
- GOLF
- EQUESTRIAN
- ARCHERY
- SPANGRAM: OLYMPIC GAMES
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.
