NYT Strands Hints and Answers for April 10, 2025 (#403)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of April 10, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for April 10, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
What's the buzz?
The puzzle calls today’s theme “What's the buzz?”. Read it loosely: the 6 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with A, A, S, T, T, W. Several share a starting letter (A, T).
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 5, 6, 6, 7, 7 and 8. The shortest is 5 letters, the longest 8.
SpangramThe spangram
BUMBLEBEE
9 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with B, ends with E.
AnswersAll theme words
- WINGS5 letters
- THORAX6 letters
- TONGUE6 letters
- ABDOMEN7 letters
- STINGER7 letters
- ANTENNAE8 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.
Yesterday’s Strands
Yesterday’s Strands
#402 · “That's quite a (tasty) mouthful”
Spangram: FOURSYLLABLES
Read yesterday’s hints