NYT Strands Today: July 21 Spangram, Answers, and Hints

Are you having trouble solving today's Strands puzzle? Now, you must give today's problem your whole attention. However, if you're having trouble, the solutions to the July 21 NYT Strands are provided below, along with some basic advice.

How to Play

/NYT StrandsHere's a little explanation on how to play NYT Strands for new players before we get to the puzzle:

Using your mouse or fingers (if on a touchscreen), you need to connect letters on a grid to form words. You can drag your mouse to connect letters vertically, horizontally, or diagonally.
Look for the Spangram or the central theme word, which will help you make more sense of the Strands theme.
Apart from the Spangram, you need to find other theme words in the puzzle, finding all of which will solve the puzzle.

But if you're looking for specific advice, see our article on .The rules for playing NYT Strands.

Theme for NYT Strands Today

The New York Times has stated that today's Strands will have the theme .Slurs? (A theme so avant-garde!)

What are the Pointers for the Strands of Today

Note the spoilers:We do our best to be subtle, but some of the suggestions below may give away some of the fun. We've alerted you. Go gently with the scroll.

There is always that one Spangram in a Strands game that you have to figure out, and today's was no exception. Check out the following clue, then: is the clue for today's Spangram.really sharp.It should be simple to determine the theme words if you have deduced the Spangram from the given clue. I don't want to spoil things for you, however. Alternatively, you may find the following tips helpful:

Hint 1: type of Japanese sword
Hint 2: large and wide knife

If you would want to look at additional word puzzles, we have you covered. You can find the solutions and tips for today's Wordle and NYT Connections both here.

The NYT Strands Answers for July 21st, 2018

The Spangram of Today

BLADES is the Spangram for today's NYT Strands puzzle.

Answers for Today

You are probably ready to view the answers if you have scrolled this far. Now, let's examine the Strands topic words for today:

CLAYMORE
MACHETE
KATANA
RAPIER
CUTLASS
SCIMITAR

It may take some time to figure out every solution in today's game, but it's not too difficult. When I first started, CLAYMORE puzzled me with the concept. However, I soon discovered CUTLASS and MACHETE, which supported my first conclusions. After that, I joined the letters to create KATANA and today's Spangram, BLADES. To complete today's Strands puzzle, all I had to do was locate RAPIER and SCIMITAR (it took me a few attempts to get it correctly).

The NYT Strands Answers for Yesterday

Find yesterday's NYT Strands answers if you found your way here by accident and are seeking for the answers and the Spangram to the July 20 Strands problem.On a scale of 1 to 10, how tough do you think today's puzzle was? Tell us in the comments section below.