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1Fix the driver behind crashes, sound loss and screen glitches2Clear out junk files and repair common Windows errors3Scan for outdated or missing drivers - takes under a minuteNeed a nudge for the December 11, 2025, NYT Strands puzzle? Start with the hints below and stop before the spoiler section if you want to keep solving. The theme is “Let me elaborate …”.
Hints for the December 11 Strands puzzle
Gentle hint
Look for words that can add information after a main point or at the end of a piece of writing.
Spangram hint
The spangram is 14 letters long. TechRadar’s dated guide reports that it starts at the left edge in row two and ends at the bottom edge in column four. See the guide.
Words that reveal in-game hints
If you want to use Strands’ built-in hints, the reported clue words are STOP, DRIP, FOOT, MUTED, CRIER, THEME, DORM, and SAND. Finding non-theme words can contribute toward those hints.
Full solution (spoilers)
The spangram is ANDFURTHERMORE.
The four theme words are:
- ADDENDUM
- EPILOGUE
- FOOTNOTE
- POSTSCRIPT
How to identify this puzzle
Use the date and answer set to identify this board. Some guides label it puzzle #648, while archive-style sources give different ordinal numbers, so the number is not a dependable identifier. Strands asks players to find theme-related words in a letter grid; its spangram expresses the theme and spans opposite sides of the board. Letters can form paths in multiple directions.
Quick Recap
Rank #3
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