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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 13, 2025: Orange door hinge.

Scroll slowly and take just the hints you need!

When said together, they sound the same(ish).

The spangram describes this kind of poetic match between a hue and another word.

Completed NYT Strands board for April 13, 2024: Orange door hinge.

BEWARE: Spoilers follow for todays Strands puzzle!

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

What is the spangram in todays Strands?

Todays spangram is COLORRHYMES.

What are the theme words in todays Strands?

The theme words today are: HELLO, QUEEN, SPREAD, HEIGHT, FLEW, PLAQUE, PILOT.

If I highlight RHYMES, I see that PILOT is in the bottom left corner.

Is that one of those no-rhyme words?

PLAQUE is above PILOT.

That one definitely has rhymestack, smack, lack, etc.

Does a word need to have the same spelling to count as a rhyme, though?

I dont think so.

I see the word COLOR above PLAQUEoh, maybe thats the spangram: COLORRHYMES.

OK, so PLAQUE rhymes with black and PILOT rhymes with violet.

QUEEN is above the start of the spangram.

(Rhymes with green.)

HELLO is above that.

(Rhymes with yellow.)

FLEW is above the end of the spangram.

(Rhymes with blue.)

HEIGHT is along the right edge.

(Rhymes with white.)

(Rhymes with red.)

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 might’t run out of guesses, and there is no time limit.