New York Times' Strands Game: Uncovering the 'S-words' and the Mysterious Spangram 'Blades'

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Answers to the puzzle are: CLAYMORE, SCIMITAR, CUTLASS, RAPIER, KATANA, MACHETE and SPANGRAM
New game every day with various themes
New York Times introduced a new word game called Strands
Spangram touches both sides of the board at 4th row
Theme of today's Strands is 'S-words'
New York Times' Strands Game: Uncovering the 'S-words' and the Mysterious Spangram 'Blades'

The New York Times has introduced a new word game called Strands, which can be played on their games site on desktop or mobile. The theme of today's Strands is 'S-words', and the answers to the puzzle are CLAYMORE, SCIMITAR, CUTLASS, RAPIER, KATANA, MACHETE and SPANGRAM. The spangram touches the board at the right side in the 4th row and left side in the 4th row. The game is a play on the classic word search where when you find a theme word, it will remain highlighted in blue. There's a new game of Strands to play every day with themes that may be fill-in-the-blank phrases or steps in a process, items that all belong to the same category, synonyms or homophones. Today's Strands theme is 'S-words', and spangram is 'BLADES'. The answers are CUTLASS, RAPIER, KATANA, CLAYMORE, SCIMITAR and MACHETE. The spangram links two opposite sides of the board. While the theme words will not be a proper name, the spangram can be a proper name.



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No Doubts Found At Time Of Publication

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  • Unique Points
    • NYT Strands is a word-search game from The New York Times with opaque hints and no provided word list
    • The theme for today’s Strands puzzle is ‘A seat at the table, hard to eat without these’
    • Fork, Plate, Saucer, Spoon are words in today’s Strands puzzle
  • Accuracy
    • The theme for today's Strands puzzle is 'A seat at the table, hard to eat without these''
    • Today's spangram answer is 'PlaceSetting''
    • Answers: FORKS, SPOON, NAPKIN, KNIFE, PLATES
  • Deception (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Fallacies (100%)
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  • Bias (100%)
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  • Site Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Author Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication

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  • Unique Points
    • The New York Times Strands puzzle is a play on the classic word search.
    • When you find a theme word, it will remain highlighted in blue.
    • There's a new game of Strands to play every day.
    • You'll need to be on your toes as some themes may be fill-in-the-blank phrases or steps in a process, items that all belong to the same category, synonyms or homophones.
    • Today's Strands theme is ‘S-words’ and spangram is ‘BLADES’
    • Answers: CUTLASS, RAPIER, KATANA, CLAYMORE, SCIMITAR, MACHETE
  • Accuracy
    No Contradictions at Time Of Publication
  • Deception (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Fallacies (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Bias (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Site Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Author Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication

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  • Unique Points
    • NYT Strands is the NYT's new word game
    • Strands can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile
    • Theme of today’s Strands is ‘S-words'
    • Answers to today’s Strands are: CLAYMORE, SCIMITAR, CUTLASS, RAPIER, KATANA, MACHETE and SPANGRAM
    • Spangram touches the board at the right side in the 4th row and left side in the 4th row
  • Accuracy
    No Contradictions at Time Of Publication
  • Deception (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Fallacies (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Bias (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Site Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Author Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication

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  • Unique Points
    • The NYT Strands puzzle theme for July 19, 2024 is 'And the Oscar goes to...'
    • The goal of the NYT Strands puzzle is to find all theme words and the spangram using hint words.
    • To play NYT Strands, look for words related to the given theme and drag or click on them in order. Click on the last letter twice to submit your guess.
    • When three hint words (minimum four letters each) are found, a theme word will be revealed. If unable to unscramble it, find three more hint words and the game will highlight its letters in order.
    • The spangram is a special theme word that spans the entire puzzle.
  • Accuracy
    No Contradictions at Time Of Publication
  • Deception (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Fallacies (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Bias (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Site Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Author Conflicts Of Interest (0%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication

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  • Unique Points
    • The theme for NYT Strands #139 is 'A seat at the table'
    • PLACESETTING is the answer for Strands #139
    • Facts found: FORKS, SPOON, NAPKIN, KNIFE, PLATES
  • Accuracy
    No Contradictions at Time Of Publication
  • Deception (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Fallacies (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Bias (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Site Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Author Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication