NYT Strands for today: clues, spangram, and solutions for Wednesday, April 9.

      Strands is a newly launched daily puzzle from the New York Times. Offering a more challenging twist on the traditional word search, this puzzle requires a sharp eye to complete.

      Similar to Wordle, Connections, and the Mini Crossword, Strands can prove to be quite tough on some days. There's no harm in seeking assistance occasionally. If you encounter difficulties and are looking for the answers to today's Strands puzzle, refer to the solved puzzle below.

      How to play Strands

      Each Strands puzzle begins with the objective of locating the “theme words” concealed within the grid of letters. You can manipulate the letters by dragging or tapping to form words; double-tap the last letter to confirm. When you identify a correct word, the letters will be highlighted in blue and will no longer be selectable.

      Finding a word that isn’t a theme word is still beneficial! For every three non-theme words you uncover that contain at least four letters, you'll receive a hint — one of the theme word's letters will be revealed and you'll simply need to unscramble it.

      Every letter in the grid is utilized to form the theme words, without any overlap. Each letter will be used exactly once.

      Each puzzle includes one “spangram,” a special theme word (or words) that defines the puzzle’s theme and spans two opposite sides of the board. Upon finding the spangram, it will be highlighted in yellow.

      The objective is to finish the puzzle swiftly while relying on hints as little as possible.

      Hint for today’s Strands puzzle

      The theme today is “That’s quite a (tasty) mouthful.”

      Here’s a hint that may assist you: hard to pronounce, easy to consume.

      Today’s Strand answers

      NYT

      Today’s spangram

      We will begin by providing the spangram, which could assist you in determining the theme and solving the remainder of the puzzle independently:

      FOURSYLLABLES

      Today’s Strands answers

      ARUGULA

      AVOCADO

      WATERMELON

      CAULIFLOWER

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