- By Ajeet Kumar
- Fri, 25 Apr 2025 03:27 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
NYT Strands Today, April 25: The NYT's latest offering, "Strands," is quickly gaining traction as a new daily challenge for fans to enjoy on the NYT website and app. Featuring daily themes and a unique "spangram" to uncover, Strands is the newest addictive game to tackle, with a fresh puzzle appearing every 24 hours. In this article, we will break down how to play Strands, provide hints for today’s spangram, and reveal all the answers for Strands on Friday, April 25.
How to Play NYT Strands
-Locate theme words to complete the board
-Once found, these words will be highlighted in blue
-Create words by dragging or tapping letters. If tapping, double-tap the final letter to submit
-Theme words will fully fill the board without overlapping
-Discover the "spangram"
-The spangram reveals the puzzle's theme and spans two opposite sides of the board (it may consist of two words)
-When found, the spangram is highlighted in yellow.
Hint for Today’s Strands Puzzle
Theme: It'sin the stars.
Still unsure? Think about stargazing.
How to Get Hints For NYT Strands
Your goal is to find hidden words related to the theme. If you are stuck, just find any words that are four letters or longer. For every three of these words you find, you’ll get a hint for a theme word.
Here are some example words that helped unlock hints (but any 4+ letter words will work):
LATE, RENT, DRIP, DAMN, ROSE, ROSES, PRESS, DIME, TAME, TAMED, RUNT, MACE, MACES, DENT, DENTS, CANE, TALL, CENT
Theme Words in NYT Today’s Puzzle:
You need to find all the words that match the theme. One of them is a spangram—a word that stretches across the whole puzzle. When you find all the theme words, every letter will be used.
Words related to the theme:
SWAN, CROSS, DIPPER, HUNTER, MAIDEN, CENTAUR
Spangram:
CONSTELLATIONS
Start with the “C” on the top left and follow the path across and down.
What is NYT Strands and how do you play?
Strands is a word puzzle game from The New York Times that's a mix of games like Connections, Spelling Bee, and crosswords. You’re given a 6x8 grid of letters (48 letters total) and a daily theme. Your goal is to find:
-The Spangram—a longer word or phrase that runs across the grid and relates to the theme.
-Several other words related to the theme hidden in the grid.
To play, you connect letters by dragging your finger or mouse in any direction-- up, down, sideways, or diagonally-- to make words.
Once you find the Spangram and all the theme words, you have solved the puzzle.