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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 Monday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Monday, December 29 (game #666).

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.

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 #667) - hint #1 - today's theme

What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

• Today's NYT Strands theme is… 2025 Top Twenty

NYT Strands today (game #667) - hint #2 - clue words

Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.

• STAY
• BRAISE
• SCORN
• BLOG
• RAID
• DIED

NYT Strands today (game #667) - hint #3 - spangram letters

How many letters are in today's spangram?

• Spangram has 8 letters

NYT Strands today (game #667) - hint #4 - spangram position

What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?

First side: top, 1st column

Last side: bottom, 2nd column

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.

NYT Strands today (game #667) - the answers

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The answers to today's Strands, game #667, are…

• GOLDEN
• ABRACADABRA
• DAISIES
• MANCHILD
• ORDINARY
• SPANGRAM: HITSONGS

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• My rating: Easy
• My score: Perfect

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It was pretty obvious that this search contained ABRACADABRA, but hopefully I wasn’t the only person who spent about five minutes trying to connect all the letters after starting from the wrong end.