NYT Strands Hints and Answers for April 22, 2024 (#50)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of April 22, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of April 22, 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 22, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Character class
The puzzle calls today’s theme “Character class”. Read it loosely: the 7 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are A, B, H, K, M, R, S.
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 4, 4, 5, 6, 6, 8 and 8 letters long. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 8.
SpangramThe spangram
FANTASY
It is a single word of 7 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with F, ends with Y.
AnswersAll theme words
- BARD4 letters
- MAGE4 letters
- ROGUE5 letters
- HUNTER6 letters
- KNIGHT6 letters
- ASSASSIN8 letters
- SORCERER8 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.