If you’re having trouble identifying the words in the NYT’s latest word game, check out these Strands clues today. Those who are bored with sensational games like The New York Times’ Wordle and Connections are turning their attention to Strands for a challenging new experience. If you are one of them; Struggling with strands #287 then we have your solution. To help you, we have included hints, answers and spangrams for today’s Strands on December 15, 2024.
Today’s Strands Theme
The topic of today’s strands on 15th December 2024 is – moonlighting
NYT Strands prompt for today
Hint for today’s spangram for strands – Different forms of the moon are visible at different times of the month,
Once you’ve deciphered the spangram, it’s quite easy to find theme words for today’s strands. If you still can’t figure it out, we’ve included hints for some theme words below, one from the top half of the board and the other from the bottom half.
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Scroll beyond this point at your own risk. Hints and answers for today’s Strands are given below.
To make it easier for you to solve this puzzle yourself without having to scroll down to look for the answer, here are some strands of hints that may help you:
- Hint #1: A verb used to describe a decrease in the strength or intensity of something; The letter starts with “W” and ends with “G”,
- Hint #2: The position of the Moon when its illuminated part is larger than the semicircle but smaller than the circle; Starts with “G” and ends with “S”,
Strands spangram position: is it vertical or horizontal?
Unlike some previous puzzles, which had some strange shapes, today’s spangram for the strands is – horizontal,
We will help you understand today’s answer by providing the location of the first and last letters of today’s spangram below:
- first letter: Column 1, Row 5
- last letter: Column 6, Row 5
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Today’s Strands Spangram Answers
The Spangram answer for today’s Strands #287 on December 15, 2024 is – moon phase
Today’s Strands Answers: Word List
So, what are the answers for the NYT Strands on December 15, 2024? Learn below:
- quarter
- hunchback
- waxing
- Crescent
- decrease
- full
Tomorrow’s Strands Answers
Have you lost all perspective on time? Isn’t this the Strands game you want to solve? Maybe you are looking for clues and answers for Strands game #286 from December 14, 2024. In that case, you can find Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers Here.
Today’s strands were pretty straightforward because it involved the words you use to describe the apparent shape of the moon. This inspired me to crack the spangram before I moved on to deciphering the remaining theme words.
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