Let's start the week with an easy-ish Strands puzzle, shall we? Sounds good. But if you do find yourself getting frustrated, you can check out my hints below.
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.
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NYT Strands today (game #127) - hint #1 - today's theme
What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Rise and shine
NYT Strands today (game #127) - hint #2 - clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- HOUSE
- WEAR
- SOON
- FAST
- FADE
- READ
NYT Strands today (game #127) - hint #3 - spangram
What is a hint for today's spangram?
• Start the day right
NYT Strands today (game #127) - hint #4 - spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
• First: top, 3rd column
• Last: bottom, 4th column
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #127) - the answers
The answers to today's Strands, game #127, are…
- WAKE
- SHOWER
- BREAKFAST
- DRESS
- WORK
- SNOOZE
- SPANGRAM: MORNINGROUTINE
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
What's your morning routine? Mine involves waking up (no snoozing), playing Strands, Connections, Quordle and lastly Wordle, then running around in a mad panic to shower, dress, and if there's time grab breakfast, before work. The NYT's morning routine, as described here, doesn't involve playing word games, but is otherwise a fairly standard start to the day for most people, I imagine. And for that reason, it's another fairly easy one to solve.
I found WAKE first, which confirmed my hunch about the game's theme based on the clue, then came up with SHOWER and BREAKFAST. Next up was the spangram – and that was so long that it left very little space for much of a dilemma over the remaining answers, meaning I completed this in no more than about five minutes once I'd discovered that first word.
How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.
Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Sunday 7 July, game #126)
- SLATE
- CHARCOAL
- PLATINUM
- GRAPHITE
- STEEL
- FLINT
- SPANGRAM: GRAYSCALE
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.