Hints and Answers for NYT Strands, April 23, 2026

Hints and Answers for NYT Strands, April 23, 2026

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Every hint, nudge, and answer you need to complete today’s NYT Strands puzzle.

Today’s NYT Strands hints are easy if you’re a history buff. Strands, the New York Times’ elevated word-search game, requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters in any direction, including quirky shapes and patterns. Every letter in the grid is part of an answer, with a theme linking every solution. The “spangram” is a special word or phrase that sums up that day’s theme and spans the entire grid.

Strands creates a brain-teasing game that takes longer to play than Wordle and Connections by providing an opaque hint without the word list. If you’re stuck or short on time, we’ve got all the NYT Strands hints you need to progress at your pace.

NYT Strands hint for today’s theme: Provinces of the pantheon. The words are related to history.

Today’s NYT Strands theme: These words describe ancient Roman values.

NYT Strands spangram hint: It’s horizontal.

NYT Strands spangram answer: Domain.

NYT Strands word list for April 23:
1. Thunder
2. Harvest
3. Wisdom
4. Domain
5. Love
6. Marriage
7. Underworld

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