NYT Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, December 24 (game #661)

Date:
Tue, 23 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 Tuesday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Tuesday, December 23 (game #660) .

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 #661) -
hint #1 - today's theme What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

Today's NYT Strands theme is Gather around NYT Strands today (game #661) - hint #2 - clue words

Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system. ATOM GRASSY WATCH MOTH MOST PLANT NYT Strands today (game #661) - hint #3 - spangram letters
How many letters are in today's spangram?

Spangram has 10 letters NYT Strands today (game #661) - hint #4 - spangram position What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?

First side: left, 4th row

Last side: right, 8th row

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM. NYT Strands today (game #661) - the answers (Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today's Strands, game #661, are COMFY COZY RELAXING PLEASANT WARM SOFT HOMEY SPANGRAM: SNUGASABUG My rating: Easy My score: Perfect

A lovely set of words that made me desperately want to return to bed and have a snooze.

Alas, there is work to be done. Not that this charming Strands edition posed many obstacles once we got going.

As is often the case I discovered snug as a non-game word before I pieced together the idiom that became todays spangram. Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Tuesday, December 23, game #660) CHILLY FREEZING COOL GLACIAL COLD POLAR FRIGID SPANGRAM: NOTSOHOT 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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