NYT Strands Hints and Answers for April 5, 2024

Apr. 5, 2024



The Strands today was the right amount of both challenging and fun. Neither did I end up pulling all the hair off my head, nor did I yawn at the difficulty level. But if today’s Strands puzzle is giving you too hard a time, I have listed the hints and answers for NYT Strands for April 5 here.

What is the Theme for Today’s NYT Strands?

What is the Theme for Today’s NYT Strands?

As revealed by the New York Times, the theme for today’s Strands is“Am I blushing?”

While the theme for today was not a dead giveaway, it was not that hard to decode either. Looks like NYT is taking it a little easy on the puns.

Spoiler Warning #1Even though we try our best to be subtle, the hints below might partially spoil the experience. You’ve been warned.

Every Strands game has that one Spangram that you need to decipher and today’s was no exception. The hint for today’s Spangram is –“the color of danger”.

If you have figured out the Spangram from the above hint, figuring out the theme words will be easy. However, I don’t want to ruin it for you. Instead, here are hints to two out of six theme words that may help you:

Spoiler Warning #2The next sections reveal the answers for today’s NYT Strands. So, I’d recommend not scrolling further if you are still solving the puzzle. However, if you are stuck, I suggest scrolling a wee bit to see the Spangram answer.

The Spangram for today’s NYT Strands puzzle isREDALERT, which runs from left to right of the letters grid.

Apart from the Spangram, you’ll need to find5 theme wordsin today’s puzzle. However, if you are having a tough time getting through the Strands, check out some tips and tricks in my guide onhow to play NYT Strands.

Anyway, with that being said, let’s go to the next section. However, proceed only if you are ready to check out the theme words.

If you have scrolled this far, you are probably ready to see the answers. So, let’s take a look at today’s theme words in Strands:

The theme today had me think that maybe the Strands today was about shades of red. And I was probably a bit right, having found BURGUNDY a minute into the game. However, post that, it got a bit tough to find words with that thought. When I found TOMATO at the top, I realized that it was about things that are red in color.

With that thought, REDALERT running through the middle as the Spangram was very easy to find. I quickly found STRAWBERRY in the bottom left, CARDINAL in the top right, and CINNAMON in the top left. That concluded my game, and well, we didn’t have to use any hints.

How did your Strands today go? Was it alright, or did it take you a couple of hints to figure it out? Let me know in the comments down below!

Sagnik is a tech aficionado who can never say “no” to dipping his toes into unknown waters of tech or reviewing the latest gadgets. He is also a hardcore gamer, having played everything from Snake Xenzia to Dead Space Remake.