NYT Strands puzzle #50 for April 22, 2024, has the theme “Character class.” The spangram is FANTASY, and its seven theme words are ASSASSIN, BARD, HUNTER, KNIGHT, MAGE, ROGUE, and SORCERER. Spoiler-light hints appear first; the full solution follows.
Spoiler-light hints for Strands #50
The theme clue is “Character class.” Think of the playable archetypes in role-playing games: characters distinguished by their abilities, combat style, or role in a party.
The spangram names a genre of magic, monsters, and heroic adventures beyond ordinary reality. It runs from the left edge of the grid to the right.
If you want to narrow down the theme words without seeing their answers, their initials and lengths, in answer order, are:
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- A — 8 letters
- B — 4 letters
- H — 6 letters
- K — 6 letters
- M — 4 letters
- R — 5 letters
- S — 8 letters
Non-theme words of four or more letters can earn in-game hints. The hint page lists AERO, BARE, CERT, DARE, EARS, FADE, FANS, FART, GATE, GERM, GOAT, and GRAB as words that may help.
Full Strands solution for April 22, 2024
Spangram: FANTASY
Theme words: ASSASSIN, BARD, HUNTER, KNIGHT, MAGE, ROGUE, SORCERER.
The answer guide describes these as a mix of stealth and combat roles, musical and storytelling roles, and magic users. Its explanations characterize an assassin as stealth-focused, a bard as musical, a hunter as ranged and tracking-oriented, a knight as armored, a mage as arcane, a rogue as stealthy and nimble, and a sorcerer as drawing on innate magic. RPG class definitions can differ between games, so these are broad descriptions rather than universal rules.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.How Strands works
Strands is a themed word-search game. Its spangram is a word or phrase tied to the theme that spans opposite edges of the grid. Finding non-theme words with at least four letters can earn hints. These gameplay details are described by secondary answer guides rather than a current official NYT rules page.
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