Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Themes for Dec 1, 2024 #273

Today is the 1st of December and the latest puzzle for today’s NYT Strands game is already live for everyone to enjoy on the first Sunday of December. December is known to be the best month of the holiday season and what can be better than celebrating the very first Sunday of the month with the entire family by sitting together with a cup of warm hot chocolate and solving a web game that will not only test your brain’s thinking power but also your vocabulary. NYTimes Strands with its unique features has become one of the most-played games on the internet. However, some puzzles really do leave us all confused. If you are also one of the users of NYT Strands who is looking for clues or answers, this article brings you NYT Strands hints and answers 1st December for those who are interested. 

Things To Remember While Playing Strands 

If you are relatively new to the game and still trying to figure out the things that you will have to do in order to be successful in solving the puzzle for today, the following are a few things that you must remember while playing Strands NYT.

  • The first thing that you must remember while playing Strands is your main target. The main target of playing Strands is to spot the number of theme words that will be present on the board.  The theme words are just a few words that connect with the unique theme of the puzzle specified by the editors in some way.
  • The second thing that you must remember while playing Strands is to spot the spangram for the puzzle that is pretty similar to the theme words but simply defines the connection between the words and the unique theme. The spangram may consist of only one word or two words joined together.
  • If you are confused, Strands also offers you one hint on finding at least 3 words that do not connect with the overall theme of the puzzle.

NYT Strands Today

Theme And Spangram For The First Sunday Of December 

The theme for Sunday, the 1st of December is “Old hang-ups” and the meaning of the spangram refers to the vintage phone that has a rotating dial. 

Nyt Strands Hints

If you are one of the users who found today’s puzzle confusing and want a few clues that may prove to be a great help, the following are the 2 alphabet Strands hints for the first Sunday of December.

  • RE
  • SW
  • DI
  • HA
  • CR
  • RI
  • RO (Spangram)

NYT Strands Answers

If you are one of the users who found today’s Strands game a bit too tough and are looking for spoilers to the answers, the following are the direct Strands answers for the first Sunday of December.

  • RECEIVER 
  • SWITCH 
  • DIAL
  • HANDLER
  • CRADLE 
  • RINGER
  • ROTARYPHONE (Spangram stretching horizontally starting from the right and touching the left edge)