#664Saturday, December 27, 2025
Strands answers for December 27, 2025 — “If you ask me ...” (#664)
Spoilers below — this page is the full record for this puzzle
The NYT Strands spangram for December 27, 2025 (puzzle #664) is MYTWOCENTS, a 10-letter answer to the theme "If you ask me ...". The 5 theme words are OPINION, OUTLOOK, PERSPECTIVE, TAKE and VIEWPOINT.
Where is each answer on the December 27 Strands board?
The full answer set for puzzle #664 is 5 theme words and one spangram.
The table gives the start square, end square and travel direction of all 6 answers. Every position comes from solving the grid outright — the answers have to tile all 48 letters with no overlap and no remainder, which is what makes a single arrangement provable.
| Answer | Letters | Starts | Ends | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPINION | 7 | row 4, column 2 | row 1, column 1 | bottom to top |
| OUTLOOK | 7 | row 8, column 6 | row 8, column 4 | diagonally across the grid |
| PERSPECTIVE | 11 | row 8, column 1 | row 2, column 1 | bottom to top |
| TAKE | 4 | row 2, column 6 | row 2, column 5 | diagonally across the grid |
| VIEWPOINT | 9 | row 3, column 5 | row 3, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
| MYTWOCENTS | 10 | row 1, column 3 | row 8, column 3 | top to bottom |
What did the December 27 Strands grid look like?
Puzzle #664 is played on 48 letters arranged in eight rows of six.
Spangram — 10 letters5 theme words
Each line traces one answer through the letters it uses; the heavier yellow line is the spangram.
Read across the grid, row 1 reads N-O-M-Y-K-A, row 2 reads E-I-N-T-E-T, row 3 reads V-P-I-W-V-T, row 4 reads I-O-C-O-I-N, row 5 reads T-C-E-W-E-I, row 6 reads P-E-N-O-P-O, row 7 reads S-R-T-O-L-T, and row 8 reads P-E-S-K-U-O.
How hard was the December 27 Strands puzzle?
Strands #664 scores hard on our difficulty index, harder than 86% of every Strands puzzle published so far.
Easiest puzzle ever published on the left, hardest on the right. The formula behind the score, and the ranked list of every puzzle, are on the Strands difficulty index.
Who made the December 27 Strands puzzle?
Strands puzzle #664 was edited by Tracy Bennett, who also constructed it. Output across the whole run is broken down on who makes NYT Strands.
Common questions about the December 27 Strands puzzle
What was the clue for Strands on December 27, 2025?
The Strands clue for December 27, 2025 is “If you ask me ...”, on puzzle #664. It is answered by the spangram MYTWOCENTS, and all 5 theme words that day belong to that idea.
What were the Strands words on December 27, 2025?
The 5 Strands theme words for December 27, 2025 are OPINION, OUTLOOK, PERSPECTIVE, TAKE and VIEWPOINT, plus the spangram MYTWOCENTS.
What was the big word in the December 27, 2025 Strands?
The big word — the spangram — for December 27, 2025 is MYTWOCENTS, 10 letters long, running from row 1, column 3 to row 8, column 3. It is the one word that touches two opposite sides of the board and states the theme outright.
What did the Strands theme “If you ask me ...” mean?
The Strands theme “If you ask me ...” for December 27, 2025 means MYTWOCENTS — that is what the spangram spells, and every one of the 5 theme words is an example of it.
How many theme words are in Strands December 27, 2025?
Strands puzzle #664 has 5 theme words plus one spangram, and together they use all 48 letters on the board exactly once.
How difficult was the December 27, 2025 Strands puzzle?
Strands #664 rates hard on a computed index, harder than 86% of every Strands puzzle published since March 2024.
What number was the Strands puzzle on December 27, 2025?
The Strands puzzle published on Saturday, December 27, 2025 is #664, counting from the game's launch on March 4, 2024.
Today’s puzzle and its hint ladder are on the front page. This puzzle sits in December 2025, part of the full Strands archive.