NYT Strands Hints and Answers for March 25, 2025 (#387)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of March 25, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of March 25, 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 25, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
For starters
Start from the clue “For starters”. 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, N, P, S, W.
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 5, 6, 6, 7, 7 and 8 letters long. The shortest is 5 letters, the longest 8.
SpangramThe spangram
APPETIZER
It is a single word of 9 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with A, ends with R.
AnswersAll theme words
- WINGS5 letters
- FONDUE6 letters
- NACHOS6 letters
- POPPERS7 letters
- SLIDERS7 letters
- CALAMARI8 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.