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 Tuesday puzzle then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Tuesday, December 30 (Game #667).
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 (set #668) – track #1 – today’s topic
What’s the topic of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… One Good Deed Deserves Another
NYT Strands Today (Game #668) – Clue #2 – Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- SPIT
- JOURNEY
- WORLD
- HIRE
- ELF
- ROUTE
NYT Strands today (set #668) – track #3 – spangram lyrics
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 13 letters.
NYT Strands today (game #668) – clue #4 – position spangram
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, third row
Last side: right, third row
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #668): The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands game number 668 are…
- SPIN
- TURN
- CIRCLE
- ORBIT
- PIROUETTE
- SPIN
- SPANGRAM: AROUND AND AROUND
- My rating: Hard
- My score: Perfect
An appropriate theme as the planet takes its final turn in 2025, but I’m sure I wasn’t the only one who thought the theme was doing good deeds, something that is often on our minds during the Christmas period.
The first word I found was round, but at that moment, before finding the same word again, I thought that it was not a game word: these are the tricks that Strands plays on us.
After getting SPIN, I went on my merry way and only stumbled upon the difficult to spell PIROUETTE.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Tuesday, December 30, Game #667)
- GOLDEN
- ABRACADABRA
- DAISIES
- MALE
- COMMON
- SPANGRAM: HITSONGS
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.




