In the event you’re studying this, you are searching for a bit assist taking part in Strands, the New York Instances‘ elevated word-search recreation.
Strands requires the participant to carry out a twist on the traditional phrase search. Phrases may be produced from linked letters — up, down, left, proper, or diagonal, however phrases may also change path, leading to quirky shapes and patterns. Each single letter within the grid can be a part of a solution. There’s at all times a theme linking each answer, together with the “spangram,” a particular, phrase or phrase that sums up that day’s theme, and spans your entire grid horizontally or vertically.
By offering an opaque trace and never offering the thesaurus, Strands creates a brain-teasing recreation that takes a bit longer to play than its different video games, like Wordle and Connections.
In the event you’re feeling caught or simply haven’t got 10 or extra minutes to determine right now’s puzzle, we have got all of the NYT Strands hints for right now’s puzzle you might want to progress at your most well-liked tempo.
NYT Strands trace for right now’s theme: Form and bake
These phrases are what you would possibly type dough into
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Immediately’s NYT Strands theme plainly defined
Phrases are shapes you would possibly put into the oven.
NYT Strands spangram trace: Is it vertical or horizontal?
Immediately’s NYT Strands spangram is horizontal.
NYT Strands spangram reply right now
Immediately’s spangram is CookieCutter.
NYT Strands thesaurus for December 12
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Bell
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Star
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Flower
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Bunny
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Diamond
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Coronary heart
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Angel
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CookieCutter
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