NYT Strands Hints and Answers for December 11, 2024 (#283)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of December 11, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of December 11, 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 11, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Board certified
Start from the clue “Board certified”. Once you see what the 7 theme words have in common, the grid opens up quickly.
Hint 2First letters
The theme words begin with C, D, J, L, P, S, V.
Hint 3Word lengths
By length, the answers run 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6 and 6. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 6.
SpangramThe spangram
WOODWORKING
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
- VISE4 letters
- DRILL5 letters
- LATHE5 letters
- PLANE5 letters
- CHISEL6 letters
- JIGSAW6 letters
- SANDER6 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.