Strands Answers in Order May 31, 2024 #156, Hints, and Tips
Here are the NYT Strands answers in order for May 31, 2024. First, try our no‑spoiler hints with theme nudges and first letters. When you’re ready, reveal today’s spangram. If you only want solutions, jump to the full word list in order. We also keep yesterday’s answers and a clean monthly archive for quick access.
Today's Strands Hints (No Spoilers)
Theme clue: "On the yellow brick road"
Category nudge: Think about on the yellow brick road
Theme words count: 5 words to find
First letters of theme words:
P, R, S, T, W
Tip: Match colors to confirm words before moving on.
Today's Spangram
SPANGRAM: RUBYSLIPPERS
Note: The spangram ties the theme together and crosses the grid.
Theme connection: This word relates to "On the yellow brick road" and connects all theme words.
Today's Answers — Full Word List (In Order)
Theme Words:
POPPIESRAINBOWSCARECROWTWISTERWIZARD
All Valid Solutions (897 words):
TWISTER
SCARECROW
POPPIES
RAINBOW
WIZARD
RUBYSLIPPERS
ACER
ACERB
ACERS
ACES
ACRE
ACRES
AERO
AIDE
AIDER
AIDERS
AIDS
AILS
AINE
AIRCREW
AIRCREWS
AIRDROP
AIRDROPS
AIRER
AIREST
AIRS
AIRSTRIP
AIRWARD
AIRWARDS
APED
APER
APERS
APPETISE
APPETITE
APPETITES
APPRO
APPS
APTED
APTER
ARCS
ARDRI
ARDRIS
ARDS
ARES
AREW
ARIA
ARID
ARIDER
ARIL
ARILS
ARIS
ARLE
ARLES
ARSE
ARSEY
ARSY
AWLS
BEIN
BENI
BENITIER
BENITIERS
BESIT
BESITS
BETE
BETED
BIEN
BIER
BIERS
BINE
BINES
BIPED
BIPEDS
BITE
BITER
BITERS
BITES
BOET
BORE
BOREL
BORER
BORERS
BORES
BOWEL
BOWELS
BOWER
BOWERS
BOWES
BOWET
BOWR
BOWS
BOWSE
BOWSER
BOWSEY
BOWSIE
BOWSIES
BOWYER
BOWYERS
BRER
BRERS
BREW
BREWS
BREWSTER
BREY
BREYS
BROW
BROWS
BROWSE
BROWSER
BROWST
BROWSTS
BROWSY
BURIER
BURIERS
BURIES
BURITI
BURS
BURST
BURSTER
BURSTERS
BURSTS
BURY
BUTE
BUTES
BUTS
BUYER
BUYERS
BUYS
BYES
BYTE
BYTES
CAESE
CARCEL
CARCELS
CARE
CARER
CARES
CARL
CARLE
CARLES
CARLS
CARS
CARSE
CARSEY
CELESTITE
CELESTITES
CELIAC
CELIACS
CELS
CERCI
CERCIS
CERIA
CERIC
CERO
CESTI
CILIA
CIRCA
CIRE
CIRES
CIRL
CIRLS
CRAIC
CRAICS
CREST
CRESTS
CREW
CREWS
CRIS
CROW
CROWEA
CROWER
CROWERS
CROWS
CROWSTEP
CROWSTEPPED
CZAR
CZARS
DEITIES
DERO
DIPPER
DIPPERS
DIPPIER
DIPPIEST
DIPT
DIRE
DIREST
DIRL
DIRLS
DRAIL
DRAILS
DRAW
DRAWL
DRAWLER
DRAWLERS
DRAWLS
DREST
DREY
DREYS
DRIP
DRIPPER
DRIPPERS
DRIPPIER
DRIPPIEST
DRIPT
DROP
DROPS
EARL
EARLS
EARS
EARST
EDILE
EDILES
EINE
EISWEIN
ELIDE
ELSE
EPISPORE
EPRIS
ERIC
ERICA
ERICS
ERST
ESTER
ESTS
ETEN
EYELID
EYELIDS
EYER
EYERS
EYES
EYRIE
EYRIES
ILEA
ILEAC
ILIA
ILIAC
INIA
IRES
ISSEI
IWIS
IZAR
IZARD
IZARDS
IZARS
LEAR
LEARS
LEIR
LEIRS
LEIS
LEPER
LEPERS
LEPID
LEPPED
LEPT
LEPTIN
LERP
LEST
LESTS
LETS
LEYS
LIAR
LIARD
LIARDS
LIARS
LIDS
LIPE
LIPPED
LIPPER
LIPPERS
LIPPIE
LIPPIER
LIPPIES
LIPPIEST
LIRA
LIRE
LISP
LIZARD
LIZARDS
NESS
NETE
NEWBIE
NEWIE
NEWIES
NEWS
NEWSIE
NEWSIER
NEWSIES
NEWSIEST
NEWT
NIED
NIES
NIPA
NIPPED
NIPPER
NIPPERS
NIPPIER
NIPTER
NIPTERS
NITE
NITER
NITERS
NITES
NITWIT
NITWITS
OBES
OBESITY
OBIED
OBIT
OBITER
OPED
OPEPE
OPEPES
OPINE
OPINES
ORBY
ORCA
ORDS
ORES
ORPIN
ORPINE
ORPINES
OWER
OWERBY
OWES
OWRE
OWRES
OWSE
OWSEN
PAIN
PAPE
PAPER
PAPERS
PARORE
PARP
PARPED
PEDRAIL
PEDRAILS
PEDRO
PEDS
PEIN
PEISE
PELE
PELES
PEPO
PEPPER
PEPPERS
PEPPIER
PEPPIEST
PEPPINESS
PEPTISE
PERI
PERIL
PERILS
PERIPETIES
PERIPTER
PERIPTERS
PERIS
PERP
PERPS
PERSE
PERST
PEST
PESTS
PESTY
PETIT
PETITE
PETITES
PETS
PEYSE
PIED
PIER
PIERID
PIERIDS
PIERIS
PIERS
PIERST
PIES
PIET
PIETIES
PIETIST
PIETISTS
PIETS
PIETY
PILE
PILEA
PILEI
PILER
PILERS
PILES
PILI
PILIS
PINE
PINES
PINIER
PINIES
PINITE
PINITES
PIPA
PIPE
PIPED
PIPER
PIPERS
PIPET
PIPI
PIPIER
PIPINESS
PIPIT
PIRAI
PIRAIS
PIRL
PIRLS
PIRS
PISE
PISTE
PISTES
PITIED
PITIER
PITIERS
PITIES
PITPROP
PITPROPS
PITS
PITY
POPE
POPPA
POPPED
POPPER
POPPERS
POPPET
POPPIED
POPPIER
POPPIT
POPS
PORE
PORED
PRAO
PREP
PREPPIE
PREPPIER
PREPPIES
PREPPIEST
PREPPINESS
PRESE
PREST
PRESTS
PREY
PREYER
PREYERS
PREYS
PRIDE
PROA
PROP
PROPINE
PROPINES
PROPPED
PROPS
PRORE
PTERIA
RACE
RACER
RACES
RAIA
RAID
RAIDER
RAIDERS
RAIDS
RAIL
RAILE
RAILER
RAILERS
RAILES
RAILS
RAIN
RAINBOWS
RAINE
RAINES
RAINIER
RAIRD
RAIRDS
RAIS
RAPE
RAPED
RAPER
RAPERS
RAPIER
RAPIERS
RAPINE
RAPINES
RAPINI
RAPPE
RAPPED
RAPPER
RAPPERS
RAPPINI
RAPT
REAR
REARS
REARWARD
REARWARDS
REDIA
REDIP
REDIPT
REDRAW
REDS
REIN
REIS
REIST
REISTS
REITER
REITERS
RELET
RELETS
RELIC
RELICS
RELIDE
REPEL
REPELS
REPIN
REPINE
REPINES
REPO
REPP
REPPED
REPPS
REPRO
RERAIL
RERAILS
RESET
RESETS
RESEW
REST
RESTER
RESTIER
RESTS
RESTY
RETE
RETES
RETIE
RETIES
RETINE
RETINES
RETRY
RETS
RETWIST
RETWISTS
REWS
RIDE
RIDER
RIDERS
RIDS
RIEL
RIELS
RILE
RILES
RILEY
RIPE
RIPED
RIPER
RIPERS
RIPES
RIPEST
RIPP
RIPPED
RIPPER
RIPPERS
RIPPIER
RIPPIERS
RIPT
RISE
RISEN
RISP
RITE
RITES
RITS
RIZA
RIZARD
RIZARDS
ROAR
ROBURITE
ROBURITES
ROPE
ROPED
ROPER
ROPERS
ROPINESS
RORE
ROWEL
ROWELS
ROWER
ROWERS
ROWS
RUBY
RUTS
RYES
SCAIL
SCAILS
SCAR
SCARCE
SCARCER
SCARCEST
SCARE
SCARECROWS
SCARER
SCARES
SCAREY
SCARLET
SCARLETS
SCARS
SCIARID
SCIARIDS
SCRAE
SCRAES
SCREW
SCREWS
SCREWY
SDEIN
SEAR
SEIR
SEIRS
SEIS
SEISE
SEITEN
SEITIES
SEITY
SELE
SENITI
SEPIA
SEPT
SEPTS
SERA
SERAC
SERACS
SERAI
SERAIL
SERAIS
SERIC
SEROW
SETS
SEWIN
SEWS
SIDE
SIDER
SIES
SILE
SILER
SILERS
SILES
SILICA
SIPE
SIPED
SIPES
SIPPED
SIPPER
SIPPERS
SIPPET
SIPPETS
SIRE
SIRES
SIRS
SIST
SISTER
SISTERS
SISTS
SITE
SITED
SITES
SITS
SIZAR
SIZARS
SLEPT
SLEW
SLEY
SLID
SLIDE
SLIDER
SLIDERS
SLIP
SLIPE
SLIPED
SLIPPED
SLIPPER
SLIPPERS
SLIPPIER
SLIPT
SPORE
SPORED
SPRED
SRIS
STELE
STELES
STELIC
STEP
STEPPE
STEPPED
STEPPER
STEPPERS
STEPT
STEPWISE
STERILE
STEY
STEYER
STIE
STIES
STIPE
STIPED
STIPEL
STIPELS
STIPES
STIR
STIRS
STRIP
STRIPE
STRIPED
STRIPER
STRIPERS
STRIPES
STRIPEY
STRIPPED
STRIPPER
STRIPPERS
STRIPT
STUB
STYE
STYES
SWEAR
SWEY
SWIES
SWINE
SWINES
SWIPE
SWIPED
SWIPER
SWIPERS
SWIPES
SWIPEY
SWITS
SWOB
SWORE
SYBO
SYBOW
SYRTIS
TEDS
TELE
TELES
TELIA
TELIC
TELS
TENIA
TEPA
TEPID
TEPIDER
TERSE
TERSER
TEWIT
TEWITS
TEWS
TIED
TIEPIN
TIER
TIERS
TIES
TINE
TINES
TIPI
TIPPED
TIPPER
TIPPERS
TIPPET
TIPPETS
TIPT
TITE
TITER
TITERS
TITI
TITS
TRIE
TRIER
TRIERS
TRIES
TRIP
TRIPE
TRIPES
TRIPEY
TRIPPED
TRIPPER
TRIPPERS
TRIPPET
TRITE
TRITER
TRITES
TRYE
TRYER
TRYERS
TUYER
TUYERS
TWIER
TWIERS
TWIN
TWINE
TWINES
TWIST
TWISTERS
TWISTS
TWISTY
TWIT
TWITE
TWITES
TWITS
TYER
TYERS
TYES
URITE
URITES
UTERI
UTES
UTIS
WAID
WAIDE
WAIL
WAILER
WAILERS
WAILS
WAIR
WAIRS
WAIS
WARD
WARDER
WARDERS
WARDROP
WARDROPS
WARDS
WARS
WAZIR
WAZIRS
WEAR
WEARS
WERO
WEST
WESTER
WESTIE
WESTS
WEYS
WIDE
WIDER
WIEL
WIELS
WILE
WILES
WILI
WILIS
WINE
WINES
WIPE
WIPED
WIPER
WIPERS
WIPES
WIRE
WIRER
WIRES
WIRY
WISE
WISP
WISS
WIST
WISTERIA
WISTS
WITE
WITED
WITES
WITS
WIZARDS
WOES
WORCESTER
WORE
WREST
WRESTER
WRESTS
WURST
WURSTS
WYES
WYTE
WYTES
YBORE
YEAR
YEARS
YERD
YERDS
YEST
YESTER
YESTS
YETI
YETIS
YEWS
YURT
YURTS
ZAIRE
ZAIRES
Note: Words are listed alphabetically. The game may present them in different order based on discovery.
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