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NYT Strands game #410 is from Thursday, April 17, 2025. Its theme is “THE movies,” and the spangram is TITLES. Try the hints below before opening the spoiler section for all six theme-word answers.
Theme hint for Strands #410
The theme is “THE movies.” Think of films whose titles begin with “The.”
Clue words and spangram hint
TechRadar lists these words for unlocking in-game hints: FINE, GRIN, TRAIL, DIRT, HINGE and FLAT. In Strands, finding three qualifying non-theme words earns a hint that reveals a theme word, according to Try Hard Guides.
The six-letter spangram is TITLES. TechRadar reports that it runs from the left side of the board at row five to the right side at row four.
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Spoilers: all answers for game #410
The answer guides from TechRadar and Try Hard Guides agree on this answer set:
- AVIATOR
- GODFATHER
- GOONIES
- GRADUATE
- RING
- SHINING
The spangram is TITLES.
How Strands works
Try Hard Guides describes Strands as a themed word search: connect letters in any direction without reusing or crossing them. Theme words are highlighted, and the spangram describes the theme while touching opposite sides of the board. These mechanics are described by the guide; an official rules page was not available among the sources for this puzzle entry.
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Sources and date
TechRadar and Try Hard Guides both identify this as game #410, dated Thursday, April 17, 2025, with the theme “THE movies,” the spangram TITLES and the six answers listed above. TechRadar notes that a new puzzle appears at midnight in each time zone, so “today” can mean different puzzle dates depending on a reader’s location. This is an archive guide for the stated date, not a claim about the current daily puzzle.
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