NYT Strands Hints and Answers for April 14, 2025 (#407)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of April 14, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for April 14, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
April showers ...
Start from the clue “April showers ...”. 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, D, H, I, L, T.
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 4, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 8 letters long. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 8.
SpangramThe spangram
SPRINGFLOWERS
It is a single word of 13 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with S, ends with S.
AnswersAll theme words
- IRIS4 letters
- LILY4 letters
- TULIP5 letters
- CROCUS6 letters
- DAFFODIL8 letters
- HYACINTH8 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.