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Random freezes, missing sound and display glitches usually trace back to one bad driver. Find and replace yours safely.Free scan · under a minuteNYT Strands puzzle #276, published Wednesday, December 4, 2024, has the theme clue “I now pronounce you …” The answers are marks used with letters to affect pronunciation; the spangram is DIACRITICS. Hints come first below, with the complete answer list after a spoiler warning.
Hints for Strands #276
Use these in order, stopping when you have enough help to solve the board.
- Theme clue: “I now pronounce you …”
- Theme: Look for marks or symbols associated with pronunciation.
- Answer initials: The theme words begin UM, TI, AC, GR, CE, and CI. The spangram begins DI.
- Spangram placement: It runs vertically from the top of the board to the bottom. TechRadar places its first letter in column 4 and its last letter in column 2.
TechRadar suggests RAIL, TRADE, DATE, GRAIL, RAVE, and FLEX as words to find for earning in-game hints.
How Strands hints work
According to the rules summarized by Parade, theme words fill the board without overlapping, and the spangram describes the theme while reaching two opposite sides. Finding three non-theme words earns an in-game hint. For this puzzle, the spangram’s top-to-bottom path gives an additional placement clue.
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Full answers for December 4, 2024
Spoilers ahead: The following list reveals every answer.
Spangram: DIACRITICS
Theme words: UMLAUT, TILDE, ACUTE, GRAVE, CEDILLA, CIRCUMFLEX
The answer ordering varies between guides, but the complete set is consistent across Parade, TechRadar, and WordHint. Parade provides the date, puzzle number, theme, and answer list; TechRadar independently confirms the puzzle and supplies the clue-word and spangram-placement hints.
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