#132Saturday, July 13, 2024
Strands answers for July 13, 2024 — “Hello kitty” (#132)
Spoilers below — this page is the full record for this puzzle
The NYT Strands spangram for July 13, 2024 (puzzle #132) is FURCOAT, a 7-letter answer to the theme "Hello kitty". The 6 theme words are BLACK, CALICO, ORANGE, TABBY, TORTOISESHELL and TUXEDO.
Where is each answer on the July 13 Strands board?
The full answer set for puzzle #132 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACK | 5 | row 4, column 5 | row 3, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
| CALICO | 6 | row 8, column 3 | row 8, column 1 | diagonally across the grid |
| ORANGE | 6 | row 6, column 2 | row 5, column 3 | diagonally across the grid |
| TABBY | 5 | row 4, column 1 | row 3, column 4 | left to right |
| TORTOISESHELL | 13 | row 1, column 1 | row 3, column 1 | diagonally across the grid |
| TUXEDO | 6 | row 8, column 4 | row 6, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
| FURCOAT | 7 | row 5, column 1 | row 5, column 6 | left to right |
What did the July 13 Strands grid look like?
The grid below is six letters wide and eight rows deep, with every answer traced through the letters it uses.
Spangram — 7 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 T-O-R-T-O-I, row 2 reads L-E-H-S-E-S, row 3 reads L-B-B-Y-C-K, row 4 reads T-A-R-C-B-A, row 5 reads F-U-E-O-L-T, row 6 reads R-O-G-L-A-O, row 7 reads A-N-I-A-E-D, and row 8 reads O-C-C-T-U-X.
How hard was the July 13 Strands puzzle?
The difficulty index rates puzzle #132 as easy: it sits at the 24th 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 13 Strands puzzle?
Strands puzzle #132 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 13 Strands puzzle
What was the clue for Strands on July 13, 2024?
The Strands clue for July 13, 2024 is “Hello kitty”, on puzzle #132. It is answered by the spangram FURCOAT, and all 6 theme words that day belong to that idea.
What were the Strands words on July 13, 2024?
The 6 Strands theme words for July 13, 2024 are BLACK, CALICO, ORANGE, TABBY, TORTOISESHELL and TUXEDO, plus the spangram FURCOAT.
What was the big word in the July 13, 2024 Strands?
The big word — the spangram — for July 13, 2024 is FURCOAT, 7 letters long, running from row 5, column 1 to row 5, column 6. It is the one word that touches two opposite sides of the board and states the theme outright.
What did the Strands theme “Hello kitty” mean?
The Strands theme “Hello kitty” for July 13, 2024 means FURCOAT — 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 13, 2024?
Strands puzzle #132 has 6 theme words plus one spangram, and together they use all 48 letters on the board exactly once.
How difficult was the July 13, 2024 Strands puzzle?
Strands #132 rates easy on a computed index, harder than 24% of every Strands puzzle published since March 2024.
What number was the Strands puzzle on July 13, 2024?
The Strands puzzle published on Saturday, July 13, 2024 is #132, 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.