You really need the Strands hints below if you are having trouble identifying the theme words in today’s challenge. Those who are tired of flashy games like Wordle and Connections are turning to Strands for a more demanding experience. If you are one among them and struggling with NYT Strands, we can help. To help you out, we have included the Strands hints, answers, and Spangram for Thursday, April 10, 2025, below.
NYT Strands Hints for Today’s Theme: “What’s the buzz?”
The theme for today’s Strands on April 10, 2025, is — What’s the buzz?
If you can not figure out the answers to today’s problem, here’s a fast Strands hint: imagine a flying insect with the same name as a character in the Transformers films.
Here are tips for a couple of Strands theme words to help you solve today’s problem without scrolling down to see the answers:
- Hint #1: the part of the body of an animal/insect between the neck and the gut.
- Hint #2: the paired sensory organs on the heads of insects.
NYT Strands Spangram Hint: Is It Vertical or Horizontal?
The Spangram for today’s Strands, April 10, 2025, is predominantly HORIZONTAL. It begins with the letters “BU”.
The hint for today’s Spangram for Strands — a large hairy winged insect with a loud hum and a pointed prick.
Today’s NYT Strands Answers for April 10, 2025
Today’s Strands Spangram Answer
The Spangram answer for today’s Strands on April 10, 2025, is — BumbleBee
All Theme Words in Today’s Strands
Still looking for the theme words to get the answers for today’s NYT Strands? You can check them out below:
WINGS
STINGER
TONGUE
ANTENNAE
THORAX
ABDOMEN
The answers to today’s Strands were somewhat difficult. I admit that I had to use clues to solve the first theme words. This gave me a good notion of what the Spangram was about, and once I found FOUR, it was only a matter of time before the rest of the puzzle presented itself.
What is NYT Strands?
NYT Strands is a word game developed by The New York Times as part of their expanding “Games” collection. The goal of this New York Times game is to connect letters in a six-by-eight grid to create a group of words with the same topic.
To get you started, the puzzle will reveal the theme for today’s NYT Strands. You can use it to create many “theme” words that are connected to this theme, as well as one “special” word known as the Spangram. This is a word or phrase that runs the length of the grid, either vertically, horizontally, or diagonally, and provides the key to unlocking the remaining Strands theme words.
The theme for today’s Strands can be relevant in many different ways. So, the puzzle keeps you on your toes every day with its intriguing set of theme words and Spangrams.
Every NYT Strands puzzle contains a unique word or phrase known as the Spangram. This word or collection of words will span two opposing sides of the grid. A Spangram does not required to start or end at the grid’s edge.
In essence, the Spangram is a larger clue that summarizes today’s Strands theme in just a few words. Because it spans two sides of the puzzle, completing it first helps you figure out the rest of the theme words, and vice versa.
Yesterday Wordle Answer: #1390