NYT Strands Hints and Answers for March 13, 2025 (#375)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of March 13, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for March 13, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
What goes around comes around
Today’s theme is “What goes around comes around”. All 5 theme words fit that idea — and the spangram names it outright.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are B, B, R, R, R. Several share a starting letter (B, R).
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 6, 6, 7, 8 and 9 letters long. The shortest is 6 letters, the longest 9.
SpangramThe spangram
NICECOMEBACK
It is a single word of 12 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with N, ends with K.
AnswersAll theme words
- BOUNCE6 letters
- RETURN6 letters
- REBOUND7 letters
- RICOCHET8 letters
- BOOMERANG9 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.