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1Repair Windows errors before they cause bigger problems2Scan for outdated or missing drivers - takes under a minute3Clear out junk files and repair common Windows errorsNYT Strands game #406, published Sunday, April 13, 2025, has the theme “Orange door hinge.” The key is to match each answer with a color that rhymes with it. If you want to solve it yourself first, start with the hint below; the full answers follow.
Hints for Strands #406
Theme: “Orange door hinge.”
Hint: Each theme word rhymes with the name of a color. The puzzle’s spangram identifies the connection.
Spangram for April 13
Spoiler: the spangram is COLORRHYMES.
All Strands answers for Sunday, April 13
Spoilers below: the seven theme answers and their matching colors are:
- HELLO — yellow
- SPREAD — red
- QUEEN — green
- PLAQUE — black
- HEIGHT — white
- PILOT — violet
- FLEW — blue
Why the theme can be tricky
“Orange door hinge” points toward a familiar saying about orange being difficult to rhyme. It is an indirect clue rather than a literal instruction to find words that rhyme with “orange.” The answers instead pair with color names: for example, HEIGHT with white and PLAQUE with black. The full list and theme are corroborated by TechRadar and Tom’s Guide.
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TechRadar reports that the theme also nods to a 2010 60 Minutes interview with Eminem; that connection is secondary-source reporting, not a quotation from the interview.
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