NYT Strands Hints and Answers for December 5, 2024 (#277)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of December 5, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of December 5, 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 5, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Gonna fly now!
Today’s theme is “Gonna fly now!”. All 6 theme words fit that idea — and the spangram names it outright.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with A, B, D, F, G, S.
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 5, 5, 5, 6, 7 and 9. The shortest is 5 letters, the longest 9.
SpangramThe spangram
WINGEDTHING
11 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.
Starts with W, ends with G.
AnswersAll theme words
- ANGEL5 letters
- FAIRY5 letters
- STORK5 letters
- DRAGON6 letters
- GRIFFIN7 letters
- BUTTERFLY9 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.