New York Times tips and answers for December 23, 2024

Every day you can find a completely new one Threads puzzles on the New York Times Games website. This puzzle game is a word search game but with some added complexity: you can't see the words you're looking for in advance. Instead, you will have to figure out the theme shared between them from a little clue.

This puzzle will likely leave many fans perplexed, even those who know how to play Threads really good. However, here you can find all the help you need to solve it, including spoilers and tips.

The NYT Games Strands Puzzle #295 December 23, 2024

THE Threads Today's puzzle involves five things to find: the Spangram and four themed words. The clue for today is Pass the eggnog.

New York Times Game Clues

Looking for some helpful hints that won't ruin whole words for this innovative puzzle game? In each of the following three sections you can find some helpful hints that won't ruin any of the words in this puzzle.

General tip 1

General tip 2

Tip 2: Christmas milk syrups, perhaps.

General tip 3

Tip 3: Things you could add to holiday treats to make them more in keeping with the season.

Spoilers on two of the words in today's episodes

Each of the following two sections contains a screwed-up word and a screenshot of where it goes in the letter grid of this minimalist puzzle game. Open them with the Read more button under each one.

Spoilers1

Spoilers2

The answer to today's New York Times game threads

If the complete answer to this browser-based game is what you are looking for, look no further. You can find all the themed words and a screenshot of a completed puzzle in the expandable section below.

The category for today is Holiday flavour. The words are cranberry, gingerbread, peppermint and cocoa.

Today's threads explained

If you don't understand this puzzle, the following section contains an explanation. You can find a breakdown of the theme, theme words, clue, and how they all fit together.

Pass the eggnog It's a great clue for today's puzzle because eggnog is famous Holiday flavour. All of the themed words represent several common holiday flavors for cookies, lattes and more.

Do you want to play? Check out the New York Times games Threads website, available on almost all devices with a browser.