NYT Strands Hints and Answers for March 20, 2025 (#382)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of March 20, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of March 20, 2025? Start with the theme, take one rung at a time, and stop as soon as the grid opens up. Nothing below is revealed until you tap it.
Hints for March 20, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Wetland patrol
Start from the clue “Wetland patrol”. Once you see what the 6 theme words have in common, the grid opens up quickly.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with B, E, F, I, S, S. Two of them start with the same letter (S).
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 4, 5, 5, 7, 8 and 9. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 9.
SpangramThe spangram
WADINGBIRD
10 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with W, ends with D.
AnswersAll theme words
- IBIS4 letters
- EGRET5 letters
- STORK5 letters
- BITTERN7 letters
- FLAMINGO8 letters
- SPOONBILL9 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.