Subj : NYT Strands today  my hints, answers and spangram for Tuesday, De
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Date : Tue Dec 17 2024 00:15:04

NYT Strands today  my hints, answers and spangram for Tuesday, December 17 
(game #289)

Date:
Tue, 17 Dec 2024 00:02:00 +0000

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Looking for NYT Strands answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to 
solve today's game, including the spangram.

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Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee 
and Connections  and it's great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on 
for my Strands hints. 

Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle 
today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc's Wordle today 
page for the original viral word game. 

 SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don't read 
on if you don't want to know the answers. NYT Strands today (game #289) - 
hint #1 - today's theme What is the theme of today's NYT Strands? 

  Today's NYT Strands theme is It's lit! NYT Strands today (game #289) - hint 
#2 - clue words 

Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system. STAIR LAST CART 
FIRST SWEET LATE NYT Strands today (game #289) - hint #3 - spangram What is a 
hint for today's spangram? 

  Book types NYT Strands today (game #289) - hint #4 - spangram position What 
are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches? 

First side: left, 4th row 

Last side: right, 4th row 

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT 
TO SEE THEM. NYT Strands today (game #289) - the answers (Image credit: New 
York Times) 

The answers to today's Strands, game #289, are CRIME FANTASY ROMANCE WESTERN 
HISTORICAL SPANGRAM: FICTION GENRE My rating: Easy My score: 1 hint 

According to Writers Digest there are 114 FICTION GENREs and sub genres  and 
thats not including WESTERN (a genre of literature set in the American Old 
West frontier and typically set from the late eighteenth to the late 
nineteenth century). 

Alternative genres todays Strands could have included: Fabulist, Dark 
fantasy, Biopunk, Supernatural Menace, and Bangsian Fantasy (stories 
speculating on the afterlives of famous people). Oh, and Wuxia (fantasy tales 
set within the martial arts traditions and philosophies of China). I suspect 
if any of those had been included I might have struggled more than I did 
here. 

How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know. Yesterday's NYT 
Strands answers (Monday, 16 December, game #288) SMOG SPORT BRUNCH ZORSE 
ATHLEISURE ANKLET SPANGRAM: PORTMANTEAUX What is NYT Strands? 

Strands is the NYT's new word game, following Wordle and Connections. It's 
now out of beta so is a fully fledged member of the NYT's games stable and 
can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile. 

I've got a full guide to h ow to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for 
solving it, so check that out if you're struggling to beat it each day.



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/computing/websites-apps/nyt-strands-today-answers-hi
nts-17-december-2024


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