NYT Strands Hints and Answers for December 30, 2025 (#667)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of December 30, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for December 30, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
2025 Top Twenty
Today’s theme is “2025 Top Twenty”. All 5 theme words fit that idea — and the spangram names it outright.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with A, D, G, M, O.
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 6, 7, 8, 8 and 11. The shortest is 6 letters, the longest 11.
SpangramThe spangram
HITSONGS
8 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with H, ends with S.
AnswersAll theme words
- GOLDEN6 letters
- DAISIES7 letters
- MANCHILD8 letters
- ORDINARY8 letters
- ABRACADABRA11 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.