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· Puzzle #278

NYT Strands Hints and Answers for December 6, 2024 (#278)

Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of December 6, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.

Stuck on the Strands puzzle of December 6, 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 6, 2024, one rung at a time

ThemeToday’s theme

Find your people

Start from the clue “Find your people”. Once you see what the 7 theme words have in common, the grid opens up quickly.

Hint 2First letters

The theme words begin with B, C, C, C, C, G, S. Two of them start with the same letter (C).

Hint 3Word lengths

By length, the answers run 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6 and 7. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 7.

SpangramThe spangram

FELLOWSHIP

10 letters, a single word, running from one edge of the grid to the opposite edge.

Starts with F, ends with P.

AnswersAll theme words
  • CLUB4 letters
  • BUNCH5 letters
  • CROWD5 letters
  • GROUP5 letters
  • CIRCLE6 letters
  • CLIQUE6 letters
  • SOCIETY7 letters
BoardThe completed grid

Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.

Yesterday’s Strands

Yesterday’s Strands

#277 · “Gonna fly now!”

Spangram: WINGEDTHING

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