NYT Strands Hints and Answers for December 4, 2024 (#276)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of December 4, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of December 4, 2024? Start with the theme, take one rung at a time, and stop as soon as the grid opens up. Nothing below is revealed until you tap it.
Hints for December 4, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
I now pronounce you ...
Start from the clue “I now pronounce you ...”. Once you see what the 6 theme words have in common, the grid opens up quickly.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with A, C, C, G, T, U. Two of them start with the same letter (C).
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 5, 5, 5, 6, 7 and 10. The shortest is 5 letters, the longest 10.
SpangramThe spangram
DIACRITICS
10 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with D, ends with S.
AnswersAll theme words
- ACUTE5 letters
- GRAVE5 letters
- TILDE5 letters
- UMLAUT6 letters
- CEDILLA7 letters
- CIRCUMFLEX10 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.