Spoiler warning: This guide starts with a theme hint and gets progressively more revealing. The complete word list and spangram appear below the spoiler break.
Theme hint
The theme is “What goes around comes around.” The answers connect to motion, return, or rebound, according to three guides published for this puzzle.
Clue words for in-game hints
TechRadar lists these words as ways to unlock in-game hints:
- HEIR
- BEAR
- BUNCH
- ROUND
- CREAM
- TIGER
The Economic Times guide reports that finding three words of at least four letters triggers an in-game hint. The official NYT rules page was not available to confirm that rule.
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- A curved, flat piece of wood that spins back to the thrower points to BOOMERANG.
- A gunshot that skips off a surface when misfired points to RICOCHET.
These clues were published by Hindustan Times.
Spangram hints
TechRadar reports that the 12-letter spangram touches the top edge at column 3 and the left edge at row 6. Hindustan Times says it begins with “NI” and describes it as vertical; that orientation does not match TechRadar’s reported edge contacts. Without the board, the two descriptions cannot be reconciled, so neither establishes the letter path.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.Spoilers: March 13, 2025 Strands answers
The answer lists in TechRadar, Hindustan Times, and The Economic Times agree on the five theme words and the spangram for NYT Strands game #375, played Thursday, March 13, 2025:
- BOOMERANG
- BOUNCE
- RETURN
- REBOUND
- RICOCHET
Spangram: NICE COMEBACK (also written NICECOMEBACK).
The theme words describe motion, return, or rebound; the spangram is the phrase “nice comeback.” TechRadar’s guide was published on March 12 ahead of the puzzle date; Hindustan Times and The Economic Times published on March 13. The official NYT game page was not available to verify the board or its exact letter paths.
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