NYT Strands Hints and Answers for March 25, 2024 (#22)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of March 25, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for March 25, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Sign language
Today’s theme is “Sign language”. All 7 theme words fit that idea — and the spangram names it outright.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are A, B, G, S, S, T, V. Two of them start with the same letter (S).
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 4, 4, 5, 6, 6, 6 and 8 letters long. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 8.
SpangramThe spangram
ASTROLOGY
It is a single word of 9 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with A, ends with Y.
AnswersAll theme words
- BULL4 letters
- GOAT4 letters
- TWINS5 letters
- ARCHER6 letters
- SCALES6 letters
- VIRGIN6 letters
- SCORPION8 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.