#147Sunday, July 28, 2024
Strands answers for July 28, 2024 — “Daily delivery” (#147)
Spoilers below — this page is the full record for this puzzle
The NYT Strands spangram for July 28, 2024 (puzzle #147) is NEWSPAPER, a 9-letter answer to the theme "Daily delivery". The 6 theme words are CHRONICLE, GLOBE, HERALD, JOURNAL, TIMES and TRIBUNE.
Where is each answer on the July 28 Strands board?
The full answer set for puzzle #147 is 6 theme words and one spangram.
The table gives the start square, end square and travel direction of all 7 answers. Every position comes from solving the grid outright — the answers have to tile all 48 letters with no overlap and no remainder, which is what makes a single arrangement provable.
| Answer | Letters | Starts | Ends | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRONICLE | 9 | row 6, column 5 | row 1, column 6 | bottom to top |
| GLOBE | 5 | row 7, column 3 | row 8, column 2 | diagonally across the grid |
| HERALD | 6 | row 5, column 2 | row 8, column 1 | top to bottom |
| JOURNAL | 7 | row 1, column 2 | row 2, column 3 | diagonally across the grid |
| TIMES | 5 | row 8, column 4 | row 8, column 5 | diagonally across the grid |
| TRIBUNE | 7 | row 1, column 4 | row 5, column 4 | top to bottom |
| NEWSPAPER | 9 | row 1, column 3 | row 8, column 3 | top to bottom |
What did the July 28 Strands grid look like?
Puzzle #147 is played on 48 letters arranged in eight rows of six.
Spangram — 9 letters6 theme words
Each line traces one answer through the letters it uses; the heavier yellow line is the spangram.
Read across the grid, row 1 reads O-J-N-T-R-E, row 2 reads U-N-L-E-I-L, row 3 reads R-A-S-W-B-C, row 4 reads E-P-N-U-I-N, row 5 reads R-H-A-E-O-R, row 6 reads A-O-L-P-C-H, row 7 reads L-B-G-E-I-M, and row 8 reads D-E-R-T-S-E.
How hard was the July 28 Strands puzzle?
The difficulty index rates puzzle #147 as above average: it sits at the 57th percentile of every Strands grid to date.
Easiest puzzle ever published on the left, hardest on the right. The formula behind the score, and the ranked list of every puzzle, are on the Strands difficulty index.
Who made the July 28 Strands puzzle?
Strands puzzle #147 was edited by Tracy Bennett and constructed by Christina Iverson. Output across the whole run is broken down on who makes NYT Strands.
Common questions about the July 28 Strands puzzle
What was the clue for Strands on July 28, 2024?
The Strands clue for July 28, 2024 is “Daily delivery”, on puzzle #147. It is answered by the spangram NEWSPAPER, and all 6 theme words that day belong to that idea.
What were the Strands words on July 28, 2024?
The 6 Strands theme words for July 28, 2024 are CHRONICLE, GLOBE, HERALD, JOURNAL, TIMES and TRIBUNE, plus the spangram NEWSPAPER.
What was the big word in the July 28, 2024 Strands?
The big word — the spangram — for July 28, 2024 is NEWSPAPER, 9 letters long, running from row 1, column 3 to row 8, column 3. It is the one word that touches two opposite sides of the board and states the theme outright.
What did the Strands theme “Daily delivery” mean?
The Strands theme “Daily delivery” for July 28, 2024 means NEWSPAPER — that is what the spangram spells, and every one of the 6 theme words is an example of it.
How many theme words are in Strands July 28, 2024?
Strands puzzle #147 has 6 theme words plus one spangram, and together they use all 48 letters on the board exactly once.
How difficult was the July 28, 2024 Strands puzzle?
Strands #147 rates above average on a computed index, harder than 57% of every Strands puzzle published since March 2024.
What number was the Strands puzzle on July 28, 2024?
The Strands puzzle published on Sunday, July 28, 2024 is #147, counting from the game's launch on March 4, 2024.
Today’s puzzle and its hint ladder are on the front page. This puzzle sits in July 2024, part of the full Strands archive.