NYT Strands Today: Hints and Answers for December 25, 2024

If you’re finding it hard to spot words in NYT’s latest word game, then check out these Strands hints today. Those bored with the New York Times’ sensational games like Wordle and Connections are turning their attention to Strands for a challenging new experience. If you’re one of them; struggling with Strands #297 then we can get you sorted. To help you out, we have included the hints, answers, and the Spangram for today’s Strands on December 25, 2024.

Today’s Strands Theme

The theme for today’s Strands on December 25, 2024, is — A visit from Santa

NYT Strands Hint for Today

The hint for today’s Spangram for Strands — a bag that is hung on Saint Nicholas Day or Christmas Eve.

Once you’ve decrypted the Spangram, finding the theme words for today’s Strands is quite easy. If you still can’t figure it out, we’ve included hints for a couple of theme words below, including one from the left half and another from the right half of the board.

Spoiler Warning:

Scroll past this point AT YOUR OWN RISK. Hints and answers for today’s Strands below.

To make it easy for you to solve this puzzle on your own without having to scroll down to view the answers, here are some of the Strands hints that may help you:

• Hint #1: an object made of cloth and filled with a soft material for children to play with; starts with the letter “P” and ends with “E”.
• Hint #2: a piece of fabric worn around the neck or head, especially during winters; starts with the letter “S” and ends with “F”.

Strands Spangram Position: Is It Vertical or Horizontal?

Unlike earlier puzzles with weird twists and turns, the Spangram for today’s Strands is mostly – VERTICAL.

We will help you to decipher today’s answer by providing the locations of the first and last letters of today’s Spangram below:

• First letter: Column 4, Row 8
• Last letter: Column 3, Row 1

Do you also solve Wordle every day? Our posts for today’s Wordle and today’s Connections include helpful hints and answers to these puzzles.

Today’s Strands Spangram Answer

The Spangram answer for today’s Strands #297 on December 25, 2024, is — Stocking

Today’s Strands Answers: Words List

So, what are the answers for NYT Strands on December 25, 2024? Find out below:

• TOYS
• SCARF
• SOCKS
• ORANGE
• PLUSHIE
• CANDY
• PENS
• COAL

Yesterday’s Strands Answers

Lost all perspective of time, did you? Is this not the Strands game you want to solve? Perhaps you are looking for hints and answers to Strands game #296 from December 24, 2024. In that case, you can find yesterday’s NYT Strands answers here.

Today’s Strands was pretty straightforward, as it featured gifts that you’d usually get during Christmas. The first set of theme words (TOYS) and (SOCKS) set the foundation for this theme, and as soon as I spotted STOCK, cracking the Spangram didn’t take time.

How did today’s Strands game pan out for you? Please share your thoughts in the comments below. See you tomorrow for more fun.