Skip to main content Tom's Guide Tom's Guide Search Tom's Guide View Profile Newsletters Best Picks Entertainment Nintendo Switch 2 MacBook Air M4 Amazon Spring Sale Best Mattress Wordle Today NYT Strands today — hints, spangram and answers for game #394 (Tuesday, April 1 2025) Alan Martin 31 March 2025 Need help with Strands #394? Here are some hints and the answers When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Tom’s Guide/NY Times/Shutterstock) Today's hints Today's answers Yesterday's answers Strands today: Quick menu 1. Today's hints 2. Today's answer 3. Yesterday's answer Need some assistance with NYT Strands today? Today's theme — "It's a sign!" — isn't at all obvious, and it'll take the reveal of a few answers before its meaning becomes clear. Below, we've compiled some useful hints for Strands #394, as well as the answers, should it come to that. We'll start off with some clues, before building up to the full answer for Strands #394, so read on if you need a little help. Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #394. Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints The official theme for NYT Strands #394 is... "It's a sign!" And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Changing seasons". If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens: Still struggling? The spangram will give you a hint about the connection word. Today, it starts with S and ends with E. Sign up to get the BEST of Tom's Guide direct to your inbox. Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. Scroll down to find out what it is... 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That said, I don't think the theme - "It's a sign!" - is especially helpful, so I'm not kicking myself too hard. In fact, I started off looking for star signs, but then accidentally found PUDDLES in the top-right corner. That meant nothing to me, so I used a clue which revealed BUDS. I was still confused, but after a little lateral thinking, I figured it might be connected to the start of April. Sure enough, I saw SHOWERS and was away. I got the spangram of SPRINGTIME, which wasn't that helpful at breaking things up, as it only isolated a word I'd already found. But that wasn't a big deal as I now knew the kind of thing I was in search of with my remaining answers. BLOSSOMS was in the top-left corner, followed by the bain of my summer - POLLEN - in the bottom half of the grid. That just left ROBINS on the left-hand side to complete the puzzle. Yesterday's Strands answers Reading this in a later time zone? You can find the full article on yesterday's Strands answers for game #393 right here. Today's best Netflix deals Netflix - Standard with ads Netflix - Standard Netflix - Premium See more Gaming News Alan Martin Social Links Navigation Freelance contributor Alan has been writing about tech for over a decade, covering phones, drones and everything in between. Previously Deputy Editor of tech site Alphr, his words are found all over the web and in the occasional magazine too. When not weighing up the pros and cons of the latest smartwatch, you'll probably find him tackling his ever-growing games backlog. Or, more likely, playing Spelunky for the millionth time. You must confirm your public display name before commenting Please logout and then login again, you will then be prompted to enter your display name. 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