Strands has another mind-shredding puzzle filled with challenging words and only one little clue. If you want to solve this one, you will need to study the letter grid, searching for any words that might fit the mystery theme. And the NYTs is not going to make this one easy.

If you are stumbling on the words hidden in today's puzzle, it's not just you. This puzzle is one of the more difficult Strands puzzles fans have seen so far. If you are looking for help, you have found a ton of it here; the article below has everything from little hints to complete spoilers for this challenging puzzle game.

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How to Play the New York Times Games Strands

Strands is a short daily word game that pits you against a grid of seemingly random letters that contains a whole bunch of related words.

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The NYT Games Strands That's Quite a Tasty Mouthful #402 April 9, 2025

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The Strands puzzle for today has the clue That's Quite a (Tasty) Mouthful. It has five things to find: the Spangram and four themed words.

NYT Strands Spangram Tips and Theme Hints

If you want a spoiler-free hint to get you closer to the theme of this popular puzzle game, you can find some below. Open up each of the sections to see some help that won't ruin any of the answers for you.

General Spangram Hint 1

General Spangram Hint 2

General Spangram Hint 3

Spoilers for Today's New York Times Strands

Each of the two sections below has a single spoiler for today's puzzle. Open each one to see the spoiled word and a screenshot of where that spoiled word goes in the letter grid of this minimalist puzzle game.

Spoiler 1

Spoiler 2

The Answer to the NYT That's Quite a Tasty Mouthful Strands

If you are just looking for the whole answer spoiler, you've come to the right place. All the themed words and a screenshot of where to put them are hidden inside the expandable section just below.

Today's Strands Explained

Don't understand now that you have finished this Strands? No problem; the section below features an explanation for how the clue and all the answers go together and make sense in this mind-boggling puzzle.

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

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Strands
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Released
March 4, 2024
Developer(s)
The New York Times Company
Publisher(s)
The New York Times Company
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WHERE TO PLAY

DIGITAL
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Genre(s)
Puzzle