NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, December 18 (game #655)

Date:
Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:00:00 +0000

Description:
Looking for NYT Strands answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, including the spangram.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Looking for a different day? A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day
for your time zone which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Wednesday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, December 17 (game #654) .

Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections and it's great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.

Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc's Wordle today page for the original viral word game.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers. NYT Strands today (game #655) -
hint #1 - today's theme What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

Today's NYT Strands theme is Natural remedies NYT Strands today (game #655) - hint #2 - clue words

Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system. MILE GARNER MULE THEY DERBY BRAG NYT Strands today (game #655) - hint #3 - spangram letters
How many letters are in today's spangram?

Spangram has 14 letters NYT Strands today (game #655) - hint #4 - spangram position What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?

First side: top, 1st column

Last side: bottom, 1st column

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM. NYT Strands today (game #655) - the answers (Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today's Strands, game #655, are HONEY GARLIC LEMON ELDERBERRY TURMERIC SPANGRAM: IMMUNEBOOSTERS My rating: Easy My score: Perfect

I did not know about the benefits of ELDERBERRY, but I was more than aware of the other natural remedies we were searching for today.

That said, I struggled to get going possibly because I have a cold and I am in desperate need of some IMMUNEBOOSTERS until eventually spotting HONEY, GARLIC and LEMON.

On the topic of the spangram, I hope I wasnt the only one who tried to find the word immunity. Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Wednesday, December 17, game #654) ASKEW ASLANT CROOKED LOPSIDED UNEVEN TILTED SPANGRAM: ALITTLEOFF What is NYT Strands?

Strands is the NYT's not-so-new-any-more word game, following Wordle and Connections. It's now a fully fledged member of the NYT's games stable that has been running for a year and which can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.

I've got a full guide to h ow to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you're struggling to beat it each day.



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