NYT Strands Today – Clues, Answers and Spangram for Wednesday, December 4th (Game #276)

Strands is the NYT’s newest word game, following word games like Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. However, it can be difficult, so read on for my Strands tips.

Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections Today and Quordle Today pages for clues and answers to these games, and check out the Marc’s Wordle Today page for the original viral word game.

SPOILER ALERT: For today’s NYT Strands, see below. So don’t read any further if you don’t want to know the answers.

NYT Strands Today (Game #276) – Clue #1 – today’s topic

What is the topic of today’s NYT Strands?

• Today’s NYT Strands topic is…I now declare you…

NYT Strands Today (Game #276) – Clue #2 – Clue Words

Play any of these words to unlock the hint system in the game.

RAIL
TRADE
DATE
GRAIL
RAVE
BEND

NYT Strands Today (Game #276) – Clue #3 – Spangram

What is a clue for today’s Spangram?

• Where does this accent come from?

NYT Strands Today (Game #276) – Clue #4 – Spangram Location

Which two sides of the board does today’s Spangram touch?

First: top, 4th column

Last: bottom, 2nd column

That’s right, you can find the answers below. So don’t scroll any further if you don’t want to see them.

NYT Strands today (Game #276) – the answers

NYT Strands answers for game 276 on a blue background

(Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today’s Strands game #276 are…

GRAVE
Acute
TILDE
UMLAUT
CEDILLA
CIRCUMFLEX
SPANGRAM: DIACRITICS

My rating: Hard
My score: 2 notes

Hi Johnny here, I’m taking over Strands duties from Marc (who continues to look after the daily Wordle Today page if that’s on your reading list too).

Let’s be honest, who didn’t immediately think of weddings when we heard today’s topic?

After a few hints, it became clear that we were instead looking for the words for the dots, accents, and squiggles above the letters to indicate how they should be pronounced – something that is increasingly disappearing in our age of texting and group chats Instead, English-speaking countries.

Unless, of course, you’re a fan of heavy metal, where an UMLAUT is almost mandatory, whether it’s required or not. Blue Öyster Cult were the first rock bands to use this special diacritic, and only because they thought it looked good and gave it a touch of the occult.

However, the use of unnecessary umlauts can lead to confusion. Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil said Vanity Fair that they put umlauts in their names after drinking Löwenbräu, but had no idea what it meant until they toured Germany many years later and were confused when they heard the crowd chanting “Mutley Cruh!” “Mutley Cruh!” was heard chanting.

Vince’s opinions on the Cedille are unknown.

How have you been today? Send me an email and let me know.

Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Tuesday, December 3, Game #275)

CANDLE
LANTERN
TORCH
HEADLIGHT
FLASHLIGHT
SPANGRAM: LIGHTING

What is NYT Strands?

Strands is the NYT’s new word game, following Wordle and Connections. It’s now out of beta, so it’s a fully-fledged member of the NYT Games stable and can be played on the NYT Games website on desktop or mobile.

I have a complete guide on how to play NYT Strands, including tips on how to solve the problem. So check these out if you’re struggling to get through it every day.

NYT Strands Today – Clues, Answers and Spangram for Wednesday, December 4th (Game #276)

ByAmelia Journalton

By Amelia Journalton

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