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Below, Ill give you some oblique hints at todays Strands answers.

And farther down the page, Ill reveal the spangram and the answers.

NYT Strands board for April 18, 2025: On the board.

Scroll slowly and take just the hints you need!

BEWARE: Spoilers follow for todays Strands puzzle!

Were about to give away the answers to todays Strands puzzle.

Completed NYT Strands board for April 18, 2024: On the board.

What is the spangram in todays Strands?

Todays spangram is GAMEPIECES.

What are the theme words in todays Strands?

The theme words today are: DOMINO, BATTLESHIP, TILE, CHECKER, TOKEN, KNIGHT.

DOLE, CHEEK, SHIP, SHAME, and THING are not theme words.

Ah, but theres KNIGHT in the bottom right corner, and thats a hit.

What does that have to do with the theme?

Im poking around and randomly find the word TILE, which is a hit, too.

Oh, maybe its a chess or checkers board!

I also see the word GAME along the right edge, but it doesnt connect to CHECKERS.

BATTLESHIP is a hit, though.

Ah, so that makes it easier to follow where GAME is leadingGAMEPIECES.

OK, so its a singular CHECKER.

TOKEN is to the right of CHECKER.

Your job is to find the hidden words within the board that reflect the puzzles theme.

When you find the spangram, it will be highlighted in yellow.

Solving the spangram usually makes the rest of the puzzle much easier to complete.

There is only one correct solution.

How to win Strands

Unlike Connections and Wordle, you cannot fail Strands.

you’ve got the option to’t run out of guesses, and there is no time limit.