NYT Strands‘ December 20 edition is now available. For the unversed, the unconventional game provides a six-by-eight grid to conduct word searches in any direction. Each day, players receive a puzzle, revolving around a certain theme, which they are required to crack.
After getting the theme right, they need to crack the spangram, which is the exact description of the theme. On the grid, it stretches across the two opposing sides. Then, your puzzle will be solved once you begin searching for a list of words of the given theme and locate them on the grid.
Here are the hints and answers for today’s Strands for you.
Strands hint and theme for December 20
Here’s a hint and theme for today’s NYT strands to make your word search convenient:
Today’s theme is Morning Morsels.
Theme’s hint: The term means tiny pieces of grain, which one collectively eats in a bowl, during the morning time, specifically for breakfast.
What are the Strands’ answers for today, December 20?
Spangram theme: CEREAL
- The ‘C’ is located in the first column, completing the word in a zig-zag form across the grid.
List of words to locate on the grid:
- CHEERIO – The ‘C’ is placed in the first row, ending the word in the same row itself.
- CRUNCH – The ‘C’ can be located in the second row and stretches down to the second last column.
- PUFF – The ‘P’ is in the third column and makes up the word in a ‘V’ form.
- FLAKE – The ‘F’ is in the second last row and the word ends with an ‘E’ placed beside it.
- SMACK – The ‘S’ is placed in the first column and the word is formed in an L shape.
- PEBBLE – The ‘P’ is located in the last column.
- CHARM – The ‘C’ is in the sixth row and the word ends in the last row.
- LOOP – The ‘L’ is placed in the second row, forming the word in a triangular form.
