NYT Strands Hints and Answers for March 29, 2025 (#391)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of March 29, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for March 29, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Power plants
Today’s theme is “Power plants”. All 7 theme words fit that idea — and the spangram names it outright.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with B, N, S, S, T, T, Y. Several share a starting letter (S, T).
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6 and 6. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 6.
SpangramThe spangram
VEGANPROTEINS
13 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with V, ends with S.
AnswersAll theme words
- NUTS4 letters
- TOFU4 letters
- BEANS5 letters
- SEEDS5 letters
- YEAST5 letters
- SEITAN6 letters
- TEMPEH6 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.