NYT Strands Hints and Answers for July 15, 2024 (#134)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of July 15, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for July 15, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Give it the ol' college try
Today’s theme is “Give it the ol' college try”. All 6 theme words fit that idea — and the spangram names it outright.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are B, D, N, R, T, T. Two of them start with the same letter (T).
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 4, 4, 5, 5, 6 and 12 letters long. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 12.
SpangramThe spangram
UNIVERSITIES
It is a single word of 12 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with U, ends with S.
AnswersAll theme words
- DUKE4 letters
- RICE4 letters
- BROWN5 letters
- TUFTS5 letters
- TEMPLE6 letters
- NORTHWESTERN12 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.