#137Thursday, July 18, 2024
Strands answers for July 18, 2024 — “At your fingertips” (#137)
Spoilers below — this page is the full record for this puzzle
The NYT Strands spangram for July 18, 2024 (puzzle #137) is KEYBOARD, a 8-letter answer to the theme "At your fingertips". The 7 theme words are CONTROL, DELETE, ENTER, ESCAPE, RETURN, SHIFT and SPACE.
Where is each answer on the July 18 Strands board?
The 7 theme words for Strands on July 18, 2024 are listed below, followed by the spangram.
The table gives the start square, end square and travel direction of all 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONTROL | 7 | row 3, column 1 | row 1, column 5 | diagonally across the grid |
| DELETE | 6 | row 2, column 3 | row 1, column 2 | diagonally across the grid |
| ENTER | 5 | row 3, column 5 | row 2, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
| ESCAPE | 6 | row 7, column 5 | row 8, column 1 | right to left |
| RETURN | 6 | row 6, column 2 | row 7, column 4 | diagonally across the grid |
| SHIFT | 5 | row 5, column 6 | row 8, column 6 | top to bottom |
| SPACE | 5 | row 5, column 2 | row 4, column 6 | left to right |
| KEYBOARD | 8 | row 5, column 1 | row 3, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
What did the July 18 Strands grid look like?
The Strands board for July 18, 2024 is a six-column, eight-row grid of 48 letters.
Spangram — 8 letters7 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 E-E-E-O-L-E, row 2 reads T-L-D-R-T-R, row 3 reads C-N-T-N-E-D, row 4 reads O-E-B-A-R-E, row 5 reads K-S-Y-O-C-S, row 6 reads E-R-P-A-I-H, row 7 reads T-U-R-N-E-F, and row 8 reads E-P-A-C-S-T.
How hard was the July 18 Strands puzzle?
On the same measure applied to every puzzle since 2024, Strands #137 comes out easy, ahead of 18% of them.
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 18 Strands puzzle?
Strands puzzle #137 was edited by Tracy Bennett and constructed by Dylan Campbell. Output across the whole run is broken down on who makes NYT Strands.
Common questions about the July 18 Strands puzzle
What was the clue for Strands on July 18, 2024?
The Strands clue for July 18, 2024 is “At your fingertips”, on puzzle #137. It is answered by the spangram KEYBOARD, and all 7 theme words that day belong to that idea.
What were the Strands words on July 18, 2024?
The 7 Strands theme words for July 18, 2024 are CONTROL, DELETE, ENTER, ESCAPE, RETURN, SHIFT and SPACE, plus the spangram KEYBOARD.
What was the big word in the July 18, 2024 Strands?
The big word — the spangram — for July 18, 2024 is KEYBOARD, 8 letters long, running from row 5, column 1 to row 3, 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 “At your fingertips” mean?
The Strands theme “At your fingertips” for July 18, 2024 means KEYBOARD — that is what the spangram spells, and every one of the 7 theme words is an example of it.
How many theme words are in Strands July 18, 2024?
Strands puzzle #137 has 7 theme words plus one spangram, and together they use all 48 letters on the board exactly once.
How difficult was the July 18, 2024 Strands puzzle?
Strands #137 rates easy on a computed index, harder than 18% of every Strands puzzle published since March 2024.
What number was the Strands puzzle on July 18, 2024?
The Strands puzzle published on Thursday, July 18, 2024 is #137, 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.