NYT Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, December 10 (game...

Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it's great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints. Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc's Wordle today page for the original viral word game. SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers. NYT Strands today (game #647) - hint #1 - today's theme NYT Strands today (game #647) - hint #2 - clue words Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system. CUTESTALECRUSHSEATRELEASETHEM NYT Strands today (game #647) - hint #3 - spangram letters NYT Strands today (game #647) - hint #4 - spangram position Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM. NYT Strands today (game #647) - the answers The answers to today's Strands, game #647, are… PEACELITERATUREMEDICINECHEMISTRYPHYSICSSPANGRAM: LAUREATES My rating: HardMy score: Perfect I didn’t use any hints, but I was sorely tempted to do so, as these intellectual Strands games test my limits. The theme was obvious at least, so I went straight to the most obvious, and currently contentious, award – PEACE. Something which now apparently has a rival in the Fifa World Peace Prize. LITERATURE was next and after that I looked for “science” before getting three science-based areas. I needed to get them all before seeing the spangram Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Tuesday, December 9, game #646) REBOUNDDUNKGUARDJUMPBLOCKDRIBBLESCREENSPANGRAM: BASKETBALL