Strands Answers in Order December 04, 2024 #422, Hints, and Tips

Here are the NYT Strands answers in order for December 04, 2024. First, try our no‑spoiler hints with theme nudges and first letters. When you’re ready, reveal today’s spangram. If you only want solutions, jump to the full word list in order. We also keep yesterday’s answers and a clean monthly archive for quick access.

Today's Strands Hints (No Spoilers)

Theme clue: "I now pronounce you ..."
  • Category nudge: Think about i now pronounce you ...
  • Theme words count: 6 words to find
  • First letters of theme words: A, C, C, G, T, U
  • Tip: Match colors to confirm words before moving on.

Today's Spangram

SPANGRAM: DIACRITICS

Note: The spangram ties the theme together and crosses the grid.

Theme connection: This word relates to "I now pronounce you ..." and connects all theme words.

Today's Answers — Full Word List (In Order)

Theme Words:

ACUTE CEDILLA CIRCUMFLEX GRAVE TILDE UMLAUT

All Valid Solutions (760 words):

AARTI
AARTIS
ACED
ACETIC
ACID
ACMIC
ACMITE
ACRATIC
ACRID
ACTA
ACTED
ACTIVE
ACTIVES
ACTS
ACUTE
ACUTES
ADIT
AECIA
AESC
AESIR
AFRIT
AIDE
AILED
AIRIEST
AIRT
AIRTED
ALEC
ALIVE
ALLEL
ALLELE
ALLIED
ALMA
ALUM
ALUMIUM
AMAUT
AMIA
AMICI
AMID
AMIDE
AMILDAR
AMIR
AMIRATE
AMLA
ARAME
ARAMID
ARCTIC
ARGLE
ARGLED
ARIA
ARID
ARIEL
ARIL
ARILED
ARIS
ARISE
ARLE
ARLED
ARTI
ARTIC
ARTICS
ARTIES
ARTIEST
ARTIFACT
ARTIS
ARTIST
ARTISTE
ATARACTIC
ATAVIC
ATAVIST
ATRIA
ATRIAL
ATRIUM
AULD
AULIC
AUMAIL
AUMIL
AURIC
AVAIL
AVAILE
AVAILED
AVAL
AVALE
AVALED
AVARICE
AVARICES
AVATAR
AVES
AVIARIES
AVIARIST
AVIATIC
AVIATRICE
AVIATRICES
AVID
AVISE
AXEL
AXLE
AXLED
CADE
CADET
CADI
CAID
CAIRD
CAITIVE
CAITIVES
CAMA
CAME
CAMEL
CAMELRIES
CARACT
CARACTS
CARACUL
CARAMEL
CARAT
CARATE
CARFAX
CART
CARTA
CARTE
CARTED
CATE
CAUM
CECUM
CEDAR
CEDI
CEDILLA
CEIL
CELL
CELLA
CELLI
CEVADILLA
CICATRICULA
CICUTA
CIDE
CIMAR
CIMEX
CIRCA
CIRCUIT
CIRCUITED
CIRCUMDUCE
CIRCUMFLEX
CIRL
CIST
CITADEL
CITE
CITED
CITIES
CITIGRADE
CITRIC
CIVE
CIVES
CIVIE
CIVIL
CLEM
CRAIC
CRAIG
CRAM
CRAME
CRATE
CRATED
CRICETID
CRIM
CRIT
CRITIC
CRITICISE
CRITICS
CRUD
CUED
CUIT
CULM
CULT
CULTI
CULTIC
CUMARIC
CUMEC
CUTE
CUTES
CUTESIE
CUTS
DACE
DACITE
DAES
DAIRIES
DAIS
DARAF
DARG
DARGLE
DARI
DARIC
DARICS
DARIS
DART
DATA
DATARIA
DATARIES
DATE
DATIVAL
DATIVE
DATIVES
DAUT
DAUTS
DAVIES
DAVIT
DEAIR
DEAR
DECCIE
DECCIES
DECIGRAM
DEIL
DELE
DELF
DELI
DELIRIA
DELL
DETRACT
DETRACTIVE
DETRACTS
DEUCE
DEUCES
DIACID
DIACRITIC
DIACRITICS
DIACT
DIAL
DIALLEL
DIAMIDE
DIARIES
DIARISE
DIARIST
DICT
DICTA
DICTATRICES
DICTED
DIEL
DILL
DILUCIDATE
DIME
DIRAM
DIRL
DIRT
DIRTIES
DIRTIEST
DITA
DITE
DIVA
DIVARICATE
DIVARICATED
DIVE
DIVES
DIVEST
DIVI
DIVIS
DRAIL
DRAT
DRAVE
DRICE
DRICES
DRIES
DRIEST
DRILL
DRIVE
DRIVES
DUAR
DUCE
DUCI
DUMA
EARD
EARL
ECAD
ECCE
ECESIC
ECRU
ECTATIC
EDACITIES
EDICT
EDIT
EILD
ELEMI
ELIAD
EMAIL
EMIC
ETAT
ETATIST
ETATISTE
ETIC
EUTECTIC
EVADE
EVICT
EVICTS
EVIL
EVITATE
EVITATED
EXACT
EXACTA
EXACTED
EXACUM
EXAM
EXARATE
EXCEL
FACT
FACTICE
FACTITIVE
FACULA
FACULTATIVE
FAIL
FAME
FAMULI
FARAD
FARADIC
FARCI
FART
FARTED
FAUR
FIAR
FIAT
FIATED
FICE
FICTIVE
FIRIE
FIRIES
FLED
FLEX
FRACT
FRACTED
FRACTI
FRACTS
FRAE
FRAIL
FRAIM
FRAME
FRAT
FRATE
FRATI
FRATRIES
FRAU
FRAUD
FRICATIVE
FRICATIVES
FRIG
FRIT
GIRD
GIRDLE
GIRL
GIRT
GIRTED
GITE
GLED
GLEI
GRAAL
GRACE
GRACED
GRAD
GRADE
GRAECISE
GRAIL
GRAILE
GRAM
GRAMA
GRAME
GRAT
GRATE
GRATED
GRATIS
GRAV
GRAVE
GRAVES
GRAVEST
GRAVID
GRAVIES
GRAVIS
GRAVITATE
GRAVITATED
GRICE
GRICED
GRICES
GRID
GRIDE
GRIECE
GRIECES
GRILL
GRILLE
GRILLED
GRIM
GRIS
GRISE
GRIST
GRIT
IATRIC
ICED
ICES
ICIEST
ICTIC
IDEA
IDEATA
IDEATIVE
IDLE
IMAM
IMARI
IMAUM
IMID
IMIDE
IMITATIVE
IRADE
IRATE
IRID
IRIS
IRITIC
IRITIS
IVIED
IVIES
LAARI
LAARIS
LAID
LAIR
LAIRD
LAIRIEST
LAIRISE
LALDIE
LAMA
LAMIA
LATU
LAVA
LAVE
LAVES
LEIR
LEMUR
LIAISE
LIAR
LIARD
LIART
LIATRIS
LICIT
LIDAR
LIED
LIMA
LIMAIL
LIMAX
LIME
LIMIT
LIMITATIVE
LIMITED
LIMULI
LIRA
LIRI
LITAI
LITE
LITED
LIVE
LIVES
LIVEST
LUAU
LUCID
LUCITE
LUCRATIVE
LUIT
LULU
LUMA
MACULA
MAFIA
MAFIC
MAID
MAIL
MAIM
MALI
MALIC
MAMA
MARA
MARAE
MARC
MARG
MARGRAVE
MARGRAVES
MARGRAVIAL
MARIA
MARID
MART
MARTED
MAUD
MAUL
MAURI
MAUT
MELD
MICA
MICRA
MIDAIR
MILD
MILT
MILTED
MIME
MIMIC
MIRI
MIRITI
MIRITIS
MITE
MUCIC
MUCID
MUID
MUIL
MUIR
MULTICAR
MULTIGRADE
MULTIGRID
MUTUAL
RACE
RACED
RACIEST
RACIST
RADE
RADIAL
RADIALE
RADIUM
RAIA
RAID
RAIL
RAILE
RAILED
RAIRD
RAIS
RAISE
RAIT
RAITA
RAITED
RAMAL
RAMI
RAMULI
RATA
RATE
RATED
RATITE
RAUCID
RAUCITIES
RAVE
RAVES
RIAL
RIATA
RICE
RICED
RICES
RICIEST
RIDE
RIEL
RIFLE
RIFLED
RILE
RILED
RILL
RILLE
RILLED
RIMA
RIMU
RISE
RITARD
RITE
RIVA
RIVAL
RIVALED
RIVALLED
RIVE
RIVES
RUME
SCEAT
SCIARID
SCIATIC
SCIATICA
SCUT
SCUTE
SEAR
SEAT
SECT
SECTARIAL
SEIR
SICCAR
SICCED
SICE
SIRI
SITAR
TAAL
TACE
TACET
TACIT
TACT
TACTIC
TACTICS
TACTS
TAED
TAEDIUM
TAES
TAIG
TAIGLE
TAIGLED
TAIL
TAILED
TAILLE
TAIRA
TAIS
TAIT
TALI
TALMA
TAMARA
TAMARAU
TAMARI
TARA
TARAMA
TARDIVE
TART
TARTED
TATAR
TATE
TATIE
TATIES
TAULD
TAUT
TAUTS
TAVA
TEAD
TEAR
TEAT
TECS
TECTA
TECTITE
TECTRICES
TEDIUM
TIAR
TIARA
TICCA
TICCED
TICE
TICED
TICES
TICS
TIDE
TIES
TILDE
TIMARAU
TIMID
TIRADE
TIRITI
TIRITIS
TIRL
TIRLED
TITE
TITI
TITIS
TRACE
TRACED
TRACT
TRACTIVE
TRACTRICES
TRACTS
TRAD
TRADE
TRAIL
TRAILED
TRAIT
TRAM
TRAMEL
TRAMELED
TRAT
TRAVAIL
TRAVAILED
TRAVE
TRAVES
TRAVIS
TRIAC
TRIACT
TRIAD
TRIADIC
TRIAL
TRIALLED
TRIATIC
TRIATICS
TRICAR
TRICE
TRICED
TRICES
TRIDE
TRIE
TRIED
TRIELLA
TRIES
TRIFLE
TRIFLED
TRIG
TRIGRAM
TRILD
TRILL
TRILLED
TRIM
TRIRADIAL
TRISECT
TRIST
TRISTE
TRITE
TRITICUM
TRITIDE
TRITIUM
TRIVIA
TRIVIAL
TUART
TUMID
ULAMA
ULTIMA
ULTRA
UMAMI
UMIAC
UMLAUT
URIC
UTES
VADE
VAES
VAIL
VAILED
VAIR
VAIRIEST
VALE
VALI
VALID
VARIA
VARIATE
VARIATED
VARICES
VARIED
VARIES
VATIC
VESICA
VESICAE
VESICATE
VESICATED
VEST
VIAE
VIAL
VIALED
VIALLED
VIATIC
VIATICA
VICAR
VICE
VICED
VICES
VICIATE
VICIATED
VIDE
VIED
VIES
VILD
VILDE
VILE
VILL
VILLA
VIRID
VIRILE
VIRL
VISE
VITA
VITAE
VITIATE
VITIATED
VITICETA
VITRAIL
VITRAILLED
VITRIC

Note: Words are listed alphabetically. The game may present them in different order based on discovery.

Yesterday's Strands Answers — December 03, 2024

  • Theme: "Lead the way"
  • Spangram: ILLUMINATION

Theme words:

CANDLE FLASHLIGHT HEADLAMP LANTERN TORCH

See the full page for yesterday: Strands Answers — December 03, 2024

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