NYT Strands Hints and Answers for December 9, 2024 (#281)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of December 9, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of December 9, 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 9, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Quiet at first
Start from the clue “Quiet at first”. Once you see what the 6 theme words have in common, the grid opens up quickly.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are G, H, K, M, P, W.
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 4, 5, 5, 7, 7 and 8 letters long. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 8.
SpangramThe spangram
SILENTLETTER
It is a single word of 12 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with S, ends with R.
AnswersAll theme words
- WRAP4 letters
- GNOME5 letters
- PSALM5 letters
- HONESTY7 letters
- KNUCKLE7 letters
- MNEMONIC8 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.