Strands hints today: Clues and answers on Monday, December 16 2024

Some hints, tips and the spangram to guess in Strands on December 16, 2024, along with the answers.

WARNING: THERE ARE STRANDS SPOILERS AHEAD! DO NOT READ FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT THE DECEMBER 16, 2024 STRANDS ANSWER SPOILED FOR YOU.

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Have you been playing Strands, the super fun game from the New York Times, the makers of Connections and other brain-teasers like Wordle in which you have to do a search in a jumble of letters and find words based on a theme? It’s pretty fun and sometimes very challenging, so we’re here to help you out with some clues and the answers, including the “Spangram” that connects all the words.

Let’s start with the clue: Crossed words.

If you want our help? Think about combined words! As for the answers, scroll below the photo below:

(Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Anklet, Zorse, Spork, Anklet, Athleisure, Brunch, Smog

The Spangram is … Portmanteaux.