NYTs Strands Hints, Tips, and Answers for Today, April 25, 2025

Strands once again presents a daily test of your pattern recognition and vocabulary skills. The puzzle appears simple at first glance; find theme-related words in a letter grid – but the one cryptic clue adds a significant challenge.

As long as you are already familiar with how to play Strands, you can find everything you need to win in the article below. It contains general clues to the puzzle, spoiled individual words, and more. So no matter how much help you need, this article is here for you.

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The NYT Games Strands It’s In the Stars #418 April 25, 2025

The Strands puzzle for today has the clue It’s In the Stars. It has seven things to find: the Spangram and six themed words.

NYT Strands Spangram Tips and Theme Hints

If you need help with this one but don’t like the spoiler-heavy in-game hints in this minimalist puzzle game, you should look below. Each of the three sections here have a single clue to the theme of today’s puzzle hidden inside.

General Spangram Hint 1

General Spangram Hint 2

General Spangram Hint 3

Hint 3: Pictures in the sky when the stars are out.

Spoilers for Today’s New York Times Strands

The in-game hint system in Strands might give you some helpful spoilers, but they take some work to unlock. So if you want an answer or two without having to find non-themed words in this relaxing puzzle game, you can find two such in the sections below.

Spoiler 1

Spoiler 2

The Answer to the NYT It’s In the Stars Strands

The full answer to the New York Times Games Strands puzzle is in the section below. Press the “Read More” link below it to uncover the full answer, including the Spangram and a screenshot of where to put all the answers.

The category for today is Constellations. The words are Hunter, Swan, Maiden, Cross, Centaur, and Dipper.

Today’s Strands Explained

Don’t get it? If you don’t understand how the clue, the themed words, and the theme for this browser-based puzzle game all fit together, you should check out the section below. It houses a full breakdown of these things to make it all make sense.

The theme for this one is Constellations. Each of the themed words is a constellation description, all of which are made of stars, which is why the clue for this one is it’s in the stars.

Want to play? Check out the New York Times Games Strands website available on almost any device with a browser.

Strands

Released

March 4, 2024

Developer(s)

The New York Times Company

Publisher(s)

The New York Times Company

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