Feeling like your brain’s caught in a chess match with todays NYT Strands?

Well help you outmaneuver it with hints and answers.

Navigating the twists and turns of today’sStrandspuzzle proving to be a challenge?

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Learn beginner tips to conquer this daily word challenge.

This guide will give insights on today’s theme, offer hints, and even provide the complete solution.

Let’s keep that momentum going and keep you from feeling stranded from today’s Strands.

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Are you looking for the answers and hints forApril 17, 2025?You canfind that here.

Today’s Theme, Explained

Today’s theme is ‘On the board’.

Expand to see what that means for today’s puzzle.

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Word Hints

Expand below to seehintsfortoday’s words.

Thefirst wordis a rectangular piece marked with a line dividing its face into two square ends.

Thesecond wordis a plastic vessel used in a strategic guessing game, often sunk with a well-placed hit.

Spoilers spelt out in the Strands style.

Thethird wordis a small, flat square used in word games or pattern-based puzzles.

Thefourth wordis a round disc moved diagonally across a board, jumping over opponents.

Thesixth wordis a horse-headed piece that moves in an L-shape across the chessboard.

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Thespangramis a general term for physical items moved or used by players during gameplay, from pawns to meeples.

Today’s Strands Answers

Need the words themselves?

you’re free to find theanswers right here.

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These mobile word games can help you learn new words and expand your vocabulary.

NYT Strands answers for April 18, 2025.

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