Strands Answers in Order October 23, 2024 #383, Hints, and Tips

Here are the NYT Strands answers in order for October 23, 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 road"
  • Category nudge: Think about on the road
  • Theme words count: 6 words to find
  • First letters of theme words: B, C, D, M, S, Y
  • Tip: Match colors to confirm words before moving on.

Today's Spangram

SPANGRAM: TRAFFICSIGNS

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

Theme connection: This word relates to "On the road" and connects all theme words.

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

Theme Words:

BUMP CONSTRUCTION DETOUR MERGE STOP YIELD

All Valid Solutions (830 words):

ADEPT
AFOUL
ARBS
ARMER
ARMERS
ARMET
ARSE
ARUM
ARUMS
ATES
ATOP
AUBERGE
AUBERGES
AUMIL
BECRUST
BECURSE
BECURST
BEIN
BERG
BERGEN
BERGENS
BERGS
BESMILE
BESUNG
BRAD
BRAE
BRAES
BRAT
BRATS
BREI
BRUCIN
BRUCITE
BRUCITES
BRUNG
BRUS
BRUST
BRUT
BRUTE
BRUTES
BRUTS
BUAT
BUATS
BUFF
BUFFA
BUFFE
BUFFED
BUFFEST
BUFFET
BUFFETS
BUFFI
BUFFO
BUFO
BUMF
BUMP
BUMPIEST
BUMPS
BUMS
BUNG
BUNGIE
BUNGIES
BUNGS
BUNS
BURA
BURD
BURS
BURSE
CEMBRA
CENS
CENSURE
CENSURES
CENT
CENTS
CENTU
CERGE
CERGES
CERUSE
CESURA
CESURAE
CESURE
CESURES
CIDS
CIEL
CIERGE
CIERGES
CION
CITE
CITER
CITERS
CITES
CLIFF
CLIFFED
CLIFT
CLIFTED
CLUE
COGENT
COGIE
COGIES
COGS
COIGN
COIGNS
COIN
COIT
CONE
CONES
CONI
CONIES
CONS
CONSTRUCT
CONSTRUCTER
CONSTRUCTERS
CONSTRUCTION
CONSTRUE
CONSTRUER
CONSTRUERS
CONSTRUES
CONTE
CONTES
CONTUSE
CORS
CORSE
CORSET
COUR
COURB
COURBS
COURE
COURES
COURS
COURSE
COURT
COURTS
CREM
CRETIN
CRETINOUS
CRONIES
CROUSE
CROUT
CROUTE
CROUTES
CROUTS
CRUE
CRUES
CRUET
CRUOR
CRUORS
CRUS
CRUSE
CRUSET
CRUST
CUES
CURB
CURBS
CURE
CURES
CURET
CURN
CURNS
CURS
CURSE
CURST
CURT
CUSEC
CUTE
CUTES
CUTS
DAES
DAFF
DAFT
DAFTEST
DARB
DARBS
DART
DATE
DATES
DATO
DATOS
DAUB
DAUBE
DAUBER
DAUBERS
DAUBES
DAUBS
DAUR
DAURS
DEAF
DEAR
DEARS
DEFAT
DEFATS
DEFFO
DEFOUL
DEFT
DEFUSE
DEFUSER
DEFUSERS
DEPORT
DEPOT
DEPOTS
DETOUR
DIEL
DIFF
DIFFUSE
DIFFUSER
DIFFUSERS
DIMP
DIMPS
DIMPSIES
DIMS
DIOTA
DRAFF
DRAFT
DRAT
DRATS
DRUB
DRUBS
DRUM
DRUMS
DRUSE
EARD
EARS
EATS
EAUS
ECRU
ECRUS
ECUS
EFFORT
EFFUSE
EGGS
EGIS
EGRET
EILD
EILDS
ELDS
EMBRUTE
EMBRUTES
EMBUS
ENSUE
ENSUES
ENSURE
ENSURES
EONS
EPOS
ERGS
ERNS
ERST
ERUCT
ESTOP
ESTRO
ETAT
ETATS
ETIC
ETOILE
EUGE
EUOI
EURO
EYOT
FADE
FADES
FARD
FARM
FARMER
FARMERS
FARS
FARSE
FART
FATE
FATED
FATES
FATS
FATSO
FAUN
FAUNS
FAUR
FAURD
FEAR
FEARS
FEAT
FEATS
FEST
FESTA
FETA
FETOR
FETS
FIDS
FIELD
FIELDS
FILE
FOID
FOIDS
FOIL
FORPET
FORPETS
FORT
FORTE
FORTED
FORTES
FOUL
FOULE
FOULIE
FOUR
FRAE
FRAT
FRATE
FRATRY
FRATS
FRAU
FRAUS
FRUMP
FRUMPIEST
FRUMPS
FUBS
FUEL
FUMS
FUNG
FUNGI
FUNGO
FUNGOES
FUNGS
FUNGUS
FUNS
FURS
FURY
FUSE
GENS
GENT
GENTS
GEST
GESTURE
GESTURES
GETS
GIEN
GIES
GIPS
GNUS
GOES
GOIEST
GONE
GONS
GREIN
GRUE
GRUES
GUES
GURN
GURNS
GURS
GUST
GUTS
ICER
ICERS
ICES
ICON
ICTERUS
IDLE
IFTAR
IFTARS
IGGS
IMPI
IMPIES
IMPIS
IMPS
INCRUST
INCUR
INCURS
INCUS
INCUSE
INCUT
IONS
IOTA
ITEM
LIDS
LIEU
LIFT
LIFTED
LIMN
LIMNS
LIMP
LIMPS
LIMPSIEST
LUFF
LUFFA
LUFFED
MEIN
MERC
MERGE
MERGES
MERSE
METIC
MEUS
MEUSE
MICS
MIDS
MIFF
MIFFED
MILD
MILDS
MILE
MUFF
MUFFED
MUNG
MUNGO
MUNGOES
MUNGS
MUNS
MURA
MUSE
MUSER
MUSERS
MUSET
NEGS
NEGUS
NEST
NETS
NICE
NICER
NIES
NITE
NITER
NITERS
NITES
NOES
NOGG
NOGGS
NOGS
NORTENO
NOUS
NOUT
NUBS
NUFF
NURD
NURS
NURSE
NURSER
NURSERS
OFFED
OFTEST
ONCE
ONCER
ONCERS
ONCES
ONCET
ONCUS
ONES
ONIE
ONSET
ONST
OPED
OPES
OPTED
ORCEIN
ORCIN
ORTS
OULD
OURN
OURS
OUST
OUTS
PEAR
PEARS
PEART
PEAT
PEATS
PESO
PEST
PESTO
PETAR
PETARD
PETARS
PETS
PIES
PIET
PIETS
PIGEON
PIGEONS
PIGNUS
PIGS
PION
PIONS
POET
POETRY
POETS
POILU
PORT
PORTA
PORTATE
PORTED
PORY
POSE
POSED
POST
POSTDATE
POSTED
POTAE
POTAES
POTATO
POTATOES
POTATORY
POTE
POTED
POTES
POTFUL
POTS
POUF
POUFF
POUFFE
POUFFED
POUFFES
POULE
POUR
PROF
PROFILE
PROFUSE
PROFUSER
PROFUSERS
PROTEA
PROTEST
PROTOSTAR
PROTOSTARS
PROUL
PSION
PSIONS
RADE
RAFF
RAFT
RAFTED
RATE
RATED
RATES
RATO
RATOS
RATS
RAUN
RAUNGE
RAUNGES
RAUNS
REBS
REBUFF
REBUFFED
REBUS
RECIT
RECOIN
RECON
RECOURSE
RECTI
RECTION
RECUR
RECURS
RECUSE
RECUT
RECUTS
REIN
REINCUR
REINCURS
REUSE
ROIL
ROIN
ROPE
ROPED
ROPES
ROTA
ROTATE
ROTATED
ROTATES
ROTE
ROTED
ROTES
ROTO
ROTOS
ROUE
ROUES
ROUGE
ROUGES
ROUL
ROULE
ROUSE
ROUST
ROUT
ROUTE
ROUTES
ROUTS
RUBE
RUBES
RUBS
RUCTION
RUER
RUERS
RUES
RUFF
RUFFE
RUFFED
RUFFES
RUGGIEST
RUGS
RULE
RUMP
RUMPIES
RUMPS
RUMS
RUNG
RUNGS
RUNS
RUSE
RUST
RUTS
RYOT
SCLIFF
SCLIM
SCLIMS
SEAR
SEARS
SEAT
SEBUM
SECO
SECT
SECTION
SEGO
SEGS
SEGUE
SEGUES
SEIS
SENT
SEPOY
SEPT
SEPTA
SERGE
SERGES
SERS
SETA
SETOFF
SIEN
SIENS
SIENT
SIENTS
SIES
SIGN
SIGNS
SMILE
SMILEY
SMUR
SNOG
SNOGS
SNUB
SNUFF
SNUFFED
SOPOR
SPIE
SPIES
STADE
STAFF
STAR
STARS
START
STAT
STATE
STATED
STATOR
STAUN
STAUNS
STEAD
STEAR
STEARD
STEARS
STED
STEN
STENO
STEP
STEPT
STET
STOEP
STOP
STOPE
STOPED
STOPOFF
STOPT
STOT
STURE
STURGEON
STURNUS
SUBER
SUBERS
SUBMERGE
SUBMERGES
SUBMERSE
SUCRE
SUCRES
SUCTION
SUER
SUERS
SUES
SUET
SUMP
SUMPS
SUNG
SURA
SURAT
SURATS
SURBET
SURD
SURE
SURES
SURF
SURFED
SURGE
SURGENT
SURGEON
TAED
TAES
TARS
TART
TATE
TATES
TATOU
TATS
TAUBE
TAUBES
TAUS
TEAD
TEAR
TEARS
TEAT
TEATS
TEFF
TEGG
TEGGS
TEGS
TEGU
TEGUS
TENS
TEPOY
TERCIO
TERN
TERNS
TERSE
TEST
TESTA
TETS
TICE
TICES
TIER
TIERS
TIES
TOEA
TOED
TOES
TOFF
TOFU
TOFUS
TOIL
TOILE
TOPE
TOPED
TOPES
TOPO
TOPOI
TOPOS
TORULI
TORY
TOSE
TOSED
TOST
TOTE
TOTED
TOTES
TOTS
TOUR
TRAD
TRADE
TRADES
TRAFFIC
TRAFFICS
TRAT
TRATS
TRON
TRONC
TROP
TROPE
TROPED
TROPES
TROULE
TROUSE
TROY
TRUCE
TRUCES
TRUE
TRUER
TRUES
TRUFFE
TRUFFES
TRUG
TRUGS
TRUMP
TRUMPS
TRYE
TUGS
TURN
TURNS
UMPIE
UMPIES
UMPS
UNCI
UNCLE
UNGET
UNGETS
UNGUES
UNREIN
UNSET
URATE
URATES
URBS
URDE
UREIC
URES
URETIC
URGE
URGENT
URGES
URNS
URPED
USER
USERS
UTES
YELD
YIELD
YIELDS
YORP
YORPED
YOUR
YOURT
YUFT
YULE
YURT
YURTA

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

Yesterday's Strands Answers — October 22, 2024

  • Theme: "Cool color!"
  • Spangram: THEBLUES

Theme words:

AZURE COBALT INDIGO NAVY PERIWINKLE TURQUOISE

See the full page for yesterday: Strands Answers — October 22, 2024

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