This day’s NYT Strands clues are clear for aficionados of fantasy literature.

Strands, the New York Times‘ elegant word puzzle, offers players a fresh take on the classic word search. Words can be created from adjacent letters in all directions, resulting in distinctive shapes and designs. Each letter in the grid contributes to a potential solution. Every puzzle features a theme, alongside the “spangram,” a unique word or phrase that represents the day’s theme and spans the grid either horizontally or vertically.

By providing an ambiguous hint and excluding the word list, Strands delivers a challenging game that often requires more time to solve compared to other games like Wordle and Connections.

If you find yourself at an impasse or pressed for time, we have compiled all the NYT Strands hints for today’s puzzle to assist you in advancing at your leisure.

NYT Strands hint for today’s topic: Tolkien’s universe

The vocabulary is associated with fantasy.

Today’s NYT Strands theme clearly elaborated

These terms refer to “The Lord of the Rings.”

NYT Strands spangram clue: Is it vertical or horizontal?

This day’s NYT Strands spangram is horizontal.

Today’s NYT Strands spangram solution

This day’s spangram is Middle Earth.

NYT Strands word collection for December 6

• Wizard

• Forest

• Hobbit

• Middle Earth

• Quest

• Dwarf

• Ring

• Shire

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