Today's Strands Hints and Clues for "Old hang-ups" - Sunday, December 01, 2024

Strands Answers and Hints (December 01, 2024): Looking for hints? Find today's Strands answers and helpful tips here!

Strands offers a fresh challenge in the NYT's lineup of daily games, inviting players to uncover hidden words within a 6x8 letter grid. Each day brings a unique theme and grid, making it a great test of vocabulary and pattern recognition, but it can get tough at times.

Stuck on the spangram or today’s theme? We’ve got all the hints and clues you need to solve today’s Strands puzzle with confidence.

WARNING: Spoilers ahead! Only read on if you want to know today's Strands answers.

Today's Strands Theme

To begin, let’s see what theme has been shared for today’s puzzle on the site.

Today's theme is:

OLD HANG-UPS

Is it very vague? I'll explain the theme a bit more so you know what to look for:

Today's theme revolves around the relics of communication methods that were once ubiquitous but have largely been supplanted by modern technology. These elements played crucial roles in connecting people over distances, reflecting the nostalgia and simplicity of earlier eras when conversations relied on physical devices and mechanisms.

Today's NYT Strands Hints

Still puzzled by today’s game? Here are some helpful hints to assist you:

Strands Hint 1: What are the starting letters of today's words?

There are 7 words including the spangram.

Below are the starting letters & lengths for each of the theme words:

Starts with "C" and has 6 letters.
Starts with "D" and has 4 letters.
Starts with "H" and has 7 letters.
Starts with "R" and has 8 letters.
Starts with "R" and has 6 letters.
Starts with "S" and has 6 letters.

And today's spangram starts with "R".

Strands Hint 2: Where are today's words located on today's strands grid?

Here are some clues about their starting positions. For all words except the spangram:

1 word starts from the top row
1 word starts from the bottom row
2 words start from the left edge of the grid
3 words start from the middle of the grid

Today's NYT Strands Clue words

Still puzzled by today’s game? Here are some helpful hints to assist you:

DARE
OLDY
GOLD
CARDINAL
SITHEN
GRIOT

In the next section, you'll see today's Strands answers! Hold up if you’d like to keep puzzling.

Today's NYT Strands Spangram

Now for the exciting part! Here’s today’s Strands spangram:

ROTARYPHONE

Today's NYT Strands Answers

These are the rest of today's Strands answers to help you complete the game:

CRADLE
DIAL
HANDSET
RECEIVER
RINGER
SWITCH

Yesterday's NYT Strands Answer (November 30, 2024)

Still attempting to crack yesterday’s Strands (Saturday, November 30, 2024)? Or checking in from a different timezone? No worries — we’ve got you covered with the answers!

Find yesterday's Strands answers, hints, and spangram here.

Yesterday's Strands theme was:

YAS QUEEN!

Yesterday's Spangram was:

BOHEMIANRHAPSODY

Yesterday's Strands Answers were:

BLOWS
COME
EASY
FANTASY
LIFE
REAL
WIND

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