{"id":78663,"date":"2026-04-17T10:37:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T10:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/todays-nyt-strands-hints-answer-and-help-for-april-17-775\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T10:37:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T10:37:38","slug":"todays-nyt-strands-hints-answer-and-help-for-april-17-775","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/todays-nyt-strands-hints-answer-and-help-for-april-17-775\/","title":{"rendered":"Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answer and Help for April 17 #775"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Looking for the most recent<\/strong> Strands answer?\u00a0Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.<\/p>\n

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Today’s NYT\u00a0Strands\u00a0puzzle is pretty difficult. Hope you know your sea creatures! Some of the answers are difficult to unscramble, so if you need hints and answers, read on.<\/p>\n

I go into depth about the\u00a0rules for Strands in this story.\u00a0<\/p>\n

If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword answers, you can visit\u00a0CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.<\/p>\n

Read more:\u00a0<\/strong>NYT Connections Turns 1: These Are the 5 Toughest Puzzles So Far<\/p>\n

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Hint for today’s Strands puzzle<\/h2>\n

Today’s Strands theme is:\u00a0Shell company<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

If that doesn’t help you, here’s a clue: By the sea.<\/p>\n

Clue words to unlock in-game hints<\/h3>\n

Your goal is to find hidden words that fit the puzzle’s theme. If you’re stuck, find any words you can. Every time you find three words of four letters or more, Strands will reveal one of the theme words. These are the words I used to get those hints but any words of four or more letters that you find will work:<\/p>\n

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  • LOCK, LOCKER, MOLLS, SOCK, TOLL, CALM, POLL, POLLS, POLE<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Answers for today’s Strands puzzle<\/h2>\n

    These are the answers that tie into the theme. The goal of the puzzle is to find them all, including the spangram, a theme word that reaches from one side of the puzzle to the other. When you have all of them (I originally thought there were always eight but learned that the number can vary), every letter on the board will be used. Here are the nonspangram answers:<\/p>\n

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    • CLAM, CONCH, LIMPET, MUSSEL, OYSTER, ABALONE, SCALLOP<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Today’s Strands spangram<\/h3>\n
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      The completed NYT Strands puzzle for April 17, 2026.<\/p>\n

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      Today’s Strands spangram is MOLLUSK<\/strong>. To find it, look for the M that’s four letters down on the farthest-left row, and wind across.<\/p>\n

      Toughest Strands puzzles<\/strong><\/h2>\n

      Here are some of the Strands topics I’ve found to be the toughest.<\/p>\n

      #1: Dated slang. Maybe you didn’t even use this lingo when it was cool. Toughest word: PHAT.<\/p>\n

      #2: Thar she blows! I guess marine biologists might ace this one. Toughest word: BALEEN or RIGHT.\u00a0<\/p>\n

      #3: Off the hook. Again, it helps to know a lot about sea creatures. Sorry, Charlie. Toughest word: BIGEYE or SKIPJACK.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n