Strands Answers in Order December 07, 2024 #425, Hints, and Tips
Here are the NYT Strands answers in order for December 07, 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: "Prepare to be eaten"
Category nudge: Think about prepare to be eaten
Theme words count: 6 words to find
First letters of theme words:
B, F, F, M, R, S
Tip: Match colors to confirm words before moving on.
Today's Spangram
SPANGRAM: HOTPOTATO
Note: The spangram ties the theme together and crosses the grid.
Theme connection: This word relates to "Prepare to be eaten" and connects all theme words.
Today's Answers — Full Word List (In Order)
Theme Words:
BAKEDFONDANTFRIEDMASHEDROASTEDSCALLOPED
All Valid Solutions (909 words):
ABED
ACTA
ACTANT
ACTANTS
ACTON
ACTONS
ACTOR
ACTS
ADDS
ADEPT
ADEPTS
ADNATE
ADOPT
ADOPTS
AEON
AEONS
AERO
AFORE
AFRO
AKED
AKES
ALCO
ALLS
ALPS
ALSO
ALTO
ALTS
AMPED
AMPS
ANAS
ANATA
ANDRO
ANOA
ANOAS
ANSA
ANSAE
ANTA
ANTAE
ANTAS
ANTE
ANTED
ANTES
ANTS
APED
APER
APOD
APTOTE
APTOTES
APTS
ARDEB
AREA
AREAD
AREADS
AREAS
ARED
ARES
ARFS
ASCOT
ASEA
ASHED
ASHET
ASLOPE
ATABEK
ATAP
ATMA
ATMAN
ATMANS
ATMAS
ATOC
ATOCS
ATOK
ATOKE
ATOKES
ATOP
BAKE
BAKED
BAKER
BAKES
BATATA
BATATAS
BATE
BATED
BATH
BATHE
BATHED
BATHS
BEAD
BEADS
BEADSMAN
BEAK
BEAN
BEANO
BEANOS
BEANS
BEAST
BEAT
BEATH
BEATHED
BEATHS
BEATS
BEDFAST
BESET
BESOT
BESOTS
BEST
BESTED
CALL
CALLOP
CALLOPS
CALLOSE
CALLOSES
CALLS
CALO
CALOS
CALP
CALPS
CHAL
CHALS
CHAO
CHAOS
CHAOSES
CHOP
CHORD
CHORDA
CHORDAE
CHORE
CHOREA
CHORED
CHOTA
CLOP
CLOPS
CLOSE
CLOSED
CLOSES
CLOSEST
COAPT
COAPTS
COAT
COED
COPE
COPED
COPEN
COPER
CORD
CORE
CORED
CORF
COTAN
COTANS
COTS
DADO
DAES
DAKER
DANDER
DANDIER
DANS
DANT
DANTED
DANTS
DASH
DATA
DATE
DATO
DATOS
DATTO
DATTOS
DEAD
DEADPAN
DEADPANS
DEADS
DEAF
DEAFER
DEAFEST
DEAN
DEANS
DEAR
DEARE
DEARED
DEARES
DEAREST
DEASH
DEASHED
DEATH
DEATHS
DEATHSMAN
DEBATE
DEBATED
DEBT
DEBTED
DEFAST
DEFASTE
DEFEAT
DEFEATED
DEFEATS
DEFER
DEFOREST
DEMAN
DEMAND
DEMANDANT
DEMANS
DEMAST
DENT
DEPOT
DEPOTS
DERO
DESAND
DESMAN
DESMANS
DETONATE
DETONATED
DETONATOR
DIRE
DOAT
DOATS
DONA
DONAS
DONATE
DONATED
DONATOR
DONS
DOPA
DOPANT
DOPANTS
DOPAS
DOPE
DOPED
DOPER
DOTANT
DOTANTS
DOTE
DOTED
DOTES
DOTS
DREAD
DREADS
DREK
DRENT
DREST
DROP
DROPT
EANS
EARD
EARED
EASE
EASED
EASER
EASES
EAST
EATH
EATHE
EATS
EDDO
EDHS
EMANATE
EMANATED
ENDNOTE
ENDNOTES
EOAN
EONS
EPATANT
EPOCH
EPOCHA
EPOCHAL
EPOS
ERAS
ERASE
ERASED
ESCALLOP
ESCALOP
ESCOT
ESTATE
ESTATED
ESTOC
ESTOP
ETAS
ETAT
ETATS
ETHS
ETNA
ETNAS
FARD
FARE
FARED
FARES
FARO
FAST
FASTED
FEAR
FEARE
FEARED
FEARES
FEASE
FEASED
FEASES
FEAST
FEAT
FEATED
FEATS
FEDS
FEND
FENT
FEST
FETS
FETT
FETTA
FOCAL
FOEN
FOES
FOND
FONDA
FONDANT
FONS
FONT
FONTS
FORA
FORD
FORE
FOREPAST
FORES
FOREST
FORESTED
FRAE
FRAS
FREAK
FRENA
FREON
FREONS
FRIED
FRIEND
FROE
HALL
HALLO
HALLOS
HALLS
HALLSTAND
HALO
HALOS
HALSE
HALSED
HALSES
HALT
HALTS
HEAT
HETAERA
HETAERAE
HETAERAS
HOAED
HOED
HOER
HOPE
HOPED
HOPER
HOPTOAD
HORDE
HORE
HORI
HOTPOT
HOTPOTS
HOTS
IDANT
IDEA
IDENT
IRED
KADE
KAED
KAES
KANA
KANAS
KANS
KANT
KANTED
KANTS
KAON
KAONS
KASME
KATA
KATANA
KATANAS
KATAS
KATS
KEAS
KEFS
KERF
KERFED
KERFS
KERO
KESAR
KEST
KOAN
KOANS
KOAS
KOND
KONDO
KONS
KOTO
LACS
LACTAM
LACTAMS
LACTASE
LACTASES
LOACH
LOPE
LOPED
LOPES
LOPS
LOSE
LOSED
LOSES
LOST
MANA
MANAS
MANAT
MANATS
MAND
MANO
MANOAO
MANOS
MANS
MANSARD
MANSE
MANTA
MANTAS
MANTES
MANTO
MANTOES
MANTOS
MASA
MASCOT
MASE
MASED
MASES
MASH
MASHED
MAST
MATATA
MATCH
MATLO
MATLOS
MATOKE
MATOKES
MATS
MEDS
MESA
MESAS
MESCAL
MESH
MESHED
MESTO
NADIR
NADS
NAKED
NAKER
NAME
NAMED
NAMES
NAMESAKE
NAMESAKES
NAMS
NAOS
NAPA
NAPAS
NAPE
NAPED
NATCH
NATS
NEAP
NEAT
NERD
NOES
NOPE
NOSE
NOSED
NOSER
NOTA
NOTATE
NOTATED
NOTCH
NOTE
NOTED
NOTES
NOTT
OAFS
OAKED
OAKER
OARED
OASES
OAST
OATH
OATHS
OATS
OCTA
OCTAN
OCTANS
OCTANT
OCTANTS
OCTAS
ODDEST
ODDS
OKAS
OKES
OKTA
OKTAS
OLLA
OLPE
OLPES
ONOS
ONSET
ONST
ONTO
OPED
OPEN
OPES
OPTANT
OPTANTS
OPTS
OREAD
OREADS
ORES
ORFE
ORFES
ORFS
ORIENT
OSAR
OSES
PADI
PADRE
PADRI
PAMS
PAND
PANDA
PANDER
PANE
PANED
PANS
PANT
PANTED
PANTO
PANTOS
PANTS
PASCAL
PASCHAL
PASE
PASES
PASH
PASHED
PAST
PASTA
PASTOR
PASTORED
PATAKA
PATCH
PATS
PATTE
PATTED
PATTES
PEAN
PEAT
PEDANT
PEDRO
PEDS
PEND
PENT
PENTAD
PERI
PESADE
PESANT
PESANTE
PESANTS
PESO
PEST
PESTO
PESTOS
POACH
POAS
POLL
POLLS
POLS
POLT
POLTS
POND
PONS
PONT
PONTES
PONTS
PORE
PORED
POSE
POSED
POSES
POST
POSTMAN
POSTOP
POTAE
POTAES
POTASH
POTASHED
POTATO
POTATOES
POTCH
POTE
POTED
POTES
POTLACH
POTMAN
POTS
POTT
RASE
RASED
RAST
READ
READD
READDS
READOPT
READOPTS
READS
REAK
REAN
REANS
REAP
REAST
REATA
REATAS
REATE
REBATE
REBATED
REBATO
REDAN
REFED
REFS
REND
RENT
REOS
REPAND
REPAST
REPATCH
REPO
REPOT
REPOTS
REPTANT
RESET
RESOAK
RESONATE
RESONATED
RESONATOR
REST
RESTED
RESTO
RIDE
RIDENT
ROAD
ROADIE
ROAN
ROAST
ROASTED
ROCH
ROCS
ROED
ROPE
ROPED
ROTA
ROTAN
ROTANS
ROTAS
ROTCH
ROTL
ROTLS
ROTO
ROTON
ROTONS
ROTS
SADDEST
SADE
SADHE
SAFE
SAFED
SAFER
SAKE
SAKER
SAKES
SAME
SAMES
SAMP
SAMPS
SAMS
SAND
SANS
SANSA
SANSAR
SANT
SANTO
SANTOS
SANTS
SAPAN
SAPONATED
SAPOR
SAPOTA
SAPOTAS
SAPOTE
SAPOTES
SARD
SARED
SASH
SASHED
SATE
SATED
SATORI
SCALL
SCALLOP
SCALLOPED
SCALP
SCALPED
SCOP
SCOPA
SCOPAE
SCOPAS
SCOPE
SCOPED
SCORE
SCORED
SCOREPAD
SCOT
SEAN
SEAR
SEARE
SEARED
SEAS
SEASE
SEASED
SEASES
SEAT
SEATED
SEATS
SEBATE
SEFER
SEKT
SEPS
SERA
SERF
SESH
SESTON
SESTONS
SETON
SETT
SHEA
SHED
SHET
SLOP
SLOPE
SLOPED
SLOPES
SMASH
SMASHED
SMATCH
SNAKE
SNAKED
SNAP
SNASH
SNASHED
SNATCH
SNATH
SNATHE
SNATHS
SNOD
SNOEK
SNOKE
SNOKED
SNOT
SNOTS
SOAK
SOAKED
SOAKER
SOFA
SOFAR
SOKE
SOLA
SOLAH
SONATA
SONATAS
SOTS
SPED
STADE
STAKE
STAKED
STAKES
STAMP
STAMPED
STAMPS
STAND
STANDPAT
STAP
STASH
STASHED
STAT
STATANT
STATE
STATED
STATOR
STATS
STEAR
STEARD
STEARE
STEARED
STED
STEDD
STOA
STOAE
STOAS
STOAT
STOATS
STOEP
STOKE
STOKED
STOKER
STOKES
STOND
STOP
STOPE
STOPED
STOPER
STOPT
STORE
STORED
STORIED
STOT
STOTS
STOTT
TABER
TABERD
TABES
TADS
TAED
TAES
TAKA
TAKAS
TAKE
TAKER
TAKES
TAME
TAMED
TAMES
TAMEST
TAMP
TAMPED
TAMPS
TAMS
TANA
TANAS
TANE
TANS
TANTO
TAOS
TAPA
TAPADERO
TAPAS
TAPE
TAPED
TAPEN
TAPER
TASH
TASHED
TATE
TATH
TATHED
TATHS
TATS
TEAK
TEAR
TEARED
TEAS
TEASE
TEASED
TEASER
TEDS
TEFS
TOAD
TOADS
TOAST
TOCS
TODDE
TODDES
TOEA
TOEAS
TOED
TOES
TOFORE
TOKE
TOKED
TOKER
TOKES
TONDO
TONS
TOPCOAT
TOPE
TOPED
TOPER
TOPO
TORE
TORI
TOSA
TOSE
TOSED
TOST
TOTE
TOTED
TOTES
TOTS
TSADE
TSANTSA
TSAR
Note: Words are listed alphabetically. The game may present them in different order based on discovery.
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