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Below, Ill give you some oblique hints at todays Strands answers.

And farther down the page, Ill reveal the spangram and the answers.

NYT Strands board for July 16, 2024: Were you raised in a barn?

Scroll slowly and take just the hints you need!

BEWARE: Spoilers follow for todays Strands puzzle!

Were about to give away the answers to todays Strands puzzle.

Completed NYT Strands board for July 16, 2024: Were you raised in a barn?.

What is the spangram in todays Strands?

Todays spangram is BABYANIMAL.

What are the theme words in todays Strands?

The theme words today are: FOAL, CHICK, LAMB, GOSLING, DUCKLING, PIGLET, CALF.

Hmm, I find GOAT, but its a non-theme word.

I find FOAL in the upper left, and thats a hit.

OK, so maybe its specifically words for baby animals.

Yep, theres the spangram: BABYANIMAL.

I find CHICK above the spangram.

Next, I find LAMB in the upper half.

GOSLING completes the upper half of the puzzle.

CALF is in the bottom right.

DUCKLING is in the bottom left.

Your job is to find the hidden words within the board that reflect the puzzles theme.

When you find the spangram, it will be highlighted in yellow.

Solving the spangram usually makes the rest of the puzzle much easier to complete.

There is only one correct solution.

How to win Strands

Unlike Connections and Wordle, you cannot fail Strands.

it’s possible for you to’t run out of guesses, and there is no time limit.