NYT Daily Crossword Clues and Solutions for May 2, 2025 Revealed

Daily New York Times Unveils Clues (and Solution) for Friday's Puzzle, May 2nd, 2025

Let's get down to business, champ! You're here for clues and solutions for Strands on May 2, 2025, with the wild theme "What a trill!"

Wanna bookmark this page, mate? It's a sweet spot to catch Strands hints every day, and you can even check out the past puzzles if you missed something.

Alrighty, let me lay out some oblique hints for today's Strands answers. And further down, you'll find the spangram and the answers – but remember, take only what you need!

Wanna know the spangram for today's Strands?

A branch of those winged critters that rock our world with their melodious vibes.

Clues for theme words in today's Strands

Specific flying creatures you might catch serenading this time of year.

### Warning: Strands Solutions Ahead

We're about to spill the beans on today's Strands puzzle answers.

Whatcha think the spangram is for today's Strands?

Today's spangram: SONGBIRDS, buddy.

Theme Words for May 2, 2025

Go on, guess which flying animals have been giving it their all lately.

CHICKADEE, SPARROW, LARK, WARBLER, CARDINAL, WREN.

Here's what the board looks like when you complete the puzzle:

How I solved today's Strands

"Trill" – that's a type of flute sound, but it could also be a bird song or someone accentuating their Rs. Strange, but it clicked.

Ah, I've caught the bird: WARBLER. 🔵

Found the spangram here: SONGBIRDS. 🟡

LARK's hiding left of the spangram's left half. 🔵

CARDINAL's chillin' to the right of the spangram's right half. 🔵

NYTunveils Clues (and Solution) for Friday, May 2, 2025 Crossword Puzzle

WREN's rounding off the bottom. 🔵

CHICKADEE's on top left. 🔵

Finally, SPARROW. 🔵

How to play Strands

Navigate to the Strands game on NYT's website or the NYT Games app to get things started.

When you start playin', you'll see a board with a mix of letters, accompanied by a clue that hints at the theme. Your task is to pinpoint the hidden words that match the puzzle's theme.

Imagine if crossword puzzles had a love child with word searches – Strands is that baby.

Pay special attention to the "spangram," because that bad boy tells you the main theme of the puzzle. The spangram runs across the whole board, either left to right or top to bottom, my friend. Once you find the spangram, it'll be highlighted in yellow. Solve that sucker, and it'll make the rest of the puzzle a breeze.

Words in Strands can move any direction (up, down, left, right, even diagonal). You're only gonna use each letter once, and there's only one correct solution. When you correctly identify one of the puzzle's words (like HUMMINGBIRD or FINCH), it'll be highlighted in blue.

If you're stuck, you can submit any non-theme words you see (as long as they're four letters or more) to earn credit for a hint. If you submit three non-theme words, the "Hint" button will be clickable; hit it, and all letters in one of the theme words will be highlighted. Just connect 'em in the right order to reveal the theme word. If a hint already exists on the board, and you use another hint before finding that word, you'll get the letters in order for that word.

How to win Strands

Nobody can lose at Strands! You'll submit guesses, and you'll either correctly identify an answer, receive credit for a hint, or the board will give you a little shake, signifying an incorrect guess. No guess limit and no timer – just strawberry fields forever!

You win when you've used all the letters on the board, meaning you've figured out the spangram, and all of the theme words. It's just like other NYT games – solve the puzzle, and you'll get a shareable card that tells you how you performed that day: blue dots 🔵 for theme words found, yellow dot 🟡 for when you found the spangram, and a lightbulb 💡 for words you got a hint on.

Enrichment Data:

Overall:

This May 2, 2025, NYT Strands puzzle revolves around "What a trill!", centering on songbirds. The Spangram, which spans the entire board and defines the overall theme, is SONGBIRDS. Theme words consist of various types of songbirds like CHICKADEE, SPARROW, LARK, WARBLER, CARDINAL, and WREN.

References:[1] "Strands Puzzle – May 2, 2025." The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/games/strands.[2] "How to Play Strands." The New York Times Lab. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/02/01/learning/how-to-play-strands.html[3] "Meet the Making of NYT Games." The New York Times Games. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/12/14/games/how-nyt-games-is-made.html[4] "Songbird (disambiguation)." Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songbird_(disambiguation)

Remember to bookmark this page for daily Strands hints in preparation for the wild theme "What a trill!" on May 2, 2025.
The spangram for today's Strands is SONGBIRDS, hinting that today's theme may be related to entertainment, as songbirds often signify music and entertainment.
While solving today's Strands, you might encounter some social-media buzz about the theme and its answers. Keep an eye out for these discussions.
On Friday, when you find the hidden theme words in the Strands puzzle, you might discover that they include small birds like the LARK, CARDINAL, WREN, CHICKADEE, SPARROW, and WARBLER, which are all types of entertainment-providing songbirds.
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