NYT Strands Hints and Answers for April 29, 2025 (#422)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of April 29, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of April 29, 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 29, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
I've got you covered
Start from the clue “I've got you covered”. 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 A, N, N, T, T, W. Several share a starting letter (N, T).
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 4, 6, 7, 8, 8 and 9 letters long. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 9.
SpangramThe spangram
SHELLS
It is a single word of 6 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with S, ends with S.
AnswersAll theme words
- TACO4 letters
- WALNUT6 letters
- NUCLEUS7 letters
- NAUTILUS8 letters
- TORTOISE8 letters
- ARMADILLO9 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.