NYT Strands Hints and Answers for December 6, 2025 (#643)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of December 6, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for December 6, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Tolkien's world
Today’s theme is “Tolkien's world”. All 7 theme words fit that idea — and the spangram names it outright.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with D, F, H, Q, R, S, W.
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6 and 6. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 6.
SpangramThe spangram
MIDDLEEARTH
11 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with M, ends with H.
AnswersAll theme words
- RING4 letters
- DWARF5 letters
- QUEST5 letters
- SHIRE5 letters
- FOREST6 letters
- HOBBIT6 letters
- WIZARD6 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.