Are you looking for a different day?
A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight every day for your time zone, which means some people are always playing “today’s game” while others play “yesterday’s.” If instead you are looking for the Monday puzzle then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Monday, December 29 (Game #666).
Strands is the latest NYT word game after Wordle, Spelling Bee, and Connections, and it’s a lot of fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands suggestions.
SPOILER WARNING: Today’s NYT Strands info is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (game #667) – track #1 – today’s topic
What’s the topic of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… 2025 Top Twenty
NYT Strands Today (Game #667) – Clue #2 – Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- STAY
- COOK ON SLOW FIRE
- DISDAIN
- BLOG
- RAID
- DECEASED
NYT Strands today (set #667) – track #3 – spangram lyrics
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 8 letters
NYT Strands today (game #667) – clue #4 – position spangram
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: top, first column
Last side: below, 2nd column
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #667): The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands game number 667 are…
- GOLDEN
- ABRACADABRA
- DAISIES
- MALE
- COMMON
- SPANGRAM: HITSONGS
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
It was pretty obvious that this quest 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.
Lady Gaga’s success is exceptional, but I prefer the band Steve Miller’s song with the same title from 1982, the same for GOLDEN from the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack, which has overshadowed the magnificent Harry Styles song of the same name. Get your own song titles, 2025.
Anyway, these minor complaints aside, this was a fun game to remind us how in or out of touch we are with the music charts.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Monday, December 29, Game #666)
- BELT
- SHIRT
- VEST
- PANTS
- JACKET
- TWINS
- SPANGRAM: SUITE YOURSELF
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT’s not-so-new word game, after Wordle and Connections. It is now a full member of the NYT Games group that has been running for a year and can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I have a complete guide on how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check it out if you’re struggling to beat it every day.
