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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 22, 2025: Counter offers.

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 22, 2024: Counter offers.

What is the spangram in todays Strands?

Todays spangram is CAFEMENU.

What are the theme words in todays Strands?

The theme words today are: SANDWICHES, CHAI, SOUP, ESPRESSO, JUICES, PASTRIES.

Maybe like a department store, a pharmacy, or other things like that.

MEDS, STREP, and SHADE are not theme words.

Neither is SANDWICH, but SANDWICHES is.

CHAI is to the right of SANDWICHES.

Yep, theres the spangram, right below the previous two words: CAFEMENU.

JUICES is in the bottom right corner.

ESPRESSO is above JUICES.

SOUP is below the left half of the spangram.

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’re able to’t run out of guesses, and there is no time limit.