Strands Answers in Order September 16, 2024 #325, Hints, and Tips
Here are the NYT Strands answers in order for September 16, 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: "What a stud!"
Category nudge: Think about what a stud!
Theme words count: 7 words to find
First letters of theme words:
C, E, E, N, N, S, T
Tip: Match colors to confirm words before moving on.
Today's Spangram
SPANGRAM: PIERCING
Note: The spangram ties the theme together and crosses the grid.
Theme connection: This word relates to "What a stud!" and connects all theme words.
Today's Answers — Full Word List (In Order)
Theme Words:
CHEEKEARLOBEEYEBROWNAVELNOSESEPTUMTONGUE
All Valid Solutions (989 words):
NAVEL
SEPTUM
EARLOBE
EYEBROW
NOSE
TONGUE
CHEEK
PIERCING
ACER
ACERB
ACERBER
ACEROSE
ACERS
ACES
ACETIN
ACETUM
ACING
ACRE
ACRES
AECIA
AECIAL
AECIUM
AEON
AEONS
AERO
AEROBE
AEROBES
AEROS
AESC
AGNISE
AGUE
AGUISE
AGUTI
AGUTIS
AIERY
AITU
ALEC
ALECS
ALERCE
ALERCES
ALOE
ALONE
ANCE
ANCIENT
ANELE
ANES
ANETIC
ANIS
ANISE
ANTE
ANTES
ANTI
ANTIC
ANTICS
ANTIENT
ANTIS
APER
APERY
APES
APIAN
APICAL
APICES
APIECE
APING
APNEIC
APTING
ARBOR
ARBORES
ARBORESCENT
ARBS
ARCING
ARCS
ARCSIN
ARENE
ARENOSE
ARERE
ARES
ARGUE
ARGUTE
ARLE
ARNUT
AROSE
ARSE
ARSEY
ARSIER
ARSING
ASCENT
ASCI
ASCIAN
ASEPTIC
AVEL
AVISE
AVISING
BEEP
BEEPER
BEER
BEERS
BEERY
BEES
BENE
BENS
BERE
BERES
BEROB
BEROBS
BESEE
BESET
BESING
BESIT
BOBOL
BOBS
BOLA
BOLAR
BOLE
BOLERO
BOLEROS
BONE
BONERS
BONOBO
BORA
BORACES
BORACITE
BORACITES
BORAL
BORE
BOREAL
BOREE
BOREES
BOREL
BORER
BORERS
BORES
BORN
BORNE
BORNEOL
BORS
BORSIC
BOWR
BOWYER
BRACE
BRACER
BRACERO
BRACES
BRACING
BRAE
BRAG
BRAIN
BRAINTEASER
BRAISE
BRAN
BRANT
BREE
BREER
BREERS
BREES
BREESE
BREI
BREIS
BREN
BRENS
BRER
BRERE
BRERES
BRERS
BREY
BROS
BROSE
BROW
CAIN
CALO
CANG
CANGUE
CANT
CARB
CARBO
CARBON
CARBONS
CARBOS
CARBOY
CARBS
CARE
CAREER
CARER
CARERS
CARES
CARL
CARLE
CARN
CARNIE
CARNIES
CARNOSE
CARNS
CAROB
CAROBS
CARS
CARSE
CARSEY
CEAS
CEASE
CEASING
CEES
CENS
CENSE
CENSER
CENSOR
CENSORS
CENT
CENTO
CERE
CEREAL
CEREBRA
CEREBRAL
CERES
CERESIN
CERNE
CERO
CEROS
CESIUM
CETE
CETES
CHEEKPIECE
CHEEKPIECES
CITE
CITES
COKE
CONGE
CONGEE
CONGENETIC
CONK
COTT
COTTING
COTTISE
CRAG
CRAN
CRANIUM
CRARE
CREANT
CREE
CREEP
CREEPER
CREEPIE
CREEPIER
CREEPIES
CREES
CREESE
CREESING
CRONE
EARBOB
EARBOBS
EARL
EARN
EARNS
EARS
EASE
EASER
EASIER
EASING
EAVE
EBON
EBONS
ECHE
EECH
EERY
EEVN
EINA
ELAIN
ELAN
ELANCE
ELANCES
ELUENT
EMETIC
EMETICAL
EMETICS
EMETIN
EMEU
EMEUTE
EMEUTES
ENES
ENLACE
ENLACES
ENLACING
ENOL
ENRACE
ENRACES
ENRACING
ENROBE
ENROBER
ENROBES
ENSORCEL
ENVIER
ENVIERS
ENVIES
EONS
EPAENETIC
EPEE
EPEES
EPIC
EPICAL
EPICENE
EPICS
EPISCIA
ERES
ERLANG
ERNE
ERNS
EROS
EROSE
ESCAR
ESNE
ESNECIES
ETEN
ETESIAN
ETIC
ETNA
ETTLE
ETUI
ETUIS
EUGLENA
EUGLENAS
EVANESCE
EVANESCING
EYEPIECE
EYEPIECES
EYER
EYES
EYRE
EYRES
GAEN
GAIN
GAIT
GAITT
GALE
GALERE
GALERES
GANT
GARB
GARBE
GARBES
GARBO
GARBOS
GARBS
GARE
GARNER
GARNI
GARS
GELT
GENA
GENAS
GENE
GENES
GENET
GENETIC
GENETICAL
GENETICS
GENEVA
GENEVAS
GENT
GENTLE
GLEAN
GLEE
GLEN
GLENT
GLUE
GNAR
GNARL
GNARS
GRACE
GRACES
GRAECISE
GRAIN
GRAIP
GRAN
GRANITE
GRANITES
GRANT
GRANTEE
GRANUM
GRECE
GRECES
GRECIAN
GRECISE
GREN
GRENS
GUISE
GUISER
GULE
GULP
GULPING
GUNITE
GUNITES
GUTTLE
HECK
HEME
HETE
HETES
HETING
ICER
ICERS
ICES
INCENSE
INCENSER
INCENSOR
INCENSORS
INCENT
INCEPT
INTENT
ISIT
ITEM
KEECH
KETE
KETENE
KETTLE
KNOT
KNOTTING
KUEH
KUIA
KUNA
KUTI
KUTIS
LACE
LACER
LACERS
LACES
LACET
LACING
LACS
LAER
LAERS
LAIC
LAICS
LAIN
LANCE
LANCER
LANCERS
LANCES
LANCET
LANG
LANGUE
LANGUET
LANT
LARE
LAREE
LAREES
LARES
LARN
LARNS
LARS
LEAGUE
LEAN
LEANT
LEAP
LEAPER
LEAPING
LEAPT
LEAR
LEARE
LEARES
LEARN
LEARNS
LEARNT
LEARS
LEAS
LEASE
LEASER
LEASING
LEAVIER
LENES
LENO
LENOS
LENS
LENSE
LENT
LENTO
LEONE
LERE
LERES
LEVA
LEVANT
LEVIER
LEVIERS
LEVIES
LEVIS
LOBE
LOBO
LOBOS
LOBOSE
LOBS
LONE
LONER
LONERS
LUGE
MECK
MEEK
MEET
MEETING
METE
METEPA
METEPAS
METES
METIC
METICAL
METICS
METING
METIS
METTLE
MUNG
MUNGA
MUNI
MUNIS
MUNITE
MUNITES
MUNT
MUTE
MUTES
MUTI
MUTING
MUTIS
MUTT
MUTTON
NACRE
NACRES
NAEVI
NAIVE
NAPE
NAPERY
NAPES
NAPING
NARC
NARCS
NARE
NARES
NASIAL
NAVE
NAVIES
NEAL
NEANIC
NEAP
NEAPING
NEAR
NEARER
NEARS
NEBS
NECROSE
NEIVE
NEPIT
NERAL
NEREIS
NETE
NETT
NETTLE
NEVI
NICE
NICER
NIECE
NIECES
NIES
NIPA
NIPAS
NISEI
NISI
NITE
NITES
NOBS
NOCK
NOCKET
NOEL
NOES
NOETIC
NOLE
NOSER
NOTT
NUGAE
NUKE
OBEISANT
OBES
OBESE
OBESER
OBEY
OBEYER
OBOE
OBOES
OBOL
OBOLE
OBOS
OCHE
OKEH
OLEA
OLEO
OLEORESIN
OLEOS
ONER
ONERS
ONOS
ORACIES
ORAL
ORANG
ORANT
ORBS
ORCA
ORCEIN
ORCIN
ORCS
ORES
OWRE
OWRES
OYER
OYES
PAIS
PAISE
PANE
PANEL
PANES
PANT
PANTO
PANTON
PAPE
PAPER
PAPERBOY
PAPERER
PAPERERS
PAPERY
PAPES
PASCAL
PASE
PASEO
PASEOS
PAVE
PAVEN
PAVIS
PAVISE
PAVISER
PEAN
PEAS
PEASE
PEASING
PEAVIES
PECAN
PECS
PEECE
PEECES
PEER
PEERS
PEERY
PEES
PEIN
PEISE
PEISING
PENE
PENT
PERE
PEREIA
PEREON
PEREONS
PERES
PESANT
PETTLE
PETTO
PETUNIA
PIAL
PIAN
PIAS
PICA
PICAL
PICANTE
PICARO
PICAROS
PICE
PICENE
PICRA
PICS
PIECE
PIECEN
PIECENS
PIECER
PIECERS
PIECES
PIECING
PIEING
PIER
PIERCE
PIERCER
PIERCES
PIERS
PIES
PIET
PINA
PINCER
PINCERS
PING
PINT
PISCINA
PISCINAE
PISCINAL
PISE
PIUM
PLEA
PLEAS
PLEASE
PLEASER
PLEASING
PLENA
PLUE
PLUG
PTISAN
PTUI
RACE
RACER
RACERS
RACES
RACING
RAIN
RAIS
RAISE
RAISER
RAIT
RALE
RANCE
RANCEL
RANCES
RANG
RANI
RANIS
RANT
RARE
RAREE
RARER
RARES
REAL
REALO
REAN
REAR
REARER
REARGUE
REAROSE
REARS
REBEC
REBECS
REBORE
REBORES
REBORN
REBRACE
REBRACES
REBRACING
REBS
RECAL
RECANT
RECEIPT
RECEIVE
RECENSE
RECENSOR
RECENSORS
RECENT
RECEPT
RECIPE
RECIPES
RECIT
RECITE
RECITES
RECREANT
RECS
REES
REIS
REIVE
RELACE
RELACES
RELACING
RENS
REOS
REPANEL
REPAVE
RERAISE
RERAN
REROSE
RESCALE
RESEE
RESENT
RESET
RESETTLE
RESIANCE
RESIANT
RESIN
RESIT
RESITE
RESORB
RESORCIN
RESORCINAL
ROBE
ROBES
ROBORANT
ROBS
ROES
RONE
RONEO
ROSE
ROSERY
RYES
SANE
SANT
SANTO
SANTON
SAPIENT
SAVE
SCAG
SCALE
SCALENE
SCALER
SCAN
SCANT
SCAR
SCARE
SCARER
SCENA
SCENE
SCENT
SCERNE
SCIENT
SCRAE
SCRAG
SCRAN
SCREE
SCROBE
SCROBES
SEAN
SEAPIECE
SECANT
SECERN
SECERNS
SEEP
SEEPIER
SEER
SENA
SENE
SENT
SEPIA
SEPIC
SEPIUM
SEPT
SEPTIC
SEPTICAL
SEPTLEVA
SERA
SERAC
SERAI
SERAL
SERANG
SERE
SERENE
SERER
SERES
SERON
SERONS
SEROW
SETT
SETTLE
SIAL
SIALON
SIALONS
SICE
SIEN
SIENT
SINCE
SINCERE
SINCERER
SING
SIPE
SITE
SNEB
SNOB
SNORE
SNORER
SNORES
SOBER
SOBERER
SOBERS
SOBOLE
SONE
SORA
SORAL
SORB
SORBO
SORCERY
SORE
SOREE
SOREES
SOREL
SORER
SORES
SORN
SORNER
TEAS
TEASE
TEASER
TEASING
TECH
TECS
TEEM
TEME
TENE
TENPIN
TENT
TEPA
TEPAS
TIAR
TIARS
TICAL
TICE
TICES
TICS
TIES
TINCAL
TING
TIPT
TIPTOE
TISANE
TOCK
TOKE
TONG
TONK
TUGRA
TUINA
TUIS
TUNA
TUNG
TUNIC
TUNICA
TUNICAE
TUNICS
ULNA
ULNAE
ULNAS
ULPAN
UNAI
UNAIS
UNCE
UNCEREBRAL
UNCES
UNCI
UNCIA
UNCIAE
UNCIAL
UNIS
UNIT
UNITE
UNITES
UNMEEK
UNMEET
UNMET
UNREAL
UNTENT
UNTIE
UNTIES
UTES
UTIS
VAES
VANE
VANES
VANT
VASE
VEENA
VEENAS
VELE
VENA
VENAE
VENETIAN
VENT
VIAE
VIAS
VIER
VIERS
VIES
VIPER
VISA
VISCERA
VISCERAL
VISCIN
VISE
VISEING
VISIE
VISING
VISIT
VISITE
VISITEE
WOES
WORE
WYES
YEBO
YOBS
YORE
YORES
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