Strands Answers in Order December 22, 2024 #441, Hints, and Tips

Here are the NYT Strands answers in order for December 22, 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: "Are you listening?"
  • Category nudge: Think about are you listening?
  • Theme words count: 5 words to find
  • First letters of theme words: B, G, S, S, W
  • Tip: Match colors to confirm words before moving on.

Today's Spangram

SPANGRAM: WINTERWONDERLAND

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

Theme connection: This word relates to "Are you listening?" and connects all theme words.

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

Theme Words:

BELLS GLISTENING SLEIGH SNOW WALKING

All Valid Solutions (890 words):

ADDER
ADDERS
ADDIO
ADENOID
ADRED
AIGLET
AIKIDO
AILING
AILS
AINE
AKIN
AKING
ALDER
ALDERN
ALDERS
ALES
ALEW
ALIGN
ALINE
ALINER
ALINES
ALKINE
ALKINES
ALLS
ALTER
ALTERING
ALTERN
ALTERNE
ANES
ANGEL
ANGELS
ANGLE
ANGLES
AWING
AWLS
BEAD
BEADED
BEADER
BEADERS
BEADLE
BEADLES
BEAN
BEGILT
BEGIN
BEGS
BELL
BELLS
BELS
BEND
BENDED
BENDER
BENDERS
BENI
BENIGN
BENNI
BLEND
BLENDE
BLENDED
BLENDER
BLENDERS
BLENDES
DAES
DALE
DALED
DALES
DALLE
DALLES
DALS
DANG
DANGLE
DANGLES
DANGS
DEDAL
DENS
DERN
DERNS
DEWING
DIKA
DIKING
DILATE
DILATER
DINE
DINER
DINK
DINKING
DINNER
DINNERING
DINNING
DINNLE
DINNLING
DINO
DINT
DIOL
DIOLS
DOEN
DOER
DOERS
DOES
DOILT
DOILTER
DOLS
DOLT
DOLTS
DONE
DONER
DONG
DONGS
DONNE
DONNING
DONNOT
DONNOTS
DONS
DOON
DOWL
DOWLNE
DOWLNES
DOWLS
DOWN
DOWNED
DOWNER
DOWNERS
DOWNS
DOWS
DOWT
DOWTS
DREW
DWILE
DWINDLE
DWINDLES
DWINE
DWINES
EALE
EALES
EATEN
EATER
EDDO
EDILE
ELAIN
ELAN
ELAND
ELATE
ELATER
ELATERIN
ELHI
ELIDE
ELIDED
ELIDES
ELINT
ELLS
ENDED
ENDER
ENDERS
ENDEW
ENDEWING
ENDLANG
ENDNOTE
ENDOW
ENDOWS
ENGILT
ENGS
ENKINDLE
ENKINDLED
ENKINDLER
ENKINDLERS
ENKINDLES
ENLINK
ENLIST
ENOL
ENOLS
ENOW
ENOWS
ENRING
ENTAIL
ENTAILING
ENTAILS
ENWIND
EONS
ERING
ERLANG
ERLANGS
ERNE
ERNING
ERNS
ESLOIN
ETEN
ETERNE
EWKING
EWTS
GEAL
GEALED
GEALS
GEAN
GELANDE
GELS
GENA
GENAL
GENDER
GENDERS
GENIAL
GILA
GILET
GILGIE
GILT
GILTS
GILTWOOD
GINK
GINN
GINNEL
GINNELS
GIRN
GIRNEL
GIST
GLAIK
GLEAN
GLEI
GLEN
GLIA
GLIAL
GLISTEN
GLISTENING
GLODE
GLOW
GLOWS
GNOW
GNOWS
GWINE
HILA
HILI
IDES
IDOL
IDOLIST
IDOLS
IGLOO
IKAT
ILEA
ILEAL
ILIA
ILIAL
ILKA
INDEW
INDEWING
INDOL
INDOLS
INDOW
INDOWS
INGLE
INGLES
INKING
INKLE
INKLING
INKLINGS
INLET
INNER
INNING
INTEL
INTELS
INTER
INTERN
INTERNE
INTERNET
INTERNETS
INTERNING
INWIND
IONONE
IONS
KAIE
KAIL
KAILS
KAIN
KAING
KALE
KALI
KAWING
KAWS
KIDDER
KIDDERS
KIDDLE
KIDDLES
KIDEL
KILN
KILT
KILTER
KIND
KINDA
KINDED
KINDER
KINDERS
KINDLE
KINDLED
KINDLER
KINDLERS
KINDLES
KINDRED
KINE
KINES
KING
KINGLE
KINGLES
KINGS
KINO
KINONE
KINONES
KIWI
KNEAD
KNEADED
KNEADER
KNEADERS
KNELL
KNELLS
KNELT
KNEW
KWELA
LADDER
LADDERS
LADE
LADED
LADEN
LADENS
LADER
LADERS
LADES
LADLE
LADLED
LADLER
LADLERS
LADLES
LAIGH
LAIK
LAIN
LAKIN
LAKING
LAKINGS
LALL
LALLS
LAND
LANDE
LANDED
LANDER
LANDERS
LANDES
LANDLER
LANDLERS
LANDWIND
LANE
LANES
LANG
LATE
LATEN
LATER
LATEWOOD
LAWIN
LAWINE
LAWINES
LAWING
LAWINGS
LAWN
LAWS
LEAD
LEADED
LEADEN
LEADENS
LEADER
LEADERS
LEAK
LEAKING
LEAL
LEALER
LEAN
LEAT
LEGS
LEND
LENDER
LENDERS
LENG
LENGS
LENO
LENS
LENT
LEONINE
LERING
LEWD
LIDO
LIGNE
LIGNES
LIGS
LIKIN
LIKING
LIKINGS
LILT
LIND
LINDANE
LINDANES
LINDEN
LINDENS
LINE
LINEAL
LINEN
LINER
LINES
LING
LINGEL
LINGELS
LINGLE
LINGLES
LINGS
LINK
LINKING
LINN
LINNET
LINNETS
LINNING
LINO
LINT
LINTEL
LINTELS
LINTER
LION
LIONEL
LIONS
LIST
LISTEN
LISTENING
LODE
LODEN
LODENS
LODES
LOID
LOIDED
LOIN
LONE
LONER
LONERS
LONG
LONGS
LOON
LOONING
LOOT
LOOTEN
LOOTS
LOWE
LOWN
LOWND
LOWNDED
LOWNE
LOWNED
LOWNES
LOWNS
LOWS
LOWT
LOWTS
NALED
NEAL
NEALED
NEALS
NEBS
NEGS
NEON
NERD
NERINE
NETE
NETS
NEWING
NEWS
NEWT
NEWTON
NEWTS
NIDE
NIDED
NIDES
NIGELLA
NILS
NINE
NINON
NINONS
NODDER
NODDERS
NODDLE
NODDLES
NODE
NODES
NODI
NOEL
NOES
NOIL
NOINT
NOINTER
NONE
NONES
NONET
NONETS
NONG
NONGS
NONI
NONNEWS
NONOWNER
NONOWNERS
NOON
NOONED
NOONER
NOONERS
NOONING
NOONS
NOTE
NOWL
NOWLS
NOWN
NOWS
NOWT
NOWTS
ODDER
ODES
OILER
OILING
OINK
OINKING
OINT
ONDINE
ONER
ONERS
ONES
ONION
ONIONED
ONIONS
ONNING
OONS
OOTS
OWER
OWING
OWLS
OWNED
OWNER
OWNERS
OWNING
OWNS
OWRE
OWTS
REDAN
REDD
REDO
REDON
REDONNING
REDONS
REDWING
REDWINGS
RELAND
RELATE
RELET
RELIDE
RELINE
RELINES
RELINK
RELINKING
REND
RENIN
RENK
RENOWN
RENS
RENT
RENTAL
RENTALS
RENTE
REOIL
REOILING
RETAIL
RETAILING
RETAILINGS
RETAILS
RETAIN
RETAKING
RETAKINGS
RETE
REWIDEN
REWIDENS
REWIN
REWIND
REWINDED
REWINDER
REWINDERS
REWINNING
REWON
RINE
RING
SEAL
SEALED
SEALER
SEALERS
SEAN
SEDAN
SEDILE
SEDILIA
SEGNI
SEGS
SELD
SELL
SELLA
SENA
SEND
SENDAL
SENDED
SENDER
SENDERS
SENGI
SENILE
SENNA
SEWIN
SEWING
SEWINGS
SEWN
SIGLOI
SIGN
SIGNED
SIGNER
SIGNERS
SIGNS
SILO
SILOED
SILT
SLADE
SLADES
SLAE
SLAIN
SLAKING
SLANDER
SLANDERS
SLANE
SLANG
SLANGS
SLAT
SLATE
SLATER
SLAW
SLEIGH
SLENDER
SLING
SLINK
SLOE
SLOES
SLOID
SLOOT
SLOOTS
SLOW
SLOWS
SNED
SNOD
SNODDER
SNOOT
SNOOTS
SNOW
SNOWS
STEN
STENO
STEW
STOND
STONE
STONEN
STONG
STONING
STONN
STONNE
STONNING
STOOD
STOODEN
STOOL
STOOLS
STOW
STOWER
STOWING
STOWN
STOWND
STOWNDED
STOWRE
SWAIL
SWAIN
SWALE
SWALING
SWAT
SWIG
SWILER
SWINDLE
SWINDLED
SWINDLER
SWINDLERS
SWINDLES
SWINE
SWINES
SWING
SWINGE
SWINGES
SWINGLE
SWINGLES
SWINK
SWOLN
SWONE
SWONES
SWOON
SWOONED
SWOONER
SWOONERS
SWOONING
SWOONS
SWOT
SWOWND
SWOWNE
TAEL
TAELS
TAIG
TAIGLE
TAIGLES
TAIGLING
TAIGS
TAIL
TAILER
TAILING
TAILINGS
TAILS
TAILWIND
TAIN
TAKI
TAKIN
TAKING
TAKINGS
TALE
TALER
TALI
TALION
TALIONS
TALK
TALKING
TALKINGS
TAWING
TAWINGS
TAWS
TEAING
TEAK
TEAL
TEALS
TEIL
TEILS
TELA
TELAE
TELE
TELIA
TELIAL
TELS
TENNO
TENON
TERN
TERNE
TERNING
TERNION
TERNIONS
TEWING
TEWS
TONDI
TONDO
TONE
TONG
TONING
TONNE
TONNER
TOOL
TOOLS
TOON
TOONS
TOWEL
TOWELING
TOWELINGS
TOWER
TOWERING
TOWING
TOWN
TOWNLET
TOWNLING
TOWNLINGS
TOWNS
TOWS
TWOER
TWOERS
WAIL
WAILER
WAILING
WAILINGS
WAILS
WAIN
WAKING
WAKINGS
WALE
WALER
WALI
WALING
WALK
WALKING
WALKINGS
WATE
WATER
WATERING
WELD
WELK
WELKIN
WELKING
WELT
WEND
WENS
WENT
WETA
WETS
WIDDER
WIDDERS
WIDDLE
WIDDLES
WIDE
WIDEN
WIDENS
WIDER
WIDES
WIDOW
WIDOWS
WIGS
WILE
WILI
WILING
WILT
WIND
WINDED
WINDER
WINDERS
WINDLE
WINDLED
WINDLES
WINDOW
WINDOWS
WINE
WINES
WING
WINGE
WINGES
WINGS
WINK
WINKING
WINKINGS
WINKLE
WINKLER
WINKLING
WINN
WINNA
WINNER
WINNING
WINNLE
WINNLES
WINNOW
WINNOWER
WINNOWING
WINNOWS
WINO
WINOES
WINTER
WINTERING
WINTLE
WINTLING
WIRE
WOES
WONDER
WONDERLAND
WONDERS
WONGI
WONGIS
WONING
WONNER
WONNING
WONS
WOOD
WOODED
WOODEN
WOODENS
WOODWIND
WOOED
WOOER
WOOERS
WOOL
WOOLS
WOON
WOONED
WOONING
WOONS
WOOT
WOTS
WOWING
WOWS
WREN
WRING

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

Yesterday's Strands Answers — December 21, 2024

  • Theme: "Keeping the faith"
  • Spangram: SACREDSPACES

Theme words:

ABBEY MONASTERY MOSQUE TABERNACLE TEMPLE

See the full page for yesterday: Strands Answers — December 21, 2024

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