NYT Strands Hints and Answers for April 4, 2025 (#397)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of April 4, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for April 4, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Step on it!
Today’s theme is “Step on it!”. All 5 theme words fit that idea — and the spangram names it outright.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with C, H, L, L, T. Two of them start with the same letter (L).
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 8, 8, 8, 8 and 8. Every theme word is the same length.
SpangramThe spangram
FLOORING
8 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with F, ends with G.
AnswersAll theme words
- CONCRETE8 letters
- HARDWOOD8 letters
- LAMINATE8 letters
- LINOLEUM8 letters
- TERRAZZO8 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.