NYT Strands Hints and Answers for April 28, 2025 (#421)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of April 28, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for April 28, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
My bad!
Today’s theme is “My bad!”. All 6 theme words fit that idea — and the spangram names it outright.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are B, F, S, S, S, T. Two of them start with the same letter (S).
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 4, 5, 6, 6, 7 and 7 letters long. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 7.
SpangramThe spangram
WHOOPSIEDAISY
It is a single word of 13 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with W, ends with Y.
AnswersAll theme words
- SLIP4 letters
- SPILL5 letters
- FALTER6 letters
- TOPPLE6 letters
- BLUNDER7 letters
- STUMBLE7 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.