Strands Answers in Order December 13, 2024 #431, Hints, and Tips

Here are the NYT Strands answers in order for December 13, 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: "One for the Swifties"
  • Category nudge: Think about one for the swifties
  • Theme words count: 5 words to find
  • First letters of theme words: E, F, F, L, M
  • Tip: Match colors to confirm words before moving on.

Today's Spangram

SPANGRAM: ALBUMTITLE

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

Theme connection: This word relates to "One for the Swifties" and connects all theme words.

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

Theme Words:

EVERMORE FEARLESS FOLKLORE LOVER MIDNIGHTS

All Valid Solutions (926 words):

ABELE
ABLE
ABLED
ABLER
AEON
AERO
AIMER
AIMFUL
AIMLESS
AIRED
AIRLINE
AIRLINER
AIRT
ALBE
ALBUM
ALEE
ALEF
ALERT
ALES
ALME
ALMES
ALOE
ALOES
ALSO
ALTER
ALTERED
ALUM
ALVEOLE
AREOLE
ARLE
ARLED
ARLES
ARMED
ARMER
ARMOR
ARMORED
ARMORIAL
ARMORIALS
ARSE
ARTEL
ARTELS
ARTI
ARTIER
ARTLESS
ATES
BAEL
BALE
BALED
BALER
BALU
BARE
BARM
BAROLO
BEAR
BEARE
BELAR
BELEE
BELEED
BELEMNOID
BERK
BERKO
BLAE
BLAER
BLARE
BLEAR
BLED
BLEE
BLEED
BLEEDING
BLERT
BLUE
BLUER
BLUES
BLUET
BLUETIT
BLUME
BLUMES
BREARE
BROKE
BUFO
BUFOS
BUKE
BUMF
DEEM
DEER
DEERLET
DEET
DEEV
DEEVE
DELE
DELVE
DELVER
DEME
DEMO
DEMOING
DEMON
DERE
DERO
DERV
DEVEL
DIEL
DIET
DIETER
DIGHT
DIGHTS
DIME
DIMETER
DIMS
DINE
DINER
DING
DINGE
DINGER
DINGLE
DINO
DIOL
DIORITE
DIORITES
DISME
DISTIL
DITHIOL
DITING
DITS
DOER
DOILT
DOILTER
DOING
DOIT
DOITS
DOLE
DOLOR
DOME
DONE
DONER
DONG
DONGLE
DORE
DOREE
DORT
DREE
DRIFT
DROIL
DROIT
DROITS
DROLE
DROLER
DROME
DRONE
DRONER
EALE
EALES
EARL
EARLESS
EARLS
EARS
EATER
EDILE
EDIT
EDITING
EDITION
EDITS
EERIE
EIDE
EIDER
EILD
EILDING
ELATE
ELATER
ELATERITE
ELDER
ELDIN
ELDING
ELIDE
ELIDING
ELITISM
ELMIER
ELMS
ELOIGN
ELOIN
ELVER
EMEER
EMERITA
EMERITAE
EMEROD
EMEROID
EMES
EMEU
EMIR
EMIT
EMITS
EMODIN
EMONG
EMOVE
EMULE
EMULED
ENDER
ENGILD
ENGILT
ENOL
EORL
ERED
EREMITAL
EREMITE
EREMITES
EREV
ERODE
ERODING
EVER
EVERMORE
EVERT
EVET
EVOE
FEAL
FEALS
FEAR
FEARLESS
FEARS
FEAT
FEATER
FEIS
FEIST
FELID
FELINE
FELL
FELT
FELTER
FELTERED
FELTIER
FEME
FEMITER
FEMS
FESS
FETA
FETAL
FETE
FETERITA
FETES
FETIAL
FETIALES
FETIALS
FIAR
FIARS
FIAT
FIER
FIERE
FIRE
FIRED
FLEME
FLEMIT
FLIGHT
FLIGHTS
FLIM
FLIMS
FLINDER
FLING
FLINGER
FLIT
FLITING
FLITS
FLOE
FLOES
FLOR
FLOSS
FOES
FOETAL
FOLATE
FOLATES
FOLK
FOLKLORE
FOSS
FUBAR
FUEL
FUELS
FUERO
FUME
FUMER
FUMEROLE
FUMES
FUMET
FUMIER
GENDER
GENII
GENOM
GENOME
GHIS
GILD
GILDER
GILET
GILT
GITS
GLEN
GLENOID
GLODE
GLOM
GLOMERA
GLORIA
GLOVE
GLOVER
GNOME
HIDE
HIDER
HIDING
HIDLING
HIEMS
HILD
HILDING
HILI
HILT
HIMS
HIND
HINDER
HING
HINGE
HINGER
HIST
HISTING
HITS
IDEE
IDEM
IDIOM
IDLE
IDLING
IDOL
IGNORE
IGNORED
INDIE
INDOL
INDOLE
INDRI
INGLE
IODISM
IRED
IRON
IRONE
IRONER
ITEM
ITEMS
KBAR
KEBAR
KERB
KERO
KORE
KUES
KULA
KUMITE
KUMITES
LAER
LAIR
LAIRD
LAIRED
LARE
LAREE
LARS
LATE
LATER
LATERITE
LATI
LEAR
LEARE
LEEAR
LEED
LEER
LEET
LEETLE
LEFT
LEFTE
LEFTER
LEFTIE
LEGION
LEGIT
LEGITIM
LEGITIMS
LEGITS
LEIS
LEKU
LEME
LEMED
LEMON
LEND
LENDER
LENG
LENO
LEONE
LERE
LESS
LEVE
LEVEE
LEVEED
LEVER
LEVERED
LEVERET
LEVO
LIDO
LIEF
LIGER
LIGHT
LIGHTS
LIGNE
LIME
LIND
LINE
LINER
LING
LINGEL
LINGER
LINGLE
LINO
LION
LIONEL
LIST
LISTING
LITH
LITHING
LITING
LITS
LODE
LOERIE
LOESS
LOID
LOIN
LOKE
LOLL
LOME
LOMED
LONE
LONER
LONG
LONGE
LONGER
LORAL
LORD
LORDING
LORDLING
LORE
LOREAL
LOREL
LOSE
LOSEL
LOSELS
LOSS
LOVE
LOVER
LUBE
LUES
LUKE
MEAL
MEALED
MEALER
MEDII
MEDLE
MEDLING
MEED
MEEMIE
MEER
MEET
MEITH
MELA
MELD
MELDER
MELDING
MELEE
MELL
MELS
MELT
MELTEMI
MELTER
MELTIER
MERDE
MERE
MERED
MEREL
MERI
MERIT
MERITLESS
MERL
MERLE
MERLIN
MERLING
MEROME
MESS
META
METAL
METALS
METE
METER
METERED
METES
METIER
METIF
METRE
METRED
METRO
MEVE
MEVED
MIDI
MIDLINE
MIDNIGHT
MIDNIGHTS
MIEVE
MIEVED
MIHI
MILD
MILDER
MILDING
MILE
MILT
MILTER
MILTIER
MIRE
MIRED
MIRO
MIRV
MIRVED
MIST
MISTING
MITE
MITER
MITERED
MITES
MITRAL
MITRE
MITRED
MODE
MODEL
MODELER
MODER
MODI
MODII
MODIST
MOER
MOIDER
MOIL
MOIT
MOITS
MOLE
MONDE
MONER
MONG
MONGER
MORA
MORAE
MORAL
MORALE
MORE
MOREL
MORIA
MORLING
MORT
MORTLING
MOVE
MOVER
MULE
MULED
MVULE
NIDE
NIDI
NIDOR
NIGER
NIGH
NIGHT
NIGHTIE
NIGHTS
NIGHTSIDE
NIHIL
NITID
NITS
NODE
NODI
NOEL
NOIL
NOLE
NOLO
NOME
NORI
NORIA
NORITE
NORITES
ODISM
ODIST
OEUVRE
OILFIRED
OLES
OLEUM
OMER
OMOV
ONER
ORAL
ORLE
ORMER
OSETRA
OVEL
OVEN
OVER
OVERLONG
OVERLORD
OVERLORDING
RAIRD
RAIT
RALE
RALES
RATE
RATEL
RATELS
RATER
RATES
RATITE
REAL
REALER
REAR
REARM
REARMED
REBAR
REDING
REDISTIL
REDLINE
REDLINER
REDO
REDOING
REDON
REDONE
REED
REEDING
REEDIT
REEDITING
REEDITION
REEDITS
REEDLING
REEL
REELER
REEMIT
REEVE
REGILD
REGILT
REGION
REIF
RELEVE
RELUME
RELUMES
REMEDING
REMEET
REMELT
REMET
REMIT
REMODEL
REMODELER
REMORA
REMOVE
REMOVER
REND
RENDER
RENIG
REOIL
RETE
RETEAR
RETEARS
RETELL
RETEM
RETEMS
RETES
RETIA
RETIAL
RETIE
RETIME
RETIMES
RETITLE
RETITLES
RETITLING
RETRAIT
RETRAITE
RETRAL
REVEAL
REVEALED
REVEALER
REVEL
REVELED
REVELER
REVERABLE
REVERE
REVERED
REVERIE
REVERT
REVET
REVUE
REVUES
RIAL
RIALS
RIEM
RIEVE
RIEVER
RIFE
RIFLE
RIFLING
RIFT
RIFTE
RIME
RIMES
RIMLESS
RIMU
RITE
RITES
RODE
RODING
ROED
ROEMER
ROIL
ROIN
ROKE
ROLE
ROLF
ROLL
ROMEO
RONDE
RONDEL
RONE
RONG
ROVE
ROVEN
ROVER
SELF
SELL
SELS
SEME
SEMEE
SEMEED
SEMEIA
SEMI
SEMIE
SEMITAR
SEMITARS
SETA
SETAE
SETAL
SIDE
SIDER
SIDERITE
SIDERITES
SIDING
SIDLE
SIDLING
SIELD
SILD
SILE
SILING
SILT
SILTIER
SIMLIN
SITH
SITHING
SITING
SLAE
SLART
SLAT
SLATE
SLATER
SLATES
SLATIER
SLOE
SLOES
SMELT
SMELTER
SMILE
SMILET
SMILING
SMIT
SMITH
SMITHING
SMITING
SOLA
SOLAR
SOLARS
SOLATE
SOLE
SOLS
STIE
STILE
STILET
STILING
STILT
STILTER
STILTIER
STIM
STIME
STING
STINGER
TAIT
TALE
TALEFUL
TALES
TARS
TARSEL
TARSELS
TEAL
TEALS
TEAR
TEARLESS
TEARS
TEAT
TEATIME
TEATIMES
TEED
TEEL
TEEM
TEEMER
TEER
TEIID
TEIL
TELA
TELAE
TELD
TELL
TELOS
TELS
TEME
TEMES
TEMS
TEREDO
TERTIA
TERTIAL
TERTIALS
TESLA
TETE
TETES
TETRA
TETRI
TETRODE
THIEF
THIG
THIN
THINE
THING
THIO
THIOL
THIS
TIAR
TIARS
TIDE
TIDING
TIER
TIERED
TIEROD
TIFT
TIGE
TIGER
TIGLON
TILDE
TILE
TILING
TILT
TILTER
TIME
TIMELINE
TIMER
TIMES
TIND
TINDER
TINE
TING
TINGE
TINGLE
TINGLER
TIRE
TIRED
TIRL
TIRLING
TIRO
TITE
TITER
TITLE
TITLES
TITLING
TITLIST
TITRE
TRAIT
TREE
TREED
TREIF
TREMIE
TREMOLO
TREMOR
TRET
TREVET
TRIAL
TRIALS
TRIE
TRIFLE
TRIFLING
TRIM
TRITE
TRITES
TROD
TRODE
TROILISM
TROILIST
TRON
TRONE
UFOS
UVEA
UVEAL
VEAL
VEALE
VEALED
VEALER
VEER
VELA
VELAR
VELE
VELUM
VEND
VENDEE
VENDER
VENDIS
VENDOR
VENOM
VENOMED
VENOMER
VERA
VERD
VERDIN
VERDIT
VERDITS
VERITE
VERITES
VERLIG
VERT
VOLE
VOMER

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

Yesterday's Strands Answers — December 12, 2024

  • Theme: "Shape and bake"
  • Spangram: COOKIECUTTER

Theme words:

ANGEL BELL BUNNY DIAMOND FLOWER HEART STAR

See the full page for yesterday: Strands Answers — December 12, 2024

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