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NYT Strands hints, answers for April 16, 2026<\/h1>\n
Every hint, nudge and outright answer you need to complete today’s NYT Strands puzzle.<\/div>\n
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Today’s NYT Strands hints are easy if you have many hobbies. <\/p>\n

Strands<\/a>, the New York Times<\/em>‘ elevated word-search game, requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters \u2014 up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of an answer. There’s always a theme linking every solution, along with the “spangram,” a special, word or phrase that sums up that day’s theme, and spans the entire grid horizontally or vertically.<\/p>\n

SEE ALSO:<\/span>Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more: Play games on Mashable<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n

By providing an opaque hint and not providing the word list, Strands creates a brain-teasing game that takes a little longer to play than its other games, like Wordle<\/a> and Connections<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you’re feeling stuck or just don’t have 10 or more minutes to figure out today’s puzzle, we’ve got all the NYT Strands hints for today’s puzzle you need to progress at your preferred pace.<\/p>\n

SEE ALSO:<\/span>Wordle today: Answer, hints for April 16, 2026<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n

NYT Strands hint for today\u2019s theme: This is not working<\/h2>\n

The words are related to leisure. <\/p>\n

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Today\u2019s NYT Strands theme plainly explained<\/h2>\n

These words describe side activities.<\/p>\n

NYT Strands spangram hint: Is it vertical or horizontal?<\/h2>\n

Today’s NYT Strands spangram is horizontal.<\/p>\n

NYT Strands spangram answer today<\/h2>\n

Today’s spangram is Just for Fun.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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NYT Strands word list for April 16<\/h2>\n