NYT Strands Hints and Answers for April 11, 2024 (#39)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of April 11, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of April 11, 2024? Start with the theme, take one rung at a time, and stop as soon as the grid opens up. Nothing below is revealed until you tap it.
Hints for April 11, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
It’s all in your head
Start from the clue “It’s all in your head”. Once you see what the 5 theme words have in common, the grid opens up quickly.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with D, F, F, I, R. Two of them start with the same letter (F).
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 7, 7, 7, 8 and 8. The shortest is 7 letters, the longest 8.
SpangramThe spangram
MAKEBELIEVE
11 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with M, ends with E.
AnswersAll theme words
- FANTASY7 letters
- FIGMENT7 letters
- REVERIE7 letters
- DAYDREAM8 letters
- ILLUSION8 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.