Strands Answers in Order October 17, 2024 #363, Hints, and Tips

Here are the NYT Strands answers in order for October 17, 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: "Dream teams"
  • Category nudge: Think about dream teams
  • Theme words count: 5 words to find
  • First letters of theme words: D, M, R, S, W
  • Tip: Match colors to confirm words before moving on.

Today's Spangram

SPANGRAM: FANTASYLEAGUE

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

Theme connection: This word relates to "Dream teams" and connects all theme words.

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

Theme Words:

DRAFT MATCHUPS ROSTER STANDINGS WAIVERS

All Valid Solutions (963 words):

AALS
ADEEM
ADEEMS
ADHAN
ADIT
ADMAN
ADNATE
ADRY
AFRO
AFRONT
AFROS
AGAMA
AGAMAS
AGAS
AGAST
AGHA
AGHAS
AGLEE
AGLY
AGUE
AGUED
AIREST
AIRS
AIRT
AIRTS
AIVER
AIVERS
ALEE
ALFA
ALFAS
ALGA
ALGAS
ALGUM
ALGUMS
AMAH
AMAS
AMATE
AMATING
AMAUT
AMAUTS
AMNIC
ANAS
ANASTATIC
ANATA
ANICUT
ANICUTS
ANOA
ANOAS
ANOW
ANTA
ANTAS
ANTI
ANTIC
ANTICS
ANTING
ANTINGS
ANTS
ANTSY
AREA
AREAR
AREAS
AREAWAY
AREAWAYS
ARES
ARET
ARETS
ARIS
ARISE
ARISTO
ARLE
ARLED
ARSE
ARSIER
ARSON
ARSY
ARTS
ARTSIER
ARYL
ARYLS
ASANA
ASANAS
ASCI
ASCUS
ASTATIC
ASTER
ASTRONAUT
ASTRONAUTIC
ASTRONAUTICS
ASTRONAUTS
ASWAY
ASYLA
ATAGHAN
ATAMAN
ATAP
ATAPS
ATHAME
ATHANASY
ATHANOR
ATHANORS
ATMA
ATUA
ATUAS
AUDING
AUDINGS
AUDIT
AUGHT
AUGHTS
AVAS
AVAST
AVER
AVERS
AVERT
AVERTS
AVISE
AVISO
AWARE
AWAREST
AWAVE
AWAY
AWAYS
CHAD
CHAGAN
CHAM
CHAMS
CHANT
CHANTS
CHAP
CHAPS
CHAS
CHAT
CHATS
CHUT
CHUTING
CNIDA
CUPS
CUSP
CUSS
CUTAWAY
CUTAWAYS
CUTIN
CUTINS
CUTS
DAGS
DALE
DALS
DAMAN
DAME
DAMN
DAMNING
DAMS
DANT
DANTING
DATA
DATCHA
DATCHAS
DATE
DATING
DATINGS
DATUM
DATUMS
DAUD
DAUDING
DAUT
DAUTS
DEAL
DEALS
DEEM
DEEMS
DEET
DEETS
DELF
DELFT
DELFTS
DELS
DHUTI
DICH
DICHT
DICHTS
DICT
DICTA
DING
DINGS
DINS
DINT
DITA
DITCH
DRAFT
DRAFTS
DRAT
DRATS
DRAVE
DRAY
DRAYS
DRYS
DUAD
DUAL
DUALS
DUED
DUEL
DUELS
DUET
DUETS
DUGS
DUMA
DUMAS
EAGLE
EAGLED
EALE
EARD
EARL
EARLS
EARLY
EARS
EARST
EASE
EASER
EASLE
EAST
EASTER
EASY
EATS
EELFARE
EELS
EELY
ERAS
ERST
ESTRAY
ESTRAYS
ESTRO
ETAS
ETRIER
ETRIERS
EUGH
FAAN
FAAS
FANO
FANOS
FANTAD
FANTASY
FANWORT
FANWORTS
FARD
FARDEL
FARDELS
FARE
FARL
FARLE
FARLS
FARS
FART
FARTS
FASCI
FASCINATE
FAST
FATS
FAUT
FAUTING
FAUTS
FAVA
FAVAS
FAVE
FAVER
FAYS
FLAG
FLAGS
FLAUGHT
FLAUGHTING
FLAUGHTS
FLAUTA
FLAUTAS
FLEA
FLEAS
FLED
FLEE
FLEET
FLEETS
FONT
FONTS
FORSAY
FORSAYS
FORT
FORTE
FORTES
FORTS
FOSTER
FRAE
FRAS
FRAT
FRATS
FRAY
FRAYS
FRONT
FRONTS
FROS
FROST
FROW
FROWN
FROWS
FROWSIER
FROWST
FROWSTER
FROWSY
FROWY
GADE
GADFLY
GADI
GAED
GALE
GALS
GAMA
GAMAS
GAME
GAMS
GAMUT
GAMUTS
GANOF
GANT
GANTS
GAST
GATH
GATING
GATINGS
GATS
GAUD
GAUDING
GAUM
GAUMS
GAWSIE
GAWSIER
GAWSY
GAYS
GHAT
GHATS
GHAUT
GHAUTS
GLAD
GLADE
GLAUM
GLAUMS
GLED
GLEE
GLEEMAN
GLEET
GLEETS
GUMS
GUTS
HADING
HAGS
HAMATE
HAME
HAMS
HANT
HANTS
HAPS
HAPU
HAPUS
HASP
HATING
HATS
HAUD
HAUDING
HAUT
HAUTE
HUPS
HUSS
HUTS
ICTUS
IDANT
INCH
INCUS
INCUT
INDUE
INDUED
INMATE
IRES
ITCH
LADE
LAGAN
LAGS
LAST
LAUD
LAUDING
LAUGH
LEAD
LEAGUE
LEAS
LEAST
LEET
LEETS
LEUD
LEUGH
LYARD
LYART
LYASE
LYRA
MAAED
MAAS
MAGS
MAHUA
MAHUAS
MAND
MANDATING
MANDI
MANI
MANIC
MANICS
MANITU
MANITUS
MANTA
MANTIC
MANTID
MANTUA
MANTUAS
MAST
MATCH
MATCHUP
MATCHUPS
MATE
MATH
MATIN
MATING
MATINGS
MATINS
MATS
MAUD
MAUT
MAUTS
MEAD
MEAL
MEALED
MEALS
MEALY
MEASLE
MEASLED
MEASLY
MEED
META
METS
MNAS
MUGS
MUTANDA
MUTANT
MUTE
MUTS
NADA
NAGA
NAGAS
NAGS
NAME
NAMS
NAMU
NAOS
NAPS
NASAL
NATS
NAUCH
NAUTCH
NAUTIC
NAUTICS
NAYS
NICHT
NICHTS
NIDATE
NINTH
NOSE
NOSER
NOSIER
NOTE
NOTER
NOTERS
NOTES
NOWAY
NOWAYS
NOWS
NOWY
OARIER
OARS
OAST
OATH
OATS
ORTS
OSAR
OSETRA
OSIER
OSIERS
OWSE
PAHAUTEA
PANT
PANTS
PASS
PATH
PATS
PATSY
PATU
PATUS
PUHA
PUHAS
PUSS
PUTID
PUTS
RAFT
RAFTS
RAIS
RAISE
RARE
RASE
RAST
RATS
RAVE
RAVER
RAVERS
RAWN
RAWS
RAYA
RAYAS
RAYLE
RAYLED
RAYS
REAR
REARISE
REARLY
REARS
REASON
REAST
REIS
REIST
RESAW
RESAWN
RESAWS
RESAY
RESAYS
RESORT
RESOW
RESOWN
RESOWS
REST
RESTO
RETORN
RETRO
RETROS
RETS
REVISE
REVISER
REVISOR
RIAS
RISE
RIVA
RIVAS
RIVE
RIVER
RIVERS
ROAN
ROAR
ROARIE
ROARIER
ROARS
ROAST
ROASTER
RONT
RONTS
ROSE
ROSET
ROSIER
ROSIERS
ROST
ROSTER
ROSTRA
ROTE
ROTES
ROTS
ROWAN
ROWS
RYAS
SADE
SADHANA
SADHANAS
SADHU
SADHUS
SADI
SADLY
SAFT
SAGA
SAGAMAN
SAGUM
SAIR
SALE
SAMA
SAME
SAND
SANDING
SANDINGS
SANING
SANT
SANTS
SARD
SARDEL
SARDELS
SARI
SARS
SARTOR
SATAY
SATAYS
SATE
SATEM
SAUCH
SAUCING
SAUGH
SAUT
SAUTE
SAUTEED
SAUTING
SAUTS
SAVE
SAVER
SAVERS
SAWN
SAWS
SAYS
SAYST
SCUP
SCUPS
SCUT
SCUTA
SCUTS
SERA
SERAI
SETON
SIRE
SIVER
SIVERS
SLADE
SLAE
SLAG
SLED
SLEE
SLEET
SLEETS
SMATCH
SMEE
SMUG
SMUGLY
SMUGS
SMUT
SNIT
SNITCH
SOAR
SOARE
SOAVE
SOFA
SOFAS
SONATA
SONATAS
SONTAG
SONTAGS
SORN
SORT
SORTER
SOWAR
SOWN
SOWS
SPAN
SPAT
SPATS
SPUTA
STAG
STAND
STANDING
STANDINGS
STANING
STAP
STAPS
STAR
STARE
STARS
STARVE
STARVER
STAT
STATIC
STATICS
STATIN
STATING
STATINS
STATUA
STATUAS
STATUS
STAVE
STAW
STAWS
STAY
STAYS
STEAD
STEADFAST
STEAL
STEALE
STEALED
STEALS
STEED
STEEL
STEELD
STEELS
STEELY
STEELYARD
STEM
STOA
STOAE
STOAI
STOAS
STOAT
STOATS
STOW
STOWN
STOWS
STRAE
STRAW
STRAWN
STRAWS
STRAWY
STRAY
STRAYS
STRAYVE
STRIA
STRIAE
STRIVE
STRIVER
STRIVERS
STROW
STROWN
STROWS
STUD
STUM
STUPA
STUPAS
SUCH
SUPS
SWAG
SWAGS
SWAN
SWARE
SWART
SWAT
SWATH
SWATS
SWAY
SWAYL
SWAYLED
SWAYLS
SWAYS
SWORN
SWOT
SWOTS
SYVER
SYVERS
TAAL
TAALS
TAGS
TAHA
TAHAS
TAMANDU
TAMANDUA
TAMANDUAS
TAME
TAMS
TANA
TANAS
TANTI
TAOS
TAPS
TAPU
TAPUS
TARE
TARS
TARSAL
TASS
TATH
TATS
TATU
TATUS
TAUGHT
TAUS
TAUT
TAUTAUG
TAUTAUGS
TAUTING
TAUTS
TAVA
TAVAS
TAVER
TAVERS
TAWA
TAWAI
TAWAIS
TAWAS
TAWS
TAWSE
TAYRA
TAYRAS
TAYS
TEAD
TEADE
TEAED
TEAGLE
TEAGLED
TEAL
TEALS
TEAS
TEED
TEEL
TEELS
TEMS
TERAI
TERAIS
TERAS
TEUGH
THAN
THANA
THANAS
THAT
THATAWAY
THUS
TICH
TICS
TIND
TING
TINGS
TINS
TOAST
TORN
TORS
TORSE
TORSI
TORSIVE
TOSA
TOSE
TOWN
TOWS
TOWSE
TOWSER
TOWSIER
TOWSY
TOWY
TRAVE
TRAVIS
TRAY
TRAYS
TREASON
TRES
TREVIS
TRIE
TRIER
TRIERS
TROAT
TROATS
TRON
TRONA
TRONAS
TROW
TROWS
TRYST
TSADE
TSADI
TSAR
TSARS
TUAN
TUATH
TUATUA
TUGS
TUMS
TUPS
TUSSAH
TUTS
TUTSAN
UGLY
UPAS
UPFRONT
UTAS
VAIR
VAIRE
VAIRS
VARE
VARES
VARIER
VARIERS
VARISTOR
VARS
VARSAL
VARY
VASE
VAST
VASTER
VATS
VAWS
VERA
VERS
VERST
VERT
VERTS
VIAE
VIAS
VIER
VIERS
VIRE
VIRES
VISA
VISE
VISON
VISOR
VISTO
WAGS
WAIR
WAIRS
WAIS
WAIST
WAISTER
WAIVE
WAIVER
WAIVERS
WANT
WANTS
WARE
WARES
WARIER
WARISON
WARS
WARST
WART
WARTS
WASE
WAST
WASTE
WASTER
WASTERIE
WASTRIE
WATAP
WATAPS
WATS
WAVE
WAVER
WAVERS
WAVIER
WAVY
WAYS
WONT
WONTS
WORN
WORSE
WORSER
WORSET
WORST
WORT
WORTS
WOST
WOTS
WYLE
WYLED
YAGS
YARD
YARE
YAREST
YARTO
YARTOS
YATAGHAN
YAWN
YAWS

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

Yesterday's Strands Answers — October 16, 2024

  • Theme: "How Poe-tic"
  • Spangram: THERAVEN

Theme words:

DREARY MIDNIGHT NEVERMORE PONDERED WEAK WEARY

See the full page for yesterday: Strands Answers — October 16, 2024

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