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The Monday, March 31, 2025, NYT Strands theme is horse colors. The spangram is HORSECOLORINGS; the five theme words are DAPPLE, BUCKSKIN, ROAN, CHESTNUT and PALOMINO.
Monday, March 31, 2025 Strands answers
- Theme: Horse colors
- Spangram: HORSECOLORINGS
- Theme words: DAPPLE, BUCKSKIN, ROAN, CHESTNUT, PALOMINO
The published guide’s hint is “That’s an equine of a different shade!” The answers are drawn from Forbes’ guide for the Monday, March 31, 2025 puzzle, rather than from firsthand play: Forbes’ March 30, 2025 Strands guide.
How the puzzle works
Forbes describes Strands as a word-search-style puzzle with a six-by-eight letter grid. Find words related to the theme and a spangram that connects opposite sides of the grid. Letters can connect vertically, horizontally or diagonally. In the guide’s publication-era explanation, finding three valid non-theme words of at least four letters unlocks a hint.
Which March 31 puzzle is this?
The weekday identifies this as the 2025 puzzle: March 31, 2025 was a Monday. The March 31, 2024 puzzle was a Sunday edition with different answers; Forbes’ guide for that date gives ILLUMINATION as its spangram. See Forbes’ March 30, 2024 Strands guide.
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