Every tip, clue, and solution you need to tackle today’s NYT Strands puzzle.
Published on April 9, 2026.
Today’s NYT Strands puzzle features mischievous-themed words. Strands, the New York Times’ advanced word-search game, involves linking letters in any direction to form words. Each letter in the grid is part of an answer, with a theme connecting all solutions and a “spangram” that sums up the theme, spanning the grid.
Strands provides a challenging brain-teaser by withholding direct word lists, offering a more complex experience than other games like Wordle and Connections. If you’re pressed for time, we have all the tips you need to solve today’s puzzle at your own pace.
Today’s theme: Sly words.
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For today’s NYT Strands spangram: it’s diagonal with the answer, “Like a Fox.”
NYT Strands word list for April 10 includes:
– Canny
– Shrewd
– Slick
– Like a Fox
– Crafty
– Devious
– Wily
– Cunning
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