NYT Strands game #650, dated Saturday, December 13, 2025, has the theme “All over the place.” Start with the graduated clues below if you want to solve it yourself; the complete word list and spangram are behind a clearly marked spoiler heading.
How this Strands puzzle works
Strands is a themed word search: theme words fill the letter grid, and the spangram describes the theme while connecting two opposite sides. You can also find non-theme words to earn hints; Parade says every three such words earns one hint, which reveals a theme word.
Hints for game #650
Theme
All over the place.
A gentle nudge
What a mess!
Theme-word starting letters
In Parade’s order, the five theme words begin DI, CH, UN, TU, and ST. The spangram begins TH.
Spangram placement
The nine-letter spangram runs mostly diagonally. TechRadar places its first contact with the edge on the left at row three and its final contact on the right at row five.
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TechRadar lists WISDOM, WHAT, STAND, DRUM, THAN, and LOUT as clue words that can unlock the game’s hint system.
Spoilers: the complete answers
The full list begins here.
- STORMY
- TUMULTUOUS
- CHAOTIC
- UNRULY
- DISORDERLY
Spangram: THATSWILD
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This is the Saturday, December 13, 2025 puzzle, game #650. Some answer guides were published on December 12 ahead of the Saturday edition; the puzzle date remains December 13.
Quick Recap
Sources
- TechRadar’s hints and answers for game #650
- Try Hard Guides’ answers for December 13, 2025
- Parade’s hints, spangram, and answers
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