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Wednesday, March 12 refers to the 2025 NYT Strands puzzle, game #374. Its theme was “Bearing gifts,” and the spangram was PRODIGY. Full spoiler answers and solving hints are below.
Hints for the March 12, 2025 Strands puzzle
The theme, “Bearing gifts,” points to abilities or qualities someone is gifted with. To unlock in-game hints, find these words in the grid:
- POLL
- FAIL
- TALE
- LEAK
- TART
- SIGN
The spangram has seven letters. It crosses the board from the left edge at row five to the right edge at row six. [TechRadar]
NYT Strands answers for Wednesday, March 12
Theme: Bearing gifts
Spangram: PRODIGY
Theme words:
- CHOPS
- FLAIR
- SKILL
- KNACK
- TALENT
- PROWESS
- STRENGTH
The answer set is listed by both TechRadar and Forbes.
Why the year matters
The date alone is ambiguous because Strands publishes a puzzle for each day. Wednesday, March 12 was in 2025; March 12, 2026 fell on a Thursday and was a different puzzle, game #739, with the theme “Out-and-out.” [TechRadar]
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.How Strands marks the answers
Strands uses a six-by-eight letter grid. Theme words remain highlighted blue when found, while the spangram is highlighted yellow and connects opposite sides of the board. The New York Times’ guidance, quoted by Forbes, says themes can take several forms: “Some themes are fill-in-the-blank phrases. They may also be steps in a process, items that all belong to the same category, synonyms or homophones.” [Forbes]
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