Overview
- Mashable and Today list the Dec. 31 spangram as "Round and Round," presented horizontally across the grid.
- The confirmed answers are Circle, Whirl, Orbit, Rotate, Spin, and Pirouette.
- The daily hint framed the theme as twirling or circular motion, echoed by prompts like "One good turn deserves another" and “Think ballerinas.”
- Strands uses linked letters that can change direction, filling every tile, which distinguishes it from a standard word search.
- Coverage also recaps the Dec. 30 puzzle, which used the clue "2025 Top Twenty" with the spangram "Hit Songs" and answers including Daisies, Abracadabra, Golden, Manchild, and Ordinary.