NYTs Strands Hints, Tips, and Answers for Today, April 7, 2025

Strands is a daily word puzzle game that pits you against a massive jumble of random letters. That grid of letters holds a selection of themed words, but those words are secret, hiding behind the single clue you get.

If you find yourself stuck on this unique puzzle and prefer not to use the hints the rules of Strands has in game, the article below provides comprehensive assistance. You’ll find theme clues, spoilers, a breakdown of the puzzle, and even the complete solution.

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The NYT Games Strands Half-And-Half #400 April 7, 2025

The Strands puzzle for today has the clue Half-And-Half. It has six things to find: the Spangram and five themed words.

NYT Strands Spangram Tips and Theme Hints

In the three sections below, you can find hints for the theme of this browser-based puzzle game. Open each up with the “Read More” link below them to find the spoiler-free covered up inside.

General Spangram Hint 1

Hint 1: Half of one thing, half of another.

General Spangram Hint 2

General Spangram Hint 3

Hint 3: Mythical creatures that are half one animal and half a different animal.

Spoilers for Today’s New York Times Strands

Spoilers can be found in the two sections below. Each one has just one spoiled, non-Spangram word from today’s puzzle with a screenshot of where it belongs in this innovative puzzle game.

Spoiler 1

Spoiler 2

The Answer to the NYT Half-And-Half Strands

If you want to see the whole spoiler, look into the section below. Inside will be all the words from today’s puzzle as well as where each of those words goes in the letter grid.

The category for today is Hybrid Creature. The words are Merman, Jackalope, Satyr, Centaur, and Griffin.

Today’s Strands Explained

If you don’t understand this free browser game today, you should look into the section below. It offers an explanation of how the clue, the themed words, and the Spangram all go together to make sense.

Half-and-Half is the clue for this puzzle because all the creatures are mythical combinations of two different animals. Each of the themed words is a different, mythical Hybrid Creature that is made up a mix of two different animals or an animal and a human to make something completely different.

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

Released

March 4, 2024

Developer(s)

The New York Times Company

Publisher(s)

The New York Times Company

Platform(s)

Web Browser