NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Tuesday, July 30 (game #149)

Our clues will help you solve the NYT's Strands today and keep that streak going

29 Jul 2024, 23:02 · TechRadar

News By Marc McLaren published 29 July 2024

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Today's NYT Strands puzzle might prove difficult to solve if, like me, you know very little about the theme. There are hints below if you need them.

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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Your Strands expertMarc McLaren

Marc is TechRadar’s Global Editor in Chief and has been obsessed with Wordle and its ilk for more than two years. He's authored dozens of articles on the game for TechRadar, including a daily today's Wordle answer column and a detailed analysis of the most common letters in Wordle in every position. He's also played every Wordle ever and only lost once and yes, he takes it all too seriously.

NYT Strands today (game #149) - hint #1 - today's theme

What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

• Today's NYT Strands theme is… That's a stretch!

NYT Strands today (game #149) - hint #2 - clue words

Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.

ROOM
TRIAGE
GRID
DIRGE
BROW
PEER

NYT Strands today (game #149) - hint #3 - spangram

What is a hint for today's spangram?

• Getting yourself in a twist

NYT Strands today (game #149) - hint #4 - spangram position

What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?

• First: right, 3rd row

• Last: left, 6th row

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.

NYT Strands today (game #149) - the answers

(Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today's Strands, game #149, are…

CHAIR
CROW
TREE
COBRA
BRIDGE
WARRIOR
MOUNTAIN
SPANGRAM: YOGAPOSES

My rating: Hard
My score: 4 hints

I have never done yoga, and I almost certainly never will do yoga. My knowledge of yoga is at best minimal. So, yes, I struggled to solve today's Strands. I'm not complaining; millions of people do yoga every day, it's a perfectly legitimate inclusion in the game, but it's just not right for me.

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