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NYT Strands Hints and Answers for April 4, 2026

The April 4, 2026 Strands theme is “Early risers.” Get a gentle spring hint before revealing the five flower words and SPRINGBLOSSOM spangram.
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Today’s NYT Strands theme is “Early risers.” Need a nudge before seeing the solution? Try the hint “Spring has sprung.” The full answer list and spangram are below a spoiler warning.

Today’s Strands hint

The theme, “Early risers,” points to spring flowers that emerge early in the season. The gentle hint is “Spring has sprung.” If you want one more nudge without revealing the answers, the theme-word initials are C, D, H, S, and T.

Spoilers: April 4 Strands answers

Stop here if you want to solve the grid yourself.

  • CROCUS
  • DAFFODIL
  • HYACINTH
  • SNOWDROP
  • TULIP

Spangram

SPRINGBLOSSOM

How the Strands hints work

In Strands, the theme words fill the board, while the spangram describes the theme and reaches two opposite sides of the grid. The spangram can be made of two words. Finding three non-theme words earns a hint that reveals letters in a theme word, according to Parade’s explanation of the rules.

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