NYT Strands #648 – December 11, 2025
Let Me Elaborate… Spangram & Full Answers!
Strands #648 is here and it’s a writer’s dream! Today’s theme is all about those glorious “let me just add one more thing” moments. We’ve got the spangram reveal, full word list, clue words, and pro tips – everything you need to finish with a flourish.
Spoiler-Free Theme Hint
Theme: Let me elaborate…
Explained: These words describe written additions.
Spangram Direction: Vertical
Explained: These words describe written additions.
Spangram Direction: Vertical
The Spangram Spotlight
AND FURTHERMORE
(Vertical victory – starts top-leftish and descends like a dramatic footnote!)
Full Theme Word List (The Elaborate Five)
ADDENDUM
EPILOGUE
FOOTNOTE
POSTSCRIPT
AND FURTHERMORE
Clue Words I Used (Unlock Those Hints!)
These 4+ letter words triggered theme reveals for me (yours can be different):
PUTT, PITS, DARE, RIPE, STOP, POTS, PERM, SITS, ADDED, STIR, TROT, FOOT, NOTE
Quick Tips to Master Strands
Tip #1: Once you snag one theme word, hunt for cousins – today’s “add-on” family clusters beautifully!
Tip #2: Stuck on revealed letters? Grab three more clue words – Strands lights the path letter-by-letter.
Tip #3: Spangram hunt: Edge-to-edge, vertical today – look for long phrases!
Tip #4: Every letter counts – no leftovers when you’re done!
Tip #2: Stuck on revealed letters? Grab three more clue words – Strands lights the path letter-by-letter.
Tip #3: Spangram hunt: Edge-to-edge, vertical today – look for long phrases!
Tip #4: Every letter counts – no leftovers when you’re done!
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