Skip to main content Tom's Guide Tom's Guide Search Tom's Guide View Profile Newsletters Best Picks Entertainment Switch 2 Pre-Orders iPhone 17 Air Best laptops Best Mattress Wordle Today NYT Strands today — hints, spangram and answers for game #421 (Monday, April 28 2025) Alan Martin 27 April 2025 Need help with Strands #421? 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 — "My bad!" — is a little vexing. Below, we've compiled some useful hints for Strands #421, 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 #421, so read on if you need a little help. Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #421. You may like NYT Strands today — hints, spangram and answers for game #379 (Monday, March 17 2025) NYT Strands today — hints, spangram and answers for game #411 (Friday, April 18 2025) Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints The official theme for NYT Strands #421 is... "My bad!" And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Butterfingers." 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 W and ends with Y. 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. 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In any case, I managed to get through it without using any clues, thanks to finding SLIP in the lower half of the board while hunting clue words. I then saw "whoops" and when that failed to register, I expanded it to spell WHOOPSIEDAISY for the spangram. The gap down the left-hand side of it contained 'B' and 'L', and I was able to expand that to spell BLUNDER for my third answer. STUMBLE was to its right, and then FALTER in the corner to complete the top half of the board. I then found SPILL in the bottom-right corner, which just left TOPPLE to its left 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 #420 right here. Today's best Netflix deals Netflix - Standard with ads Netflix - Standard Netflix - Premium See more Gaming News Alan Martin Freelance contributor Alan has been writing about tech for over a decade, covering phones, drones and everything in between. 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