NYT Strands game #668, dated Wednesday, December 31, 2025, has the theme “One good turn deserves another.” The spangram is ROUNDANDROUND; the six theme answers are SPIN, WHIRL, CIRCLE, ORBIT, PIROUETTE, and ROTATE. Hints appear first below, with the full solution list farther down.
Progressive hints for Strands #668
- Theme clue: One good turn deserves another.
- Words that unlock in-game hints: SPIT, TRIP, WORLD, HIRE, SPRITE, and TOUR. These are hint-enabling words, not answers to the puzzle.
- Spangram length: 13 letters.
- Spangram location: It touches the left and right edges of the board, entering and leaving on the third row.
What is the spangram?
The spangram is ROUNDANDROUND. It describes the puzzle’s turning theme and stretches across the board from the left edge to the right edge at the third row.
Strands #668 answers
Spoiler warning: The complete solution list is below.
- SPIN
- WHIRL
- CIRCLE
- ORBIT
- PIROUETTE
- ROTATE
- Spangram: ROUNDANDROUND
How Strands hints work
Strands is a themed word-search game. Letters can be connected in any direction, but a letter cannot be reused or crossed. Finding three non-theme words earns a hint that highlights one theme word. The spangram expresses the theme and spans the board’s left and right edges. See Try Hard Guides’ Strands mechanics explanation.
Why puzzle dates can differ by location
A new puzzle appears at midnight in each time zone, so the date associated with “today’s” puzzle can vary depending on where you play. This is game #668 for Wednesday, December 31, 2025; TechRadar’s guide was published on December 30, 2025. TechRadar’s December 31 guide notes the timing. Its contributor Johnny Dee observed that the turning theme fit the end of 2025, while noting it could also suggest doing good deeds over the Christmas period; that was a contributor’s interpretation, not an official NYT explanation.
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