NYT Strands Hints & Answers for Friday, May 9 (Game #432)
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NYT Strands #432, May 9, 2025 — Hints & Answers
🧠 NYT Strands #432 – Theme & Hints
- Theme: Outsiders
- Clue Words: LORE, TRAIL, CRAMP, COOL, GRIT, RENTAL
- Spangram: CAMPING GEAR (11 letters)
- Spangram Position: Starts on the left, 5th row; ends on the right, 5th row
✅ Today’s Answers
NYT Strands #431, May 8, 2025 — Hints & Answers
🧠 Theme:
Well, fancy that!
Think of words that describe something flashy, luxurious, or over-the-top.
🟨 Spangram:
OOH SHINY
This phrase stretches from the top to the bottom of the grid, capturing the essence of the theme.
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🔍 Clue Words to Unlock Hints:
Playing any of these words can help you unlock in-game hints:
- SAINT
- LOON
- HINTS
- SALE
- SHAVE
- DUES
✅ Themed Words:
Here are the words related to today’s theme:
- GAUDY
- SNAZZY
- EXTRAVAGANT
- DELUXE
- ORNATE
- LAVISH
NYT Strands #430, May 7, 2025 — Hints & Answers
🧠 Theme:
Training Day
Think along the lines of railroads and train components.
🟨 Spangram:
ALL ABOARD
This phrase stretches across the board, touching two opposite sides.
🔍 Clue Words to Unlock Hints:
Playing any of these words can help you unlock in-game hints:
- DEAR
- HOPE
- FLAT
- POSE
- BLED
- BLASE
✅ Themed Words:
Here are the words related to today’s theme:
NYT Strands #429, May 6, 2025 — Hints & Answers
🧩 Strands Puzzle #429 – May 6, 2025
NYT Strands #428, May 5, 2025 — Hints & Answers
🍟 Strands Theme:
“On the side” — think classic side dishes!
🧠 Clue Words to Try:
KEYS, STIR, MEEK, FORTS, HOST, RICE
🧩 Spangram Details:
- Length: 11 letters
- Path: From right side, 4th row to right side, 1st row
✅ Strands Answers:
- STEAK
- HOME
- CURLY
- WAFFLE
- CRINKLE
- SHOESTRING
✨ Spangram: FRENCH FRIES
NYT Strands #427, May 4, 2025 — Hints & Answers
🌌 Strands Theme:
“Star Wars: A New Hope”
🧠 Clue Words to Try:
POLE, NINE, REIN, NAME, REAL, WARBLE
🧩 Spangram Details:
- Length: 12 letters
- Path: From top of the 1st column to bottom of the 8th column
✅ Strands Answers:
- PLANET
- EMPIRE
- SPACE
- LONG
- TIME
- GALAXY
- REBEL
✨ Spangram: OPENING CRAWL
NYT Strands #426, May 3, 2025 — Hints & Answers
🧠 NYT Strands #426 — Hints & Answers
- Theme: Say “ah” 🩺
- Starter Words to Try: SOOTY, ROPES, STING, RING, SEEP, ROOST
- Spangram: 10 letters
- Spangram Path: From top (3rd column) to bottom (5th column)
🟰 Today’s Answers:
- GAUZE
- TAPE
- SYRINGE
- STETHOSCOPE
- THERMOMETER
✨ Spangram: DOCTORS KIT
NYT Strands #425, May 2, 2025 — Hints & Answers
- Theme: What a trill! 🐦🎶
- Starter Words to Try: SEEK, CROWS, BIND, LAID, GLAD, SOCK
- Spangram: 9 letters long
- Spangram Position: Left side, 3rd row ➡️ Right side, 3rd row
🟰 Today’s Answers:
- WARBLER
- LARK
- SPARROW
- WREN
- CARDINAL
- CHICKADEE
✨ Spangram: SONGBIRDS
🧠 NYT Strands #424 — Hints & Answers
- Theme: I get around 🚲🛹
- Try These Starter Words: STEAR, ROAST, SORE, DORK, COAL, SCORE
- Spangram: 7 letters
- Spangram Path: From left side, 6th row to right side, 6th row
🟰 Today’s Answers:
- SKATEBOARD
- BICYCLE
- ROLLERBLADES
- SCOOTER
- WAGON
✨ Spangram: WHEELIE
NYT Strands #423 — Hints and Answers for April 30
🧠 NYT Strands #423 — Hints & Answers
- Theme: Best in class 🏆
- Try These Starters: DOOM, SEED, SLUR, MORBID, LIME, SLATE
- Spangram: 8 letters long
- Spangram Path: From the bottom (4th column) to the top (3rd column)
🟰 Today’s Answers:
- EYES
- DRESSED
- SMILE
- COUPLE
- ATHLETE
- FRIENDS
- HAIR
✨ Spangram: YEARBOOK
NYT Strands #422 — Hints and Answers for April 29
Stuck on today’s Strands? Here’s the breakdown:
- Theme: I’ve got you covered.
- Starter Words: Try playing words like COAT, SETTLE, MATCH, TROT, SITE, or DOLL to get hints.
- Spangram: It’s 6 letters long.
- Spangram Position: It stretches from the right side, 5th row to the left side, 5th row.
🟰 Today’s Strands Answers:
- TACO
- TORTOISE
- WALNUT
- NUCLEUS
- NAUTILUS
- ARMADILLO
Spangram: SHELLS
NYT Strands Hints and Answers – April 28, 2025
🧩 Strands Hints
Hint #1 – Theme:
- The theme is My bad! (all about making mistakes or accidents).
Hint #2 – Clue Words to Try:
- BLADE, NUMB, DIAL, POWER, STEAL, HOOPS
Hint #3 – Spangram Info:
- The spangram has 13 letters.
Hint #4 – Spangram Position:
- Starts on the right, 4th row, ends on the left, 8th row.
✅ Strands Answers (Game #421)
- SPILL
- TOPPLE
- SLIP
- FALTER
- BLUNDER
- STUMBLE
Spangram:
WHOOPSIE DAISY
NYT Strands Hints and Answers – April 27, 2025
🧩 Strands Hints
Hint #1 – Theme:
- The theme is Sleep tight (all about getting good sleep).
Hint #2 – Clue Words to Try:
- MENTAL, TRAM, TRUE, TIDE, NOTE, BIND
Hint #3 – Spangram Info:
- The spangram has 7 letters.
Hint #4 – Spangram Position:
- Starts on the left, 5th row, and ends on the right, 6th row.
✅ Strands Answers (Game #420)
- MASK
- EARPLUGS
- MELATONIN
- MEDITATION
- MOUTHGUARD
Spangram:
BEDTIME
NYT Strands Hints and Answers – April 26, 2025
🧩 Strands Hints
Hint #1 – Theme:
- The theme is Face time (think about things you put on your face).
Hint #2 – Clue Words to Try:
- DAPPER, ZERO, PURE, RIPE, PRUNE, DREAM
Hint #3 – Spangram Info:
- The spangram has 10 letters.
Hint #4 – Spangram Position:
- Starts at the top of the 4th column, ends at the bottom of the 6th column.
✅ Strands Answers (Game #419)
- POWDER
- BRONZER
- PRIMER
- CONCEALER
- FOUNDATION
Spangram:
MAKEUP EXAM
NYT Strands Hints and Answers – April 25, 2025
🌟 NYT Strands Hints
Hint #1 – Theme:
The theme is “It’s in the stars” – think celestial!
Hint #2 – Clue Words to Try First:
Playing any of these might unlock hints in the game:
CONE, SCONE, RENT, SWEET, CINEMA, CAPER
Hint #3 – Spangram Info:
- The spangram has 14 letters
- It starts at the top of the 1st column and ends at the bottom of the 1st column
✅ NYT Strands Answers (Game #418)
- CROSS
- DIPPER
- SWAN
- MAIDEN
- HUNTER
- CENTAUR
Spangram:
🌀 CONSTELLATIONS
NYT Strands Hints and Answers – April 24, 2025
🧩 Hints
Theme:
🪵 Coarse material
Clue Words to Unlock Hints:
- SNAP
- COOL
- SLOTH
- NEST
- SOAK
- FOOL
Spangram Details:
- Letters: 10
- Starts: Top, 3rd column
- Ends: Bottom, 6th column
✅ Answers
- SANDPAPER
- ROPE
- PUMICE
- BARK
- LOOFAH
- SACKCLOTH
- Spangram: ROUGH STUFF
NYT Strands Hints and Answers – April 23, 2025
🧩 Hints
Theme:
🧸 “What a softie!”
(Think soft, fuzzy, or cozy things!)
Clue Words to Unlock In-Game Hints:
- LEFT
- STEP
- SLURP
- LEAN
- PEST
- SLICK
Spangram Details:
- Length: 8 letters
- Starts: Top, 2nd column
- Ends: Bottom, 5th column
✅ Answers
- PEACH
- CATERPILLAR
- CHENILLE
- DUCKLING
- SLIPPERS
- Spangram: GET FUZZY
NYT Strands Hints and Answers – April 22, 2025
🧩 Hints
Theme:
☕ Counter offers
(Think of what you’d find on a café counter or menu.)
Clue Words to Unlock Hints:
- SPACE
- PRUNE
- SOAP
- FACE
- SHADE
- STREP
Spangram Details:
- Letters: 8
- Starts: Left side, 4th row
- Ends: Right side, 4th row
✅ Answers
- JUICES
- SOUP
- PASTRIES
- CHAI
- SANDWICHES
- ESPRESSO
- Spangram: CAFE MENU
NYT Strands Hints and Answers – April 21, 2025
🎭 Strands Theme Hint – Game #414
Theme: What talent!
(Think performance skills and stage acts.)
🔍 Clue Words to Try
Playing these might help unlock hints in-game:
BASIC, RICE, GLUE, CAGE, COIN, URGE
✨ Spangram Info
- Length: 11 letters
- Touches: From bottom (4th column) to top (2nd column)
✅ Strands Answers – Game #414
- ACROBAT
- JUGGLER
- DUET
- COMIC
- MAGICIAN
- DANCER
Spangram: VARIETY ACTS
NYT Strands Hints and Answers – April 20, 2025
🧩 Hints
Theme:
🐣 “On the hunt”
(Think spring, sweets, and a certain festive holiday…)
Clue Words to Unlock In-Game Hints:
- SEEDY
- CAKE
- SOAK
- NECK
- CARE
- BORE
Spangram Info:
- Length: 12 letters
- Starts: Left side, 4th row
- Ends: Right side, 3rd row
✅ Answers
- BUNNY
- TOYS
- BOOK
- EGGS
- CHOCOLATE
- CANDY
- PEEPS
- Spangram: EASTER BASKET
NYT Strands Hints and Answers – April 19, 2025
Hints
Theme:
🧩 “___ a ___” (Think of common phrases or idioms that fit this structure.)
Clue Words to Unlock In-Game Hints:
- NICE
- BRAT
- MEAN
- BEAN
- TRUE
- BREAK
Spangram Info:
- Letters: 8
- Starts: Top, 2nd column
- Ends: Bottom, 5th column
✅ Answers
- HINT (take a hint)
- CHANCE (take a chance)
- HIKE (take a hike)
- GANDER (take a gander)
- NUMBER (take a number)
- SELFIE (take a selfie)
- BREATHER (take a breather)
- Spangram: TAKE THAT
NYT Strands Hints and Answers – April 18, 2025
Hints
Theme:
🧩 “On the board” (Think of things you’d find on a game board.)
Clue Words to Unlock In-Game Hints:
- MILE
- POSH
- GAME
- CHEERS
- THINK
- CHEEK
Spangram Details:
- Length: 10 letters
- Starts: Right side, 3rd row
- Ends: Left side, 5th row
✅ Answers
- TILE
- DOMINO
- TOKEN
- CHECKER
- KNIGHT
- BATTLESHIP
- Spangram: GAME PIECES
NYT Strands Hints and Answers – April 17, 2025
🎬 Theme:
“THE movies”
(Hint: All the answers are movie titles that start with “The”)
🧠 Starter Words to Unlock Hints:
Try playing any of these:
FINE, GRIN, TRAIL, DIRT, HINGE, FLAT
🧩 Spangram Info:
- Spangram Word Length: 6 letters
- Starts: Left side, 5th row
- Ends: Right side, 4th row
- Spangram: TITLES
🎥 Answers:
- RING
- AVIATOR
- SHINING
- GOONIES
- GODFATHER
- GRADUATE
- Spangram: TITLES
NYT Strands Hints and Answers – April 16, 2025
Hints
🔹 Theme:
“Fore!” — A classic golf shout! ⛳ Expect golf-related terms.
🕹️ Clue Words (to unlock in-game hints):
LIPPY, CHIP, GLUTE, PITY, CLUE, DOOR
🔠 Spangram Info:
- Length: 9 letters
- Starts: Bottom, 4th column
- Ends: Top, 3rd column
- Spangram relates to types of equipment used in the sport.
✅ Answers
- DRIVER
- WEDGE
- IRON
- PUTTER
- WOOD
- CHIPPER
- UTILITY
- Spangram: GOLF CLUBS
NYT Strands Hints and Answers – April 15, 2025
🧩 Hints
🔹 Theme:
“Draft picks” — Think beers on tap, not NFL.
🕹️ Clue Words (to unlock in-game hints):
STREET, RISE, CRACK, TOWER, SIRE, CROW
🔠 Spangram Info:
- Letters: 12
- Starts: Left side, 6th row
- Ends: Right side, 4th row
- The spangram is a place where today’s theme is enjoyed 🍻
✅ Answers
- SOUR
- NITRO
- LAGER
- BOCK
- STOUT
- PORTER
- PILSNER
- Spangram: MICRO BREWERY
NYT Strands Hints and Answers – April 14, 2025
Hints
🔹 Theme:
“April showers …” — Think about what comes after the rain 🌧️🌸
🕹️ Clue Words (to unlock in-game hints):
STOP, FILL, SNOW, SHIRT, GRIN, FOLD
🔠 Spangram Info:
- Length: 13 letters
- Starts: Bottom, 3rd column
- Ends: Top, 4th column
- The spangram ties all the answers together with a springtime theme.
✅ Answers
- IRIS
- DAFFODIL
- TULIP
- HYACINTH
- LILY
- CROCUS
- Spangram: SPRING FLOWERS
NYT Strands Hints and Answers – April 13, 2025
Hints
🔶 Theme:
“Orange door hinge” – A playful hint pointing toward words that rhyme with colors.
🕹️ Clue Words (to unlock in-game hints):
LATHE, DEAR, POSER, SHELF, ROAD, PREY
🔠 Spangram Info:
- Letters: 11
- Starts: Left side, 4th row
- Ends: Right side, 8th row
- Spangram fits the theme — think color + rhyme.
✅ Answers
- HELLO
- FLEW
- PILOT
- QUEEN
- HEIGHT
- PLAQUE
- SPREAD
- Spangram: COLOR RHYMES
NYT Strands Hints and Answers – April 12, 2025
Theme:
“Get your mind out of the gutter” — sounds like we’re looking for things that are literally dirty.
🕹️ Clue Words (to unlock hints in-game):
LIDS, DUNE, SWORD, LIFT, STAND, DROWSY
🔠 Spangram Info:
- Letters: 10
- Starts: Bottom, 4th column
- Ends: Top, 3rd column
- Think messy language, but not the kind you bleep on TV…
✅ Answers
- GRIMY
- FILTHY
- MUDDY
- POLLUTED
- STAINED
- UNKEMPT
- Spangram: DIRTY WORDS
NYT Strands Hints and Answers – April 11, 2025
Theme:
“Buzzing in” — think TV trivia competitions 🎤📺
🕹️ Clue Words (to unlock in-game hints):
DROP, YEAR, MOPE, SHOPS, PRAM, TOWER
🔠 Spangram Info:
- Length: 9 letters
- Starts: Left side, 5th row
- Ends: Right side, 7th row
- Spangram: GAME SHOWS
✅ Answers:
- LINGO
- PYRAMID
- JEOPARDY
- PASSWORD
- CATCHPHRASE
- Spangram: GAME SHOWS
NYT Strands Hints and Answers – April 10, 2025
🧩 Theme:
“What’s the buzz?” 🐝
🕹️ Clue Words (to unlock in-game hints):
TIGER, THEN, SNUG, DAME, TEAM, DATE
🔠 Spangram Details:
- Length: 9 letters
- Starts: Right side, 8th row
- Ends: Left side, 8th row
- Spangram: BUMBLE BEE
✅ Answers:
- WINGS
- THORAX
- TONGUE
- ABDOMEN
- STINGER
- ANTENNAE
- Spangram: BUMBLE BEE
NYT Strands Hints and Answers – April 9, 2025
Strands Theme
“That’s quite a (tasty) mouthful” — we’re talking long food names!
Helpful Starter Words
Try playing these to get hint help in-game:
SAILOR, WILL, FART, FLOUR, DOLLS, CODA
Spangram Info
- Spangram Length: 13 letters
- Starts: Left side, 3rd row
- Ends: Right side, 1st row
- Spangram Word: FOUR SYLLABLES
Strands Answers
- WATERMELON
- ARUGULA
- AVOCADO
- CAULIFLOWER
- Spangram: FOUR SYLLABLES
NYT Strands Hints and Answers – April 8, 2025
🧠 Theme:
“Out of this world”
(Hint: Think spaceships, aliens, futuristic settings—sci-fi vibes! 🚀👽)
🔍 Clue Words (to unlock in-game hints):
TARN, FEUD, MOPS, SMOG, NEED, PLAIN
🔠 Spangram Info:
- 14 letters
- Starts: left, 4th row
- Ends: top, 5th column
- Spangram: SCIENCE FICTION
✅ Strands Answers:
- GRAVITY
- ARRIVAL
- DUNE
- ALIEN
- MEGALOPOLIS
NYT Strands Hints and Answers – April 7, 2025
🧠 Theme:
“Half-and-half”
(Hint: Think mythological mashups — creatures made from two different animals or beings.)
🔍 Clue Words (to unlock in-game hints):
CRATE, TRIM, MICE, HERD, CRACK, PEAK
🔠 Spangram Info:
- 14 letters
- Starts at top, 1st column
- Ends at bottom, 6th column
- Spangram: HYBRID CREATURE
✅ Strands Answers:
- SATYR
- MERMAN
- GRIFFIN
- CENTAUR
- JACKALOPE
NYT Strands Hints and Answers – April 6, 2025
🧠 Theme:
“The feeling is mutual”
(Hint: Think about words that describe connection, harmony, or shared understanding.)
🔍 Clue Words (to unlock in-game hints):
LEMON, GNOME, LIKE, ZERO, GAMES, SHAME
🔠 Spangram Info:
- 8 letters
- Starts on the left, 5th row
- Ends on the right, 5th row
- Spangram: GET ALONG
✅ Strands Answers:
- CLICK
- RELATE
- MESH
- CONNECT
- VIBE
- HARMONIZE
- AGREE
NYT Strands Hints and Answers – April 5, 2025
🧠 Theme:
“In it to win it”
(Hint: Think sports, momentum shifts, and epic turnarounds)
🔍 Clue Words (to unlock in-game hints):
BACK, WORSE, COMB, WEEP, PEAT, GATE
🔠 Spangram Info:
- 12 letters
- Starts and ends on the left side, 5th row
- Spangram: GAMECHANGERS
✅ Strands Answers:
- SWEEP
- ROUT
- RALLY
- UPSET
- COMEBACK
- THREEPEAT
NYT Strands Hints and Answers – April 4, 2025
🧠 Theme:
“Step on it!”
(Hint: Think of things you literally walk on 👣)
🔍 Clue Words (to unlock in-game hints):
MEAT, WOOD, TIRE, REAL, WHALE, MATE
🔠 Spangram Info:
- 8 letters
- Starts on the right, 7th row
- Ends on the left, 7th row
- Spangram: FLOORING
✅ Strands Answers:
- CONCRETE
- HARDWOOD
- LINOLEUM
- LAMINATE
- TERRAZZO
NYT Strands Hints and Answers – April 3, 2025
🐞 Theme:
“Get the bug” (Hint: Think insects or bug-related things)
🧩 Clue Words (to unlock in-game hints):
THAN, DOLE, SOAP, TOOL, SNAP, LADS
🔠 Spangram Info:
- 10 letters
- Starts on the left, 4th row
- Ends on the right, 3rd row
- Spangram is: ENTOMOLOGY (the study of insects)
✅ Strands Answers:
- LADY
- STINK
- DOODLE
- LIGHTNING
- POTATO
- ASSASSIN
NYT Strands Hints and Answers – April 2, 2025
✨ Theme:
Shine on
🧩 Clue Words (to unlock in-game hints):
DART, KITE, MARS, RATES, DATA, SHIP
🔠 Spangram Info:
- 9 letters
- Starts at top, 4th column
- Ends at bottom, 3rd column
- Spangram: STAR POWER
✅ Answers:
- DAZZLE
- TWINKLE
- SHIMMER
- SPARKLE
- GLEAM
- RADIATE
NYT Strands Hints and Answers – April 1, 2025
Hints:
🧠 Theme:
“It’s a sign!” (Hint: Think spring vibes 🌸)
🔍 Helpful clue words to try:
MOSS, BITE, BREW, SHOES, ROOM, SLING
✨ Spangram:
- 10 letters
- Starts at the bottom, 5th column, ends at the top, 4th column
- The spangram is:SPRINGTIME
🌼 Answers:
- SHOWERS
- BUDS
- ROBINS
- POLLEN
- PUDDLES
- BLOSSOMS
- SPRINGTIME
🧐 What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the newest word game from the New York Times, following hits like Wordle and Connections. It’s finally out of beta, which means it’s here to stay! You can play it on the NYT Games site on both desktop and mobile.
The goal? Find hidden words related to the daily theme by connecting letters in a word search-style grid. And the spangram? That’s the big word that ties the whole puzzle together!
🏆 Strands Strategy Tips
Want to get better at Strands? Try these:
✅ Look for obvious words first – They’ll help unlock hints in the game!
✅ Find the spangram early – It usually reveals the theme and makes spotting other words easier.
✅ Don’t forget diagonal moves – Words can go up, down, left, right, AND diagonally!
✅ Think about the theme – Sometimes the answers are less obvious than you’d think!
Strands is a fun and challenging new way to test your word skills, and today’s puzzle was a slapshot to the brain! 🏒 If you cracked it, well done! If not, no sweat—tomorrow’s another chance to show off your word wizardry.
See you next time for more Strands hints & answers! 🎉 Happy puzzling! 🟦🟩
