NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, December 19 (game #656)

Date:
Thu, 18 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
Thursday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, December 18 (game #655) .

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 #656) -
hint #1 - today's theme What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

Today's NYT Strands theme is On the chopping block NYT Strands today (game #656) - hint #2 - clue words

Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system. JUNKIE BEEN CHIME FINED LAKE SHADE NYT Strands today (game #656) - hint #3 - spangram letters How many letters are in today's spangram?

Spangram has 12 letters NYT Strands today (game #656) - hint #4 - spangram position What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?

First side: left, 3rd row

Last side: right, 6th row

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM. NYT Strands today (game #656) - the answers (Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today's Strands, game #656, are CUBE JULIENNE SLICE MINCE CHIFFONADE SPANGRAM: MAKINGTHECUT My rating: Hard My score: Perfect

They say every day is a school day and it certainly was for me today.

I got the theme pretty quickly and even found the spangram easily enough, but I hit a wall on the final word and spent a few minutes puzzled before eventually taking the most obvious route and tapping out CHIFFONADE.

Kudos if you were aware of this term, for cutting vegetables in ribbons. Its one of those things I didnt know even had a word, but from now on I will no longer be chopping my veggies, Ill be chiffonading them. Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Thursday, December 18, game #655) HONEY GARLIC LEMON ELDERBERRY TURMERIC SPANGRAM: IMMUNEBOOSTERS 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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