NYT 'Strands' Sunday, December 8: Hints & Answers Revealed

Hey there! I trust you're making the most of your weekend. Today, we're here to bring you the NYT Strands hints, spangram and answers for Sunday, December 8. Let's dive in!

Unlock the Secrets of Saturday's Strands Puzzle

How To Play Strands

The New York Times' Strands puzzle is a delightful twist on the classic word search. It's accessible on the NYT website and the NYT Games app, alongside popular word games like Wordle and Connections. Every day, a new game of Strands awaits. You'll be presented with a six by eight grid of letters. The goal is to identify a group of words with a common theme. A clue will guide you towards this theme. Once you find a theme word, it will be highlighted in blue. Additionally, there's a special word called a spangram. This reveals what the words have in common. The spangram connects at least two sides of the board and can be a proper name. All letters are used once in either the theme words or the spangram. You can connect letters vertically, horizontally and diagonally, and even change directions mid-word. On a touchscreen, double tap the last letter to submit your guess. If you find three valid words of at least four letters that aren't part of the theme, the Hint button will unlock. Clicking it will highlight the letters of one of the theme words. Be prepared for surprises as the difficulty varies from day to day. Sometimes, you'll need to fill in missing words in a phrase. Other days, the game might focus on synonyms or homophones.

What Is Today’s Strands Hint?

Scroll slowly! Just after the hint for today's Strands puzzle, you'll discover the answer words. The official theme hint for today's Strand puzzle is a timely theme. Need a little extra help? Here's another hint - tick-tock. There are eight theme words to find today, including the spangram.

What Are Today’s NYT Strands Hints?

Spoiler alert! Don't scroll any further until you're ready to find out today's Strands hints. Here are the first two letters of every theme word in today's puzzle, ordered from left to right and then top to bottom by the first appearance of any letter of the word: HA, WA, CR, AN, FA, DI, LU, BE.

What Are Today’s NYT Strands Answers?

Before revealing the full word list, let's first introduce the spangram and show you where it is on the grid. This is your final spoiler warning! Today's Strands spangram is WATCH WORDS. Here's where you'll find it on the grid: [show the screenshot of the highlighted term WATCH WORDS]. Today's Strands theme words are HANDS, WATCH, WORDS, CROWN, ANALOG, FACE, DIGITAL, LUXURY and BEZEL. Here's what the completed grid looks like: [show the completed grid with the words]. I initially thought the grid would be related to the holidays, but as I found HANDS and FACE, it became clear that we were looking for watch-related terms. I managed to get DIGITAL and then the spangram before clearing out the right side of the grid. It wasn't too difficult today. I used no hints and the spangram was the fourth theme word I found.That's all for today's Strands clues and answers. If you need hints or the solution for Monday's game, be sure to check my blog. And if you're inclined, follow my blog for more coverage of Strands and other word games, as well as some video game news, insights and analysis. It really helps me out! Also, don't forget to follow me on Bluesky - it's a lot of fun!