NYT Strands Hints and Answers for March 19, 2025 (#381)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of March 19, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for March 19, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Upright and grand
Start from the clue “Upright and grand”. Once you see what the 6 theme words have in common, the grid opens up quickly.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are C, F, H, K, P, S.
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 5, 5, 6, 7, 7 and 8 letters long. The shortest is 5 letters, the longest 8.
SpangramThe spangram
PIANOPARTS
It is a single word of 10 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with P, ends with S.
AnswersAll theme words
- COVER5 letters
- FRAME5 letters
- PEDALS6 letters
- HAMMERS7 letters
- STRINGS7 letters
- KEYBOARD8 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.