#399Sunday, April 6, 2025
Strands answers for April 6, 2025 — “The feeling is mutual” (#399)
Spoilers below — this page is the full record for this puzzle
The NYT Strands spangram for April 6, 2025 (puzzle #399) is GETALONG, a 8-letter answer to the theme "The feeling is mutual". The 7 theme words are AGREE, CLICK, CONNECT, HARMONIZE, MESH, RELATE and VIBE.
Where is each answer on the April 6 Strands board?
Here are all 7 theme words from the April 6, 2025 Strands puzzle, with the spangram last.
The table gives the start square, end square and travel direction of all 8 answers. Every position comes from solving the grid outright — the answers have to tile all 48 letters with no overlap and no remainder, which is what makes a single arrangement provable.
| Answer | Letters | Starts | Ends | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGREE | 5 | row 2, column 5 | row 1, column 1 | right to left |
| CLICK | 5 | row 3, column 2 | row 2, column 1 | diagonally across the grid |
| CONNECT | 7 | row 8, column 4 | row 8, column 1 | right to left |
| HARMONIZE | 9 | row 5, column 4 | row 6, column 3 | diagonally across the grid |
| MESH | 4 | row 1, column 5 | row 3, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
| RELATE | 6 | row 7, column 4 | row 6, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
| VIBE | 4 | row 2, column 3 | row 4, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
| GETALONG | 8 | row 5, column 1 | row 6, column 4 | left to right |
What did the April 6 Strands grid look like?
Every letter below appears in exactly one answer — the 8 words tile all 48 cells of the April 6, 2025 grid.
Spangram — 8 letters7 theme words
Each line traces one answer through the letters it uses; the heavier yellow line is the spangram.
Read across the grid, row 1 reads E-E-R-G-M-E, row 2 reads K-C-V-I-A-S, row 3 reads I-C-T-A-B-H, row 4 reads L-E-M-R-L-E, row 5 reads G-N-O-H-A-O, row 6 reads I-Z-E-G-N-E, row 7 reads C-N-O-R-L-T, and row 8 reads T-E-N-C-E-A.
How hard was the April 6 Strands puzzle?
Measured against the full archive, the April 6, 2025 puzzle lands in the average range — above 34% of all Strands puzzles.
Easiest puzzle ever published on the left, hardest on the right. The formula behind the score, and the ranked list of every puzzle, are on the Strands difficulty index.
Who made the April 6 Strands puzzle?
Strands puzzle #399 was edited by Tracy Bennett, who also constructed it. Output across the whole run is broken down on who makes NYT Strands.
Common questions about the April 6 Strands puzzle
What was the clue for Strands on April 6, 2025?
The Strands clue for April 6, 2025 is “The feeling is mutual”, on puzzle #399. It is answered by the spangram GETALONG, and all 7 theme words that day belong to that idea.
What were the Strands words on April 6, 2025?
The 7 Strands theme words for April 6, 2025 are AGREE, CLICK, CONNECT, HARMONIZE, MESH, RELATE and VIBE, plus the spangram GETALONG.
What was the big word in the April 6, 2025 Strands?
The big word — the spangram — for April 6, 2025 is GETALONG, 8 letters long, running from row 5, column 1 to row 6, column 4. It is the one word that touches two opposite sides of the board and states the theme outright.
What did the Strands theme “The feeling is mutual” mean?
The Strands theme “The feeling is mutual” for April 6, 2025 means GETALONG — that is what the spangram spells, and every one of the 7 theme words is an example of it.
How many theme words are in Strands April 6, 2025?
Strands puzzle #399 has 7 theme words plus one spangram, and together they use all 48 letters on the board exactly once.
How difficult was the April 6, 2025 Strands puzzle?
Strands #399 rates average on a computed index, harder than 34% of every Strands puzzle published since March 2024.
What number was the Strands puzzle on April 6, 2025?
The Strands puzzle published on Sunday, April 6, 2025 is #399, counting from the game's launch on March 4, 2024.
Today’s puzzle and its hint ladder are on the front page. This puzzle sits in April 2025, part of the full Strands archive.