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The July 18, 2024, NYT Strands puzzle was game #137, with the theme “At your fingertips.” Its spangram is KEYBOARD; the seven theme words are SPACE, SHIFT, ESCAPE, RETURN, DELETE, CONTROL, and ENTER.
Hints for Strands #137
- Theme clue: “At your fingertips.”
- General hint: Think of items on a familiar input device.
- More revealing hint: The answers are names of keyboard keys.
These hints progress from the published theme clue to the answer category, so you can stop before seeing the complete solution. The clue and answer set are reported by Try Hard Guides and independently confirmed by ABP Live.
Spangram and answer list
The spangram is KEYBOARD. The complete set of theme words is:
- SPACE
- SHIFT
- ESCAPE
- RETURN
- DELETE
- CONTROL
- ENTER
Each answer names a keyboard key, connecting the words to the theme “At your fingertips.”
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How Strands works
Strands is a themed word-search game: find the theme words in a letter grid, then use the spangram to connect them to the puzzle’s subject. Try Hard Guides describes its grid as allowing letters to be connected in any direction without reusing or crossing letters. Its general instructions also say that finding three non-theme words of at least four letters earns a hint. These mechanics reflect that guide’s description; they are not independently verified here against a current official rules page.
Quick Recap
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