NYT Strands Hints and Answers for December 22, 2024 (#294)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of December 22, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of December 22, 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 22, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Are you listening?
Start from the clue “Are you listening?”. Once you see what the 5 theme words have in common, the grid opens up quickly.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are B, G, S, S, W. Two of them start with the same letter (S).
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 4, 5, 6, 7 and 10 letters long. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 10.
SpangramThe spangram
WINTERWONDERLAND
It is a single word of 16 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with W, ends with D.
AnswersAll theme words
- SNOW4 letters
- BELLS5 letters
- SLEIGH6 letters
- WALKING7 letters
- GLISTENING10 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.