NYT 'Strands' Today: Hints, Spangram And Answers For Tuesday, April 8th

Forbes NYT “Strands” Daily Puzzle: Hints and Solutions for Monday, April 7th

By Erik Kain

I spent Monday contemplating The White Lotus finale and overall season disappointment. A welcome distraction? The NYT's Strands puzzle! Today's theme is engaging. Let's get started.

Strands, the NYT's latest word puzzle, cleverly reimagines the classic word search. Each day features a new theme, challenging players to find grid-embedded words fitting that theme, including a spangram spanning the board. This spangram provides additional thematic clues.

Spoilers Ahead

Today's Strands Hints

Instead of the usual two-letter starts, here are three hints to guide your word hunt:

Theme: Out of this world.

Hint 1: Film titles

Hint 2: Sci-fi genre

Hint 3: Think cinematic universes

Here are the first two letters of each word:

• AR
• GR
• ME
• AL
• DU
• SC

Solutions

The spangram is: SCIENCE FICTION

The complete word list:

• ARRIVAL
• GRAVITY
• MEGALOPOLIS
• ALIEN
• DUNE

The solved Strands grid:

Puzzle Breakdown

Yesterday's puzzle focused on mythical creatures; today's delves into science fiction films. I've seen all but one—the most challenging word: MEGALOPOLIS. The others are excellent films: ALIEN, a classic; ARRIVAL, thought-provoking and emotionally resonant; GRAVITY, intensely gripping; and both DUNE versions are worthwhile. (I am, admittedly, a sci-fi enthusiast.)

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