Strands Answers in Order September 19, 2024 #340, Hints, and Tips

Here are the NYT Strands answers in order for September 19, 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: "Work out the bugs"
  • Category nudge: Think about work out the bugs
  • Theme words count: 5 words to find
  • First letters of theme words: B, E, M, S, T
  • Tip: Match colors to confirm words before moving on.

Today's Spangram

SPANGRAM: CREEPYCRAWLIES

Note: The spangram ties the theme together and crosses the grid.

Theme connection: This word relates to "Work out the bugs" and connects all theme words.

Today's Answers — Full Word List (In Order)

Theme Words:

BEETLE EARWIG MILLIPEDE SPIDER TERMITE

All Valid Solutions (980 words):

BEETLE
EARWIG
MILLIPEDE
TERMITE
SPIDER
CREEPYCRAWLIES
ACRE
ACRID
ACRIDER
AERIE
AERIER
AIERY
AIGRET
AIGRETTE
AIGRETTES
AILED
AILS
AIMER
AIRER
AIRIER
AIRS
AIRSIDE
AIRSPEED
AIRT
AIRY
ALEE
ALEYE
ALTRICES
ARCS
AREIC
ARES
AREW
ARIEL
ARIELS
ARIETTE
ARIETTES
ARIL
ARILED
ARILLI
ARILS
ARLE
ARMER
ARMET
ARMIGER
ARMIGERS
ARTEL
ARTY
AWED
AWEE
AWEEL
AWMRIE
AWRY
BEEP
BEEPER
BEEPS
BEER
BEES
BEET
BEMETE
BEMIRE
BEMIRES
BERE
BERES
BERET
BERG
BERGERE
BERIME
BERIMES
BERM
BERME
BERMES
BERRIED
BETA
BETE
BETEEM
BETEEME
BETEEMS
BETEL
BETES
BETIME
BETIMES
BETTER
BETTY
BYELAW
BYRE
BYRES
BYRL
BYRLAW
BYTE
BYTES
CARE
CARIERE
CARIERES
CEIL
CEILED
CEILI
CEILS
CELERIAC
CELERIACS
CELL
CELLED
CELLI
CELLS
CELS
CEPE
CEPES
CEPS
CERATE
CERIA
CERT
CIEL
CIELED
CIELS
CILL
CILLS
CIMIER
CIRE
CIRES
CIRL
CIRRI
CIRRIPED
CRATE
CRAW
CRAWL
CRAWLED
CREE
CREED
CREEL
CREELS
CREEP
CREEPER
CREEPS
CREEPY
CREES
CREESE
CREM
CREME
CREMES
CREMS
CREPE
CREPED
CREPES
CREPIER
CREPT
CREPY
CRIED
CRIER
CRIES
CRIM
CRIME
CRIMES
CRIPE
CRIS
CRISP
CRISPED
CRISPER
CRISPIER
CRYPT
CYBER
CYBERWAR
CYTE
CYTES
DEEM
DEEMS
DEEP
DEEPS
DEER
DEERS
DEICE
DEICER
DEICES
DEIL
DEILS
DELE
DELES
DELI
DELICE
DELICES
DELICT
DELIME
DELIMES
DELL
DELLIES
DELLS
DELS
DEPERM
DEPERMS
DERE
DERM
DERMS
DEWAR
DEWIER
DIPS
DIRE
DIRER
DIRGE
DIRGES
DIRIGE
DIRIGES
DISC
DISCI
ECTYPE
ECTYPES
EELIER
EELS
EERIE
EERIER
EGER
EGERS
EGIS
EGRET
EILD
ELATE
ELECT
ELECTEE
ELECTEES
ELEGIAC
ELEGIACS
ELEMI
ELLS
ELMIER
ELMS
ELPEE
ELSE
EMEER
EMERGE
EMERGES
EMERIED
EMES
EMIC
EMIGRE
EMIGRES
EMIR
EMIRS
EMIT
EMITTER
EPEE
EPEES
EPEIRA
EPEIRIC
EPIDERM
EPIDERMS
EPIMER
EPIMERE
EPIMERES
EPIMERIC
EPIMERS
EPISCIA
EPRIS
ERED
EREMIC
EREMITE
ERES
ERIC
ERICA
ERICS
ERRS
ESPECIAL
ESPY
EYELET
EYRA
EYRE
EYRES
EYRIE
EYRIES
GEED
GEEP
GEEPS
GEES
GEESE
GELLED
GELLIES
GELS
GELSEMIA
GEMEL
GEMELS
GEMS
GERE
GERES
GERM
GERMS
GETTER
GIRR
GIRRS
GREBE
GREE
GREED
GREES
GREESE
GREET
GREETE
GRESE
GRID
GRIDE
GRIM
GRIME
GRIMES
GRIMIER
GRIP
GRIPE
GRIPED
GRIPER
GRIPS
GRIS
ICER
ICES
ICTAL
ICTERIC
ICTERICS
IDEE
ILIA
ILIAL
ILICES
ILLER
ILLIPE
ILLS
IRATE
IRED
IRES
IRID
IRIS
ITEM
IWIS
LAIC
LAICS
LAIR
LAIRY
LARE
LARES
LARI
LATE
LAWED
LEED
LEEP
LEEPED
LEEPS
LEER
LEERED
LEERIER
LEERS
LEES
LEESE
LEET
LEGER
LEGERS
LEGES
LEIR
LEME
LEPER
LEPS
LEPT
LERE
LERES
LIAR
LIART
LICE
LIED
LIEGE
LIEGER
LIEGES
LIER
LIERS
LIES
LILIED
LILIES
LILL
LILLED
LILLS
LIME
LIMES
LIMIER
LIPE
LIRA
LIRE
LWEI
MEED
MEEMIE
MEER
MEERED
MEERS
MEES
MEET
MEETER
MEGRIM
MELL
MELLED
MELLS
MELS
MERC
MERCS
MERE
MERED
MEREL
MERELL
MERELLS
MERELS
MERES
MERGE
MERGEE
MERGEES
MERGER
MERGERS
MERGES
MERI
MERIL
MERILS
MERIS
MERRIER
MESE
MESEL
MESELED
MESMERIC
METE
METER
METES
MICA
MICS
MILE
MILER
MILES
MILIA
MILIARY
MILL
MILLE
MILLED
MILLER
MILLES
MILLIARE
MILLIARES
MILLIARY
MILLIE
MILLIER
MILLIERS
MILLIES
MILLIPED
MILLS
MILS
MIRE
MIRED
MIRES
MIRI
MIRIER
MIRS
MISCREED
MITE
MITER
MITT
PECS
PEDLER
PEDLERY
PEED
PEEL
PEELER
PEELS
PEEP
PEEPE
PEEPED
PEEPER
PEEPES
PEEPS
PEER
PEERED
PEERIE
PEERIER
PEERS
PEES
PELE
PELES
PELL
PELLS
PERAI
PERE
PEREIRA
PERES
PERI
PERIDERM
PERIDERMS
PERIGEE
PERIGEES
PERIL
PERILED
PERILLED
PERILS
PERIMETER
PERIS
PERISPERM
PERISPERMS
PERM
PERMIE
PERMIT
PERMITTEE
PERMITTEES
PERMS
PERRIER
PERT
PETER
PETTER
PETTI
PETTIER
PETTY
PIED
PIER
PILE
PILED
PILEI
PILER
PILES
PILI
PILL
PILLED
PILLIE
PILLIES
PILLS
PIRS
PLECTRA
PLED
PLEW
PLIE
PLIED
PLIER
PLIERS
PLIES
PLIM
PLIMS
PREE
PREED
PREELECT
PREES
PREM
PREMEET
PREMS
PRIDE
PRIED
PRIER
PRIERS
PRIG
PRILL
PRILLED
PRILLS
PRIM
PRIME
PRIMER
PRIMERS
PRIMES
PRIMI
PRIMS
PTERIA
PYET
PYRAL
PYRE
PYRES
PYRIC
RAIL
RAILE
RAILED
RAILES
RAILS
RAIS
RALE
RATE
RATEL
RECS
RECTA
RECTAL
REDIP
REDIPS
REED
REEL
REELECT
REELER
REELS
REEMERGE
REEMERGES
REEMIT
REES
REGES
REGIME
REGIMES
REGREET
REGRET
REIS
RELIC
RELICS
RELICT
RELIE
RELIED
RELIER
RELIERS
RELLIES
REMEET
REMERGE
REMERGES
REMET
REMIGES
REMIT
REMITTEE
REMITTEES
REMS
REPEG
REPEL
REPELLED
REPELLER
REPELS
REPRIME
REPRIMES
REPS
RERIG
RESECT
RESEE
RESELECT
RESELL
RESELLER
RESET
RESETTER
RESPECT
RESPELL
RESPELLED
RETE
RETEM
RETES
RETIME
RETIMES
RETIRE
RETYPE
RETYPES
REWIRE
REWIRES
RIAL
RICE
RICES
RICTAL
RICY
RIDE
RIDER
RIEL
RIELS
RIEM
RIEMS
RILE
RILED
RILES
RILL
RILLE
RILLED
RILLES
RILLS
RIME
RIMER
RIMERS
RIMES
RIMIER
RIMS
RIPE
RIPED
RIPER
RIPS
RISP
RISPED
RITE
RITT
RITTER
RYPE
RYPER
SCAR
SCARE
SCARIER
SCAW
SCEPTER
SCIMITER
SCRAT
SCRAW
SCRAWL
SCRAWLED
SCREE
SCREED
SCREES
SCRIED
SCRIM
SCRIP
SCRY
SCYE
SCYTALE
SECT
SECTARY
SEEL
SEELIE
SEELIER
SEEM
SEEMER
SEEMERS
SEEMLIER
SEEP
SEEPED
SEEPIER
SEEPS
SEEPY
SEER
SEERS
SEIL
SEILED
SEIR
SELD
SELE
SELECT
SELECTA
SELECTEE
SELICTAR
SELL
SELLE
SELLER
SEME
SEMEE
SEMEED
SEMI
SEMIE
SEMIPED
SEMIRAW
SEMIS
SEPT
SEPTET
SERA
SERAI
SERAIL
SERAL
SERE
SERGE
SERGER
SERGERS
SERIAL
SERIATE
SERIC
SERICTERIA
SERR
SERRE
SERRIED
SERRS
SETT
SETTER
SIDE
SIDER
SIMI
SIPE
SIPED
SIRCAR
SIRE
SIREE
SIREES
SIRES
SIRI
SIRREE
SIRREES
SLED
SLEE
SLEEP
SLEEPER
SLEEPERY
SLEEPIER
SLEEPS
SLEEPY
SLEER
SLEET
SLEETY
SLEPT
SLICE
SLICER
SLIER
SLIM
SLIME
SLIMIER
SLIP
SLIPE
SLIPED
SMEE
SMELL
SMELLED
SMELLER
SMELLIER
SMILE
SMILED
SMILER
SMIR
SPEC
SPECIAL
SPECIALTY
SPECIATE
SPECIE
SPECTER
SPECTRA
SPECTRAL
SPED
SPEED
SPEEL
SPEELER
SPEELS
SPEER
SPEERED
SPEERS
SPEIL
SPEILED
SPEILS
SPEIR
SPEIRED
SPELD
SPELL
SPELLED
SPELLER
SPERM
SPERMIC
SPERMS
SPERRE
SPERRES
SPET
SPIDE
SPIDERIER
SPIE
SPIED
SPIER
SPIRE
SPIREM
SPIREME
SPIREMES
SPIREMS
SPIRIC
SPRED
SPREE
SPREED
SPREES
SPRIER
SPRIG
SPYRE
TAIL
TAILED
TAILER
TAILLE
TAILLES
TAILLIE
TAILS
TALE
TARCEL
TARCELS
TARE
TARES
TARWEED
TAWED
TAWIE
TAWIER
TEEL
TEELS
TEEM
TEEMER
TEEMERS
TEEMS
TEEPEE
TEER
TEES
TEETER
TELA
TELARY
TELE
TEME
TEMES
TEPEE
TEPEES
TERES
TERETE
TERM
TERRIER
TETE
TETES
TETRA
TETRI
TETTER
TIER
TIME
TIMER
TIMES
TIRE
TRAIL
TRAILED
TRAILS
TRAWL
TRAWLED
TREILLE
TREILLES
TRES
TRIAL
TRICE
TRICEP
TRICEPS
TRICES
TRIE
TRIED
TRIES
TRILD
TRILL
TRILLED
TRILLER
TRILLS
TRYE
TRYP
TRYPS
TYEE
TYPE
TYPES
TYPESET
TYPESETTER
TYRE
TYRES
TYTE
WAIL
WAILED
WAILER
WAILS
WAIR
WAIRS
WAIS
WALE
WALTY
WARE
WARES
WARIER
WARM
WARMER
WART
WARTY
WARY
WATE
WEAR
WEARIER
WEDEL
WEDELS
WEED
WEEL
WEELS
WEEP
WEIL
WEILS
WEIR
WELD
WELL
WELLED
WELLIE
WELLIES
WELLS
WICE
WIEL
WIELD
WIELS
WILD
WILE
WILED
WILES
WILI
WILL
WILLED
WILLER
WILLIE
WILLS
WIRE
WIRER
WIRES
WIRIER
WIRY
WISP
WISPED
WISPIER
WITE
WITTER
WITTY
WRATE
WRIED
WRIER
WRIES
WRIT
WRITE
WRITER
YBET
YELT
YETT
YETTIE

Note: Words are listed alphabetically. The game may present them in different order based on discovery.

Yesterday's Strands Answers — September 18, 2024

  • Theme: "Handy helpers"
  • Spangram: TOOLCHEST

Theme words:

HAMMER KNIFE LEVEL PLIERS SCREWDRIVER WRENCH

See the full page for yesterday: Strands Answers — September 18, 2024

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