Today's Strands Answers and Clues for "What a softie!"

Today's Strands Answers and Clues for "What a softie!" - Wednesday, April 23, 2025

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Today's Strands Answers (April 23, 2025) are here for those who need a clue or the full solution.

If you’re a fan of word puzzles, Strands may be your next favorite NYT game. This daily puzzle tests players to locate themed words in a 6 x 8 grid. The challenge can range from fairly simple to complex, especially on harder days when the hints feel elusive.

If today’s theme has you stumped, we've got the Strands answers you need. We’ll guide you to today’s spangram and make solving the puzzle a breeze.

WARNING: Spoilers ahead! Only read on if you want to know today's Strands answers.

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Today's Strands Theme

Let’s take a moment to see what theme has been provided for today’s challenge.

Today's theme is:

WHAT A SOFTIE!

The theme might be tricky to grasp, so here’s a simple breakdown to make it easier:

Today's theme reflects elements often associated with comfort, softness, and warmth. This includes items and creatures that evoke a sense of coziness and tenderness, such as a fuzzy creature that eventually transforms, a type of soft fabric, a fluffy young bird, a juicy fruit, and warm footwear often worn around the house.

Today's NYT Strands Hints

If you’re still stuck, here are some hints to help you along:

Strands Hint 1: What are the starting letters of today's words?

There are six words including the spangram.

Below are the starting letters & lengths for each of the theme words:

Starts with "C" and has 11 letters.
Starts with "C" and has 8 letters.
Starts with "D" and has 8 letters.
Starts with "P" and has 5 letters.
Starts with "S" and has 8 letters.

And today's spangram starts with "G."

Strands Hint 2: Where are today's words located on today's strands grid?

Here are some clues about their starting positions. For all words except the spangram:

1 word starts from the top row
1 word starts from the bottom row
1 word starts from the right edge of the grid
3 words start from the middle of the grid

Today's NYT Strands Clue Words

If you’re still stuck, don’t worry—here are some hints to help you along:

PEAR
ELEGIST
LAZULI
PERILS
FLIEST
THERE

The answers are right below, so stop here if you’d rather keep guessing.

Today's NYT Strands Spangram

Drumroll, please! It’s time to reveal today’s Strands spangram:

GETFUZZY

Today's NYT Strands Answers

If you’re still looking for answers after the spangram, you can find them right here:

CATERPILLAR
CHENILLE
DUCKLING
PEACH
SLIPPERS

Yesterday's NYT Strands Answer (22 April 2025)

Trying to solve yesterday’s Strands (Tuesday, 22 April 2025)? Or maybe you’re in a different time zone? Don’t stress; we have the answers you’re after!

Find yesterday's Strands answers, hints and spangram here.

Yesterday's Strands theme was

COUNTER OFFERS

Yesterday's Spangram was

CAFEMENU

Yesterday's Strands Answers were

CHAI
ESPRESSO
JUICES
PASTRIES
SANDWICHES
SOUP

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About the author

Suryadeepto Sengupta is a Content Manager, Gaming, at Sportskeeda by profession, and a software engineer by education.
With a passion for video games from a young age, he prefers single-player titles with amazing stories and a rich world. From the business model of indie devs and AAA studios to the in-depth lore behind a game or the sheer brilliance of the gameplay design, Suryadeepto is always up for an extended discussion in and around the great video game industry.

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