Strands Answers in Order November 21, 2024 #406, Hints, and Tips

Here are the NYT Strands answers in order for November 21, 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: "You're getting warm"
  • Category nudge: Think about you're getting warm
  • Theme words count: 7 words to find
  • First letters of theme words: B, C, F, H, M, P, S
  • Tip: Match colors to confirm words before moving on.

Today's Spangram

SPANGRAM: FIREPLACE

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

Theme connection: This word relates to "You're getting warm" and connects all theme words.

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

Theme Words:

BROOM CHIMNEY FLUE HEARTH MANTEL POKER SCREEN

All Valid Solutions (827 words):

ABET
ABETMENT
ACETA
ACHE
ACME
ACNE
ACNES
ACRE
ACRES
ACTA
AERATE
AERO
AHEM
AHENT
AHINT
AINE
AIRER
AKENE
AKENES
ALEF
ALERCE
ALPHA
ALPHAMERIC
AMAH
AMAIN
AMATE
AMEN
AMENE
AMENT
AMENTIA
AMERCE
AMTRAC
AMTRACS
ANCE
ANEAR
ANEATH
ANERLY
ANES
ANETIC
ANKER
ANOETIC
ANOLE
ANTE
ANTELOPE
ANTI
ANTIC
ARAME
ARAR
AREA
AREACH
AREFY
AREIC
ARENA
ARENE
ARENITE
ARERE
ARHAT
ARLE
ATMA
ATMAN
BAEL
BALE
BALEFUL
BALER
BALU
BARCA
BARE
BARELY
BARER
BARP
BECAME
BETA
BETH
BETHS
BRACE
BRACT
BRAE
BREARE
BROME
BROMO
BROO
BROOM
CABRE
CACA
CACAO
CACHE
CACHET
CAHIER
CALEFY
CALP
CAMA
CAMAN
CAME
CAMERA
CAMERAE
CAMERAL
CARACT
CARAT
CARATE
CARB
CARE
CAREFUL
CARER
CARL
CARLE
CAROM
CAROMEL
CARP
CARPER
CART
CARTA
CARTE
CATCH
CATE
CAUF
CAUL
CAUP
CECA
CECAL
CERE
CERIA
CERITE
CHER
CHERE
CHETAH
CHIEL
CHIME
CHIMER
CHIMERE
CHIMLEY
CHIMNEY
CHIMP
CHIN
CHINE
CIAO
CINE
CINEMA
CINEOL
CIRE
CITE
CITO
CITOLE
CLARO
CLART
CLEAR
CLEARER
CLEF
CLEM
CLUE
CLYPE
CLYPEI
CRAB
CRAM
CRAME
CRARE
CRATCH
CRATE
CREACH
CREACHS
CREAK
CREAM
CREANCE
CREANT
CREATE
CREE
CREES
CREESH
CREM
CREMANT
CREMATE
CREME
CRENA
CRENEL
CREPY
CRIANT
CRIER
CRINE
CRIT
CROME
EACH
EARACHE
EARL
EARLY
EARTH
EARTHS
EATCHE
EATH
EATHE
ECHT
EINA
EINE
ELHI
ELMIER
ELMY
ELOPE
ELOPER
EMACS
EMACSEN
EMPLACE
ENCAENIA
ENEMA
ENES
ENFIERCE
ENFIRE
ENOL
ENTIA
ENTICE
ENTICER
ENTIRE
EOAN
EONIAN
EPHA
ERES
ERIC
ERNE
ERNES
ERRS
ESCAR
ESCARP
ETCH
ETHS
ETIC
ETNA
EUPHENIC
EYEN
EYER
FEAL
FEAR
FEARE
FEARER
FEMORA
FEMORAL
FERAL
FEUAR
FIANCE
FICE
FICHE
FIENT
FIER
FIERCE
FIERE
FINANCE
FINE
FINER
FINK
FINO
FIRE
FIREMAN
FIREMEN
FIREPLACE
FIRER
FITNA
FLEME
FLEY
FLUE
FLYER
FLYMEN
FLYPE
FOUER
FOUL
FOULE
FOULER
FREAK
FREIT
FRENA
FRENETIC
FRIER
FRIT
FUEL
FUERO
FULCRA
FULCRATE
FULHAM
FULMINE
FYLE
HAEM
HAEN
HAME
HARE
HAREM
HARL
HARP
HARPER
HARPY
HART
HATCH
HATE
HATH
HATMAKER
HEAR
HEART
HEARTH
HEARTHS
HEAT
HEATH
HEATHS
HECH
HECTARE
HEIR
HEME
HEMIN
HEMP
HEMPY
HENOTIC
HENT
HERE
HEREAT
HEREIN
HEREINTO
HERL
HETAERA
HETAERAE
HETAERIC
HETMAN
HIANT
HINT
HIRE
HIRER
HIRPLE
ICEMEN
ICER
IHRAM
IMPERIA
IMPLY
IMPRINT
INANE
INANER
INANES
INEARTH
INEARTHS
INERT
INKER
INKPOT
INTEL
INTO
KAIE
KAIF
KAIN
KAMA
KAMAHI
KAME
KANE
KANEH
KANES
KANT
KAON
KAONIC
KENCH
KERN
KERNE
KERNES
KERNMANTEL
KNEE
KNEES
KNIT
KNOP
KNOT
KOAN
KOEL
LACE
LACET
LACTAM
LAER
LARE
LAUF
LEAR
LEARE
LEME
LENO
LENT
LENTI
LENTIC
LENTO
LEONE
LEPER
LOAM
LOAN
LOANER
LOANERS
LOKE
LONE
LONER
LOPE
LOPER
LOTE
LOTI
LOTIC
LYME
LYMPH
MAAR
MAARE
MACABRE
MACABRELY
MACE
MACH
MACHE
MACHREE
MACHREES
MACHS
MACLE
MACRO
MACS
MAIHEM
MAIN
MAINER
MAINTOP
MAIR
MAIRE
MAKE
MAKER
MAKO
MANCHE
MANCHET
MANE
MANEH
MANES
MANET
MANI
MANIC
MANITO
MANO
MANTEL
MANTIC
MANTO
MARA
MARAE
MARC
MARE
MARL
MARLE
MARLY
MART
MATCH
MATE
MATH
MATHS
MEAL
MEALY
MEAN
MEANE
MEANER
MEANERS
MEANES
MEANT
MEARE
MEAT
MEATH
MEATHE
MEATHS
MEIN
MEINEY
MEINT
MELA
MENE
MENO
MENT
MENTO
MEOU
MERC
MERCAT
MERCH
MERE
MERER
MERI
MERINO
MERIT
MERL
MERLE
MIEN
MINE
MOER
MOOR
MORA
MORAE
MORAL
MORALE
MORE
MOREL
MOUE
MOUP
MYLAR
NAAM
NAIF
NAIN
NAKER
NAME
NAMER
NANCE
NANE
NEAR
NEARLY
NEAT
NEATH
NEIF
NEMA
NEMN
NEON
NEOTENIC
NEPER
NEPOTIC
NERAL
NERITE
NERK
NERKA
NESH
NETOP
NICE
NICER
NICHE
NICHER
NITE
NOEL
NOETIC
NOLE
NOPE
NOTE
NOTICE
NOTICER
OAKEN
OAKER
OLENT
OLPE
OMER
ONER
ONIE
ONTIC
OOFY
OPEN
OPENER
OPENERS
ORACLE
ORAL
ORCA
OTIC
OUPH
OUPHE
PECH
PEIN
PEKAN
PEKOE
PELON
PENANCE
PENCE
PENE
PENES
PENI
PENIE
PENK
PENMAN
PENMEN
PENT
PENTICE
PEON
PERCH
PERCINE
PERE
PEREA
PEREIA
PERES
PERFIN
PERI
PERINEA
PERITONAEA
PERITONEA
PERK
PERN
PHAEIC
PHARE
PHAT
PHENE
PHENETIC
PHENETOL
PHENIC
PHENOL
PHREAK
PHREAKER
PHRENETIC
PHRENIC
PLACATE
PLACE
PLACET
PLEA
PLENA
PLEON
PLEONIC
PLONK
PLONKER
PLOT
PLUE
PLYER
POAKE
POET
POETIC
POKE
POKER
POLE
PONE
PONK
PONT
PONTIC
PONTIE
POTE
POTICHE
POTIN
PRAAM
PRAM
PRAO
PRAT
PRATE
PRAU
PREACE
PREACH
PREACT
PREHEAT
PREIF
PREM
PREMAN
PREMEN
PREMIE
PREMY
PRENT
PRENTICE
PRERACE
PREY
PREYFUL
PRICE
PRICEY
PRIER
PRINK
PRINKER
PRINT
PUER
PULA
PULAO
PULE
PULER
PULY
RACA
RACE
RACH
RACHE
RACHET
RALE
RALPH
RAMEN
RARE
RAREFY
RARELY
RARER
RATCH
RATE
RATH
RATHE
RATHS
REACH
REACT
REAK
REAL
REAM
REAN
REAR
REARER
REARLY
REATE
RECHIE
RECIT
RECITE
REEN
REES
REFLY
REHEAR
REHEAT
REHEM
REHIRE
REIF
REIN
REINK
REKNIT
REKNOT
RELACE
RELY
REMAIN
REMAKE
REMAKER
REMAN
REMANET
REMATCH
REMATE
REMEN
REMNANT
RENAME
RENK
RENKER
RENT
RENTE
REOPEN
REOPENER
REPEL
REPENT
REPLA
REPLACE
REPLOT
REPLY
REPO
REPONE
REPOT
RESH
RHEA
RHEME
RHIME
RHINE
RHINO
RIANT
RICE
RICEY
RICH
RIEM
RIFT
RIFTE
RINE
RINK
RITE
ROAR
ROARER
ROMEO
ROOF
ROOFY
ROOM
SCAM
SCAR
SCARAB
SCARCE
SCARE
SCARER
SCARP
SCARPER
SCARPH
SCART
SCARTH
SCAT
SCATH
SCATHE
SCREE
SCREEN
SCREENER
SEEN
SEER
SENA
SENE
SERE
SERENE
SERENER
SERER
SERK
SERR
SERRE
SHET
TACE
TACH
TACHE
TACHS
TAENIA
TAHINA
TAHR
TAME
TAMEIN
TAMER
TARA
TARE
TARP
TECH
TECHS
TECS
TEHR
TEHRS
TENE
TENIA
TENIAE
THECA
THECAE
THECAL
THREE
THREES
THRENE
TICE
TICH
TICHIER
TIER
TIERCE
TIERCET
TINE
TINEA
TINK
TINKER
TINKERER
TINKERERS
TIRE
TOKE
TOKEN
TOKER
TOLE
TONE
TONER
TONIC
TONIER
TONK
TONKA
TONKER
TOPE
TOPEK
TOPER
TRACE
TRAM
TREACLE
TREACLY
TREIF
TREMA
ULMIN
UPRATE
UPREACH
UPREAR
YECH
YELM
YLEM
YMPE
YPERITE
YULE

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

Yesterday's Strands Answers — November 20, 2024

  • Theme: "For our furry friends"
  • Spangram: PETSUPPLIES

Theme words:

BALL BONE CATNIP COLLAR KIBBLE LASER LITTER

See the full page for yesterday: Strands Answers — November 20, 2024

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