NYT Strands Hints and Answers for April 2, 2025 (#395)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of April 2, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of April 2, 2025? 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 2, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Shine on
Start from the clue “Shine on”. 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 D, G, R, S, S, T. Two of them start with the same letter (S).
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 5, 6, 7, 7, 7 and 7 letters long. The shortest is 5 letters, the longest 7.
SpangramThe spangram
STARPOWER
It is a single word of 9 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with S, ends with R.
AnswersAll theme words
- GLEAM5 letters
- DAZZLE6 letters
- RADIATE7 letters
- SHIMMER7 letters
- SPARKLE7 letters
- TWINKLE7 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.