NYT Strands hints, solutions for December 29

Should you’re studying this, you are searching for a little bit assist enjoying Strands, the New York Occasions‘ elevated word-search recreation.

Strands requires the participant to carry out a twist on the traditional phrase search. Phrases may be constituted of linked letters — up, down, left, proper, or diagonal, however phrases may change path, leading to quirky shapes and patterns. Each single letter within the grid shall be a part of a solution. There’s all the time a theme linking each resolution, together with the “spangram,” a particular, phrase or phrase that sums up that day’s theme, and spans all the grid horizontally or vertically.

By offering an opaque trace and never offering the thesaurus, Strands creates a brain-teasing recreation that takes a little bit longer to play than its different video games, like Wordle and Connections.

Should you’re feeling caught or simply haven’t got 10 or extra minutes to determine at present’s puzzle, we have all of the NYT Strands hints for at present’s puzzle you should progress at your most popular tempo.

NYT Strands trace for at present’s theme: Pageant of Lights delights

These phrases are vacation meals.

As we speak’s NYT Strands theme plainly defined

Phrases are stuff you would possibly eat throughout the Pageant of Lights.

NYT Strands spangram trace: Is it vertical or horizontal?

As we speak’s NYT Strands spangram is horizontal.

NYT Strands spangram reply at present

As we speak’s spangram is HannukahFoods.

NYT Strands thesaurus for December 29

• Kugel

• Applesauce

• Latkes

• Brisket

• Challah

• HannukahFoods

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