NYT Strands Hints and Answers for April 30, 2025 (#423)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of April 30, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of April 30, 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 30, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Best in class
Start from the clue “Best in class”. Once you see what the 7 theme words have in common, the grid opens up quickly.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with A, C, D, E, F, H, S.
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 4, 4, 5, 6, 7, 7 and 7. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 7.
SpangramThe spangram
YEARBOOK
8 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with Y, ends with K.
AnswersAll theme words
- EYES4 letters
- HAIR4 letters
- SMILE5 letters
- COUPLE6 letters
- ATHLETE7 letters
- DRESSED7 letters
- FRIENDS7 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.