Strands hints today: Clues and answers on Saturday, December 28 2024

Charles Curtis

December 28, 2024 at 7:50 a.m.·1 min read

WARNING: THERE ARE STRANDS SPOILERS AHEAD! DO NOT READ FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT THE DECEMBER 28, 2024 STRANDS ANSWER SPOILED FOR YOU.

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Have you been playing Strands, the super fun game from the New York Times, the makers of Connections and other brain-teasers like Wordle in which you have to do a search in a jumble of letters and find words based on a theme? It's pretty fun and sometimes very challenging, so we're here to help you out with some clues and the answers, including the "Spangram" that connects all the words.

Let's start with the clue: Just the essentials.

If you want our help? Think about something you might use with the word "essential" in it! As for the answers, scroll below the photo below:

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 07: The New York Times building stands in Midtown on February 07, 2024 in New York City. New York Times Co.’s stock fell 4% early Wednesday, after the newspaper beat profit estimates for the fourth quarter but had its revenue fall slightly. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 776103184 ORIG FILE ID: 1993195111

Eucalyptus, Patchouli, Cedarwood, Lavender

The Spangram is ... AROMATHERAPY.

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