NYT Strands Hints and Answers for May 4, 2025 (#427)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of May 4, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of May 4, 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 May 4, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Star Wars: A New Hope
Start from the clue “Star Wars: A New Hope”. Once you see what the 7 theme words have in common, the grid opens up quickly.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are E, G, L, P, R, S, T.
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6 and 6 letters long. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 6.
SpangramThe spangram
OPENINGCRAWL
It is a single word of 12 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with O, ends with L.
AnswersAll theme words
- LONG4 letters
- TIME4 letters
- REBEL5 letters
- SPACE5 letters
- EMPIRE6 letters
- GALAXY6 letters
- PLANET6 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.