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Repair common Windows errors and clear accumulated junk for a smoother, more stable PC - no reinstall needed.Free scan · no reinstallFor the archived NYT Strands puzzle dated Friday, April 11, 2025, game #404, the theme is “Buzzing in.” The spangram is GAME SHOWS. Hints come first below; stop before the answer section if you want to solve it yourself.
Hints for Strands #404
Try these nudges in order, and pause whenever you have enough to continue:
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The theme clue is “Buzzing in.”
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Think of familiar titles associated with television quiz and word games.
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The spangram has 9 letters, written as GAME SHOWS. TechRadar places it from the left side at row 5 to the right side at row 7.
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TechRadar lists DROP, YEAR, MOPE, SHOPS, PRAM, and TOWER as words that can unlock in-game hints. In Strands, players connect adjacent letters in any direction without reusing or crossing letters. A spangram captures the theme and touches opposite sides of the board. Try Hard Guides describes non-theme words as a way to earn a hint for every three qualifying words found; each grid letter is used once across the completed answer set.
Full answer reveal
Spoilers ahead: the complete answer set is below.
- CATCHPHRASE
- JEOPARDY
- LINGO
- PASSWORD
- PYRAMID
- Spangram: GAME SHOWS
These are game-show titles; the theme does not mean that every answer is itself a buzzer phrase.
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This is game #404, the archive puzzle dated Friday, April 11, 2025—not the current daily puzzle. NYT Strands rolls over at midnight in each time zone, so a puzzle described as “today’s” can have a different date depending on where a reader is. TechRadar and Try Hard Guides both identify #404 with April 11, 2025.
Quick Recap
Sources
- TechRadar: NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, April 11 (game #404)
- Try Hard Guides: NYT Strands #404 April 11, 2025 Answers (4/11/25)
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