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NYT Strands puzzle #135 is the game for Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Its theme is “Were you raised in a barn?” If you want help without seeing every answer, start with the clues below; the spangram and full answer list are farther down.
Hints for Strands #135
The theme prompt is “Were you raised in a barn?” Forbes also offered the clue “Lil’ fauna.”
For a further nudge, the spangram clue is “They don’t wear diapers.” It runs from the left edge at row 3 to the right edge at row 6. Try finding the other theme words before revealing the answer.
Spoiler: the spangram
The spangram is BABYANIMAL.
Spoiler: all seven other answers
- CHICK
- DUCKLING
- LAMB
- GOSLING
- FOAL
- CALF
- PIGLET
How Strands hints work
Strands is a word-search-style game built around a daily theme. In the rules description published by Try Hard Guides, players trace letters in any direction without reusing or crossing cells. Finding non-theme words earns in-game hints; the spangram describes the theme and crosses between the board’s left and right edges. Once all the words are found, every grid letter is used.
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The #135 identifier refers to Tuesday, July 16, 2024—not a July 16 game from another year. Puzzle guides appeared on July 15 because they covered the following day’s game.
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