NYT Strands Puzzle Spotlights Immune-Boosting Natural Remedies Today

The New York Times has released today's Strands puzzle with a theme focused on natural health solutions. Players can find the game on the NYT website or through the NYT Games app. As usual, hints are available for those needing a little extra help on Thursday, December 18, 2025.

This edition of Strands centres on the theme Natural remedies. The spangram—today's key word—is IMMUNEBOOSTERS, stretching across the entire board. Once uncovered, it lights up in yellow and often simplifies solving the rest of the puzzle.

The theme words to find include *ELDERBERRY*, *TURMERIC*, *GARLIC*, *HONEY*, and *LEMON*. In Strands, words can run in any direction, but each letter is used only once. Victory comes when all letters are correctly assigned, with both the spangram and theme words identified. Players can bookmark the hints page for quick access to daily clues and past solutions. However, no historical data exists on recurring themes or spangrams in the NYT Games series.

Today's Strands challenge highlights common immune-boosting ingredients as its theme. Solving the puzzle requires finding all five theme words alongside the spangram. Completing the game means using every letter on the board without repetition.