NYT Strands Today: Hints and Answers for December 21, 2024

If you’re finding it hard to spot words in NYT’s latest word game, then check out these Strands hints today. Those bored with the New York Times’ sensational games like Wordle and Connections are turning their attention to Strands for a challenging new experience. If you’re one of them; struggling with Strands #293 then we can get you sorted. To help you out, we have included the hints, answers, and the Spangram for today’s Strands on December 21, 2024.

Today’s Strands Theme

The theme for today’s Strands on December 21, 2024, is — Keeping the faith

NYT Strands Hint for Today

The hint for today’s Spangram for Strands — a visual metaphor for a religious or holy site.

Once you’ve decrypted the Spangram, finding the theme words for today’s Strands is quite easy. If you still can’t figure it out, we’ve included hints for a couple of theme words below, including one from the top half and another from the bottom half of the board.

Spoiler Warning:

Scroll past this point AT YOUR OWN RISK. Hints and answers for today’s Strands below.

To make it easy for you to solve this puzzle on your own without having to scroll down to view the answers, here are some of the Strands hints that may help you:

  • Hint #1: a meeting place for worship used by Nonconformists or Mormons; starts with the letter “T” and ends with “E”.
  • Hint #2: a complex of buildings occupied by a community of monks; starts with the letter “M” and ends with “Y”.

Strands Spangram Position: Is It Vertical or Horizontal?

Unlike some previous puzzles that had some bizarre shapes, the Spangram for today’s Strands is mostly – HORIZONTAL.

We will help you to decipher today’s answer by providing the locations of the first and last letters of today’s Spangram below:

  • First letter: Column 6, Row 4
  • Last letter: Column 1, Row 6

Do you also solve Wordle every day? Our posts for today’s Wordle and today’s Connections include helpful hints and answers to these puzzles.

Today’s Strands Spangram Answer

The Spangram answer for today’s Strands #293 on December 21, 2024, is — SacredSpaces

Today’s Strands Answers: Words List

So, what are the answers for NYT Strands on December 21, 2024? Find out below:

  • MOSQUE
  • TEMPLE
  • MONASTERY
  • ABBEY
  • TABERNACLE
NYT Strands December 21
Image Credit: NYT Games (screenshot by Ajaay Srinivasan/ Beebom)

Yesterday’s Strands Answers

Lost all perspective of time, did you? Is this not the Strands game you want to solve? Perhaps you are looking for hints and answers to Strands game #292 from December 20, 2024. In that case, you can find yesterday’s NYT Strands answers here.

Today’s Strands was pretty straightforward as it consisted of types of holy places. The first two theme words (MOSQUE and TEMPLE) set the foundation for this theme, making the Spangram quite apparent.

How did today’s Strands game pan out for you? Please share your thoughts in the comments below. See you tomorrow for more fun.

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