NYT Strands Hints and Answers for December 3, 2025 (#640)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of December 3, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for December 3, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
It all adds up
The puzzle calls today’s theme “It all adds up”. Read it loosely: the 5 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are C, E, F, G, T.
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 5, 7, 8, 8 and 11 letters long. The shortest is 5 letters, the longest 11.
SpangramThe spangram
MATHCLASS
It is a single word of 9 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with M, ends with S.
AnswersAll theme words
- GRAPH5 letters
- THEOREM7 letters
- EQUATION8 letters
- FUNCTION8 letters
- CALCULATION11 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.