Strands is back with another daily word puzzle from the New York Times Games. And you'll need to know more than just the rules of how to play Strands to make it through this one; it's a difficult collection of words to sort out in this one.

If you want to see some general hints, spoilers, an explanation for the theme and the clue, and even the whole spoiler for this puzzle game, you can find all that and more below. This article is here to help anyone who wants some help but doesn't like the in-game hint system.

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The NYT Games Strands Puzzle #147 for July 28, 2024

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The Strands puzzle for today has seven items to find: one Spangram and six themed words. It has the clue Daily Delivery.

New York Times Games Strands Clues

If you are stuck on this free-to-play PC game and looking for clues that don't spoil whole words, you can find three below. They are general clues, unlike the in-game hint system.

General Hint 1

General Hint 2

General Hint 3

Spoilers for Two of the Words in Today's Strands

Each of the two sections below contains a single spoiled word and its location in the puzzle grid. If this would help you to solve the puzzle, open up each of the sections below and check them out.

Spoiler 1

Spoiler 2

The Answer to Today's New York Times Games Strands

If you would like the see the complete answer, the section below is for you. It contains all the themed words and their locations in the grid of this innovative puzzle game.

Today's Strands Explained

A full explanation for this amazing puzzle game can be found in the section below. Peek inside to see how the theme, the themed words, and the clue for this one all match up together.

Want to play? Check out the New York Times Games Strands website available on almost any device with a browser.

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Strands
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Released
March 4, 2024
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WHERE TO PLAY

DIGITAL
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Developer(s)
The New York Times Company
Publisher(s)
The New York Times Company
Platform(s)
Web Browser
Genre(s)
Puzzle