NYT Strands Hints and Answers for December 27, 2025 (#664)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of December 27, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of December 27, 2025? Start with the theme, take one rung at a time, and stop as soon as the grid opens up. Nothing below is revealed until you tap it.
Hints for December 27, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
If you ask me ...
Start from the clue “If you ask me ...”. Once you see what the 5 theme words have in common, the grid opens up quickly.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with O, O, P, T, V. Two of them start with the same letter (O).
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 4, 7, 7, 9 and 11. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 11.
SpangramThe spangram
MYTWOCENTS
10 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with M, ends with S.
AnswersAll theme words
- TAKE4 letters
- OPINION7 letters
- OUTLOOK7 letters
- VIEWPOINT9 letters
- PERSPECTIVE11 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.