<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>The NYT Strands game #497 had the theme 'Completely fabricated.'</li><li>The clue words provided for game #497 were SAND, AXEL, KILO, LOST, NOTE, and RAIN.</li><li>The spangram for game #497 had 8 letters and touched the bottom of the 3rd column and the top of the 4th column.</li><li>The answers for game #497 were LINEN, WOOL, SILK, COTTON, RAYON, POLYESTER, with the spangram being TEXTILES.</li></ul>

NYT Strands hints and answers for Sunday, July 13 (game #497)

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