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

Author : Andrew Update : Jan 17,2025

Strands has a whole new puzzle for Christmas Day today. If you want to win this one, you will need to not only figure out the theme for today, but tease out the words from the jumble of letters in the puzzle's grid.

If you already know how to play Strands, you might still need a hand with this one. If so, this article is here to help, with everything from general clues to the overall puzzle to spoilers for the full answer. Whatever you need can be found below.

The NYT Games Strands Puzzle #297 December 25, 2024

The Strands puzzle for today has the clue A Visit From Santa. There are nine things to spot, including the Spangram and the eight themed words.

New York Times Games Strands Clues

Each of the three sections below contains one spoiled word for today's puzzle. Open them up by using the Read More button below each one, and that will uncover the help that lies inside.

General Hint 1

Hint 1: What might Santa bring?

Hint 2: Small gifts.

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

Spoilers for Two of the Words in Today's Strands

The two sections below hold spoilers for this mind-boggling puzzle game. Open them up to see not only the one word in each section but also a screenshot of where it goes inside the letter grid.

Spoiler 1

Word 1: Candy

Word 2: Toys

The Answer to Today's New York Times Games Strands

If you are looking for the full answer to this mobile puzzle game, you can find it below. Inside this expandable section are all the themed words and a screenshot of where to put each of those words.

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

Today's Strands Explained

Want an explanation of this free-to-play PC game? Inside the expandable section below, you can find how the theme fits with the clue for today's puzzle.

A Visit from Santa means you'll be getting lots of presents, and some of these might be presents that fit in your Stocking. All the themed words are little stocking stuffers you might get on Christmas.

Want to play? Check out the New York Times Games Strands website, available on almost any device with a browser.