New York Times Strands Hints and Answers for December 25, 2024

Solve today's Strands Christmas Day puzzle! This guide provides hints, word spoilers, and the complete solution for puzzle #297 (December 25, 2024). Unravel the theme and find the hidden words within the letter grid.

The NYT Games Strands Puzzle #297 (December 25, 2024)

The clue is A Visit From Santa. Nine items are to be found: a pangram and eight themed words.

New York Times Games Strands Clues

Each section below contains a single word spoiler. Expand to reveal the hint.

General Hint 1

Hint 1: What might Santa bring?

General Hint 2

Hint 2: Small gifts.

General Hint 3

Hint 3: Small gifts to fill your sock-like decorations.

Spoilers for Two Words in Today's Strands

These sections reveal two words and their locations within the grid.

Spoiler 1

Word 1: Candy

Spoiler 2

Word 2: Toys

The Answer to Today's New York Times Games Strands

The complete solution is provided below.

The category is Stocking. The words are Toys, Plushie, Orange, Socks, Scarf, Coal, Candy, and Pens.

Today's Strands Explained

Here's how the theme connects to the clue.

A Visit from Santa implies gifts, and many of these are small enough to fit in a Stocking. All themed words represent typical Christmas stocking stuffers.

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