New York Times Strands Hints and Answers for April 25, 2024

Today’s New York Times Games Strands is a very challenging game, and some players might be looking for some help with this game today.

Strands has a whole new puzzle made up of a jumble of seemingly random letters. However, this scrambled up alphabet soup contains eight themed words that you will have to find to win. If you are already familiar with the rules of how to play Strands, and you are looking for help with this specific puzzle today, you can find all the hints you need below. There are general clues, individual word spoilers, the full answer, and even an explanation of how the clue, the Spangram, and all the themed words go together.

The NYT Games Strands Puzzle #53 for April 25, 2024

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The Strands clue for today is That’s Cap! There are eight total things to find inside of it: one Spangram and seven themed words.

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New York Times Games Strands Clues

This browser-based puzzle game is not easy, and some players might be in need of a hint that doesn’t spoil too much. If you want to see three hints to the puzzle, you can find them in the three sections below.

General Hint 1

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Hint 1
: Cap can mean a whole bunch of different things.

General Hint 2

General Hint 3

Hint 3
: Things you can put on your head.

Spoilers for Two of the Words in Today’s Strands

This mobile puzzle game can be really challenging, and today’s puzzle is no exception. If you want to see two word spoilers, you can find them below in the two expandable sections.

Spoiler 1

Spoiler 2

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The Answer to Today’s New York Times Games Strands

If you want to see the answer to this mind-boggling puzzle game, you can find it in the expandable section below. Press the Read More button to see the full spoiler for this Strands puzzle.

The category for today is
Headwear
. The words are Helmet, Beanie, Crown, Beret, Turban, Fedora, and Bonnet.

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Today’s Strands Explained

Want to know how the themed words and the clue match up? You can find the full explanation for how every goes together in the expandable section below.

The Spangram theme for today is
Headware
, as in “things you can wear on your head.”
That’s cap!
means things that can be a cap on your head, like different types of head wrappings and hats.

Want to play? Check out the New York Times Games Strands website available on almost any device with a browser.