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NYT Strands Today, April 30: 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 Wednesday, April 30.

NYT Strands Hint for Today’s Theme

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The words are common high school superlatives.

April 30's NYT Strands Theme in Simple Terms

These are superlative titles given to students.

NYT Strands Spangram Hint: Vertical or Horizontal?

Today’s spangram is vertical.

NYT Strands Spangram Answer

The spangram is Yearbook.

NYT Strands Word List for April 30

Athlete

Dressed

Hair

Friends

Yearbook

Eyes

Smile

Couple

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 and theme for April 28 

The theme for today’s NYT Strands puzzle is “My bad.” The hint suggests that the words you need to find are all related to ways people mess up. Think of those awkward moments when you make a minor mistake and instinctively say something like "oops" or "my bad." It’s a clever and nostalgic puzzle that taps into common phrases and mistakes we all recognise.

Spangram Answer for April 28, 2025

The Spangram for today’s NYT Strands puzzle is:

Whoopsie Daisy

It’s a light-hearted phrase that’s perfect for the puzzle's theme about making mistakes!

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