NYT Strands puzzle #406, published Sunday, April 13, 2025, uses the theme “Orange door hinge.” Its answers are words that rhyme with color names; the spangram is COLORRHYMES. Hints come first below, followed by a spoiler warning and the complete solution.
Hints for Strands #406
Start with the theme
The puzzle’s exact theme phrase is “Orange door hinge.” Think about what those words have in common when spoken aloud.
A gentler clue
Need another nudge? The less revealing hint is “Poetic shades.”
Spangram clue
The spangram has 11 letters and names the wordplay. TechRadar reports that it touches the board’s left edge at row 4 and right edge at row 8.
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Spoilers below: The list reveals every theme word and the spangram.
- QUEEN — green
- HELLO — yellow
- SPREAD — red
- HEIGHT — white
- PLAQUE — black
- PILOT — violet
- FLEW — blue
- COLORRHYMES — spangram
How the theme works
Each of the seven theme answers rhymes with a color name: queen/green, hello/yellow, spread/red, height/white, plaque/black, pilot/violet, and flew/blue. COLORRHYMES describes that pattern. Strands is a word-search-style game available through the NYT Games website or app; access requirements for this archived puzzle have not been established here.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.What is NYT Strands?
NYT Strands is a word-search-style game from The New York Times. In a puzzle, players find theme words on a letter grid and identify a spangram that expresses the central idea.
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