New York Times Strands Hints and Answers for December 23, 2024

You can find a brand new one every day Springs puzzle on the New York Times Games website. This puzzle game is a word search game, but with some added complexity: You don't see the words you're looking for ahead of time. Instead, you'll have to figure out the theme shared between them from one small clue.

This puzzle will probably stump a lot of fans, even those who know how to play Springs really good However, you'll find all the help you need to solve it here, including things like spoilers and hints.

The NYT Games Strands Puzzle #295 December 23, 2024

The Springs today's puzzle has five things to find: a spangram and four theme words. The hint for today is Pass the eggnog.

New York Times Game Clues

Looking for some helpful hints that won't spoil the whole word for this innovative puzzle game? In each of the three sections below, you can find helpful hints that won't ruin any of the words in this puzzle.

General advice 1

General Council 2

Help 2: Holiday latte syrups, maybe.

General advice 3

Help 3: Things to add to holiday treats to make them taste more seasonal.

Spoilers for two words in today's threads

Each of the two sections below contains one corrupted word and a screenshot of where it is in the letter grid of this minimalistic puzzle game. Open them using the Read more button below each one.

Spoiler 1

Spoiler 2

Answer to today's New York Times game topics

If the full answer for this browser-based game is what you're looking for, look no further. All the theme words and a screenshot of the completed puzzle can be found in the drop-down section below.

Today's category is HolidayFlavor. The words are Cranberry, Gingerbread, Peppermint and Cocoa.

Explanation of today's springs

If you don't understand this puzzle, the section below has an explanation. You can find the theme breakdown, theme words and clue and how they all fit together.

Pass the eggnog is a great clue for today's puzzle because eggnog is famous Festive flavor. All of the themed words are different common holiday flavors for cookies, lattes and more.

Do you want to play? Check out the New York Times Games Springs website accessible on almost any device with a browser.