The Wednesday, April 30, 2025, NYT Strands puzzle is game #423, with the theme “Best in class.” Its spangram is YEARBOOK. If you want to solve it yourself first, use the progressive hints below before opening the full answer list.
Progressive hints for Strands #423
- The theme is “Best in class.”
- Words you can find to unlock in-game hints include DOOM, SEED, SLUR, MORBID, LIME, and SLATE.
- The spangram has eight letters.
- The spangram starts at the bottom edge in the fourth column and ends at the top edge in the third column.
These hints and the spangram path are reported in TechRadar’s guide to game #423.
Full answers for April 30, 2025
Spoilers ahead: the spangram and all theme-word answers follow.
Spangram: YEARBOOK
Theme words: EYES, DRESSED, SMILE, COUPLE, ATHLETE, FRIENDS, and HAIR.
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“Best in class” points to yearbook superlatives: categories such as best athlete, best hair, and best smile. The answers are associated with the accolades and people featured in a yearbook. ComicBook.com’s April 30 answer guide and TechRadar’s April 29 guide report the same theme and word set.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.Which April 30 puzzle is this?
This answer set is for Wednesday, April 30, 2025, game #423—not an April 30 puzzle from another year. TechRadar’s guide was published April 29 and identifies that date’s puzzle as game #422; ComicBook.com’s page is dated April 30 and covers the #423 answer set. The historical solution is corroborated by these two secondary publishers; an official NYT archive was not available for verification.
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