NYTs Strands Hints, Tips, and Answers for Today, April 8, 2025

Strands presents another scrambled letter grid concealing a series of themed words. In this advanced word search, you must identify the theme and solve all words using just one clue and the letters provided.

For players who want help without relying on in-game hints, this article offers support. It includes theme hints, spoilers, a puzzle explanation, and the full answer. You can find everything you need to solve this one in the paragraphs below except for the rules of how to play Strands.

The NYT Games Strands Out Of This World #401 April 8, 2025

The Strands puzzle for today has the clue Out Of This World. It has six things to find: the Spangram and five themed words.

NYT Strands Spangram Tips and Theme Hints

Searching for spoiler-free help with this short puzzle game? You can find three different clues in the sections below that won’t spoil any of the answers for you.

General Spangram Hint 1

Hint 1: What are some things you might describe as “out of this world?”

General Spangram Hint 2

Hint 2: Books and movies.

General Spangram Hint 3

Hint 3: Books and movies that take place in the future and/or on a different planet.

Spoilers for Today’s New York Times Strands

If you want a spoiler without all the work of saving up for a hint in-game, you can find two spoilers below. Each of the sections has just one word from the puzzle and a screenshot of where to put it.

Spoiler 1

Spoiler 2

The Answer to the NYT Out Of This World Strands

The full answer to today’s New York Times Games Strands puzzle will be in the expandable section below. If you choose to peek inside, you’ll see all the themed words, the Spangram, and a screenshot of where to put each of these words in the puzzle.

The category for today is Science Fiction. The words are Arrival, Gravity, Dune, Alien, and Megalopolis.

Today’s Strands Explained

Don’t get it? You can find a full breakdown of all the pieces of this mobile puzzle game and how they relate to one another in the section below. Open it up with the “Read More” link underneath it to see what’s inside.

Out of this world is the perfect clue for all these Science Fiction movies because each of them takes place on a different planet. Each of the themed words is the name of a scifi movie.

Want to play? Check out the New York Times Games Strands website, which is available on almost any device with a browser.

Released

March 4, 2024

Developer(s)

The New York Times Company

Publisher(s)

The New York Times Company

Platform(s)

Web Browser