NYT Strands Hints and Answers for April 28, 2024 (#56)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of April 28, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of April 28, 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 28, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Coming clean
Start from the clue “Coming clean”. Once you see what the 6 theme words have in common, the grid opens up quickly.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are C, R, S, S, S, W. Two of them start with the same letter (S).
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 and 11 letters long. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 11.
SpangramThe spangram
SHOWER
It is a single word of 6 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with S, ends with R.
AnswersAll theme words
- SOAP4 letters
- RAZOR5 letters
- SPONGE6 letters
- SHAMPOO7 letters
- WASHCLOTH9 letters
- CONDITIONER11 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.