Today’s Tips and Clues for “One Good Shot Deserves Another”


Strand Answers and Tips (December 31, 2025): Looking for clues? Find today’s answers and helpful tips here!

Strands offers a new challenge in the NYT’s line of daily games, inviting players to discover hidden words in a 6 x 8 letter grid. Each day brings a unique theme and grid, making it a great test of vocabulary and pattern recognition, but it can get difficult at times.

Stuck on the spangram or the theme of the day? We’ve got all the tips and clues you need to solve today’s Strands puzzle with confidence.

WARNING: spoilers ahead! Keep reading only if you want to know today’s Strands answers.

Strands theme of the day

To begin, let’s see what theme was shared for today’s puzzle on the site.

Today’s theme is: A GOOD ROUND DESERVES ANOTHER

Is it very vague? I’ll explain the theme a little more so you know what to look for:

  • The theme suggests that actions often result in reciprocal effects or reactions. In many situations, doing something positive or engaging in a particular activity can elicit similar responses or movements in return. This idea plays on the concepts of movement and the cyclical nature of events, emphasizing continuity and exchange.

Strand Tips from Today’s NYT

Still intrigued by today’s match? Here are some useful tips to help you:

Themes Clue 1: What are the first letters of today’s words?

There is 7 words including spangram.

Below are the starting letters and lengths of each of the theme words:

  • Start with “C” and has 6 letters.
  • Start with “O” and has 5 letters.
  • Start with “P” and has 9 letters.
  • Start with “R” and has 6 letters.
  • Start with “S” and has 4 letters.
  • Start with “W” and has 5 letters.

And today’s spangram begins with “R”.

Strands Clue 2: Where are today’s words on today’s strands grid?

Here are some clues about their starting positions. For all the words except the spangram:

  • 0 words start from bottom line
  • 1 word starts from the left edge of the grid
  • 1 word starts from the right edge of the grid
  • 3 words start from the middle of the grid

Clues from today’s NYT Strands

Still intrigued by today’s match? Here are some useful tips to help you:

  • SORI
  • PYTHON
  • CLOT
  • SOUP
  • TROUTIER
  • RULER

In the next section you will see today’s Strands answers! Wait if you want to continue wondering.

Today’s NYT Strands Spangram

Now let’s move on to the exciting part! Here is today’s Strands spangram:

ROUNDANDROUND

Answers from today’s NYT Strands

Here are the rest of today’s Strands answers to help you complete the game:

  • CIRCLE
  • ORBIT
  • PIROUETTE
  • TURN
  • ROTATION
  • SWIRL

NYT Strands response from yesterday (December 30, 2025)

Still trying to crack yesterday’s Strands (Tuesday December 30, 2025)? Or check in from a different time zone? No worries, we’ve got you covered with the answers!

Find answers, tips and yesterday’s spangram here.

Yesterday’s Strands theme was:

TOP TWENTY 2025

Yesterday’s Spangram was:

SHOTS

Yesterday’s strand responses were:

  • ABRACADABRA
  • DAISIES
  • GOLDEN
  • THE CHILD
  • ORDINARY

This concludes our coverage of today’s answers, tips and spangram. If you like word games, we have answers and solutions for many NYT games. Check: