Fancy another easy Strands game to end the weekend? You got it. That's been a bit of a theme lately, without any really tough ones for a while. Maybe it will change soon.
Want more word-based fun? Then check out my Wordle today, NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (game #140) - hint #1 - today's theme
What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands theme is… S-words? (a cutting-edge theme!)
NYT Strands today (game #140) - hint #2 - clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- CLAY
- CHEAT
- TEAM
- TAME
- BASIL
- STARE
NYT Strands today (game #140) - hint #3 - spangram
What is a hint for today's spangram?
• Sharp thinking?
NYT Strands today (game #140) - hint #4 - spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
• First: right, 4th row
• Last: left, 4th row
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #140) - the answers
The answers to today's Strands, game #140, are…
- CLAYMORE
- SCIMITAR
- CUTLASS
- RAPIER
- KATANA
- MACHETE
- SPANGRAM: BLADES
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
On reading the theme clue here I was excited for a complex Strands puzzle that required out-of-the-box thinking. What could 'S-words? (a cutting-edge theme!)' mean? Did all of the answers begin with S… but the S was missing? Were they all words where a synonym for them began with S? Something even more fiendish? But no, they were all just types of swords. Shame.
That became obvious as soon as I found CLAYMORE, off the back of spotting CLAY and then realizing that 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 have it), which was not a particularly taxing task.
How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.
Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Saturday 20 July, game #139)
- SAUCER
- FORK
- KNIFE
- SPOON
- GLASS
- PLATE
- NAPKIN
- SPANGRAM: PLACESETTING
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT's new word game, following Wordle and Connections. It's now out of beta so is a fully fledged member of the NYT's games stable and can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I've got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you're struggling to beat it each day.
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