Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answer and Help for April 20 #413

Importance Score: 20 / 100 🔵

Seeking the latest Strands solution? Access today’s Strands hints, along with our daily guides for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections, and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.


For those aware of today’s holiday, the newest NYT Strands puzzle should present little difficulty. While The New York Times doesn’t always center its puzzles around holidays, this iteration is distinctly themed. If you require assistance with clues and solutions, continue reading.

A detailed explanation of the rules for Strands is available in this article.

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Guidance for Today’s Strands Puzzle

The theme for today’s Strands is: On the hunt.

If additional context is needed, consider this supplementary hint: Today’s celebration.

Navigating In-Game Hints with Clue Words

Your objective is to discover concealed words that align with the puzzle’s central theme. Should you encounter difficulty, identify any words possible. Upon locating three words containing four or more letters, Strands will unveil one of the theme words as a hint. Below are example words used to obtain hints; however, any words of four or more letters you uncover will serve the same purpose:

  • CRAB, BRAT, TONE, RACK, DENT, YEAST, EAST, CANE, CHOP, BUSY, COLA, SACK.

Solutions for Today’s Strands Puzzle

These are the solutions that correspond to the given theme. The aim of the puzzle is to locate all thematic words, including the spangram—a theme-related word that extends across the puzzle grid. Once all words are found (initially, it was believed there were always eight, but the quantity can vary), every letter on the board will be utilized. The non-spangram solutions are:

  • BOOK, EGGS, TOYS, BUNNY, CANDY, PEEPS, CHOCOLATE.

Unveiling Today’s Strands Spangram

The Strands spangram for today is EASTERBASKET. To locate it, begin with the letter E, positioned four rows down in the far-left column, and proceed horizontally.


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