Strands Answers in Order January 30, 2025 #487, Hints, and Tips
Here are the NYT Strands answers in order for January 30, 2025. 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: "Stopping by woods on a snowy evening"
Category nudge: Think about stopping by woods on a snowy evening
Theme words count: 8 words to find
First letters of theme words:
B, D, D, F, L, L, S, S
Tip: Match colors to confirm words before moving on.
Today's Spangram
SPANGRAM: FROSTPOEM
Note: The spangram ties the theme together and crosses the grid.
Theme connection: This word relates to "Stopping by woods on a snowy evening" and connects all theme words.
Today's Answers — Full Word List (In Order)
Theme Words:
BELLSDARKDEEPFROZENLAKELOVELYSHAKESLEEP
All Valid Solutions (1045 words):
ABELE
ABLE
ABLES
ADRED
AERO
AEROS
AFORE
AFRO
AHEM
AKES
ALES
ALKO
ALKOS
ALMA
ALMAH
ALMAHS
ALMAS
ALME
ALMEH
ALMEHS
ALMES
ALMOST
ALMS
ALSO
AMBLE
AMBLES
AMEN
AMENE
AMLA
AMOK
AMOLE
AMOLES
ANELE
ANELES
ANEMOSES
ANES
ARED
AREDE
ARERE
ARES
ARKOSE
ARKOSES
ARSE
ARVO
ASHES
ASHET
ASHETS
ASLAKE
ASLEEP
ASLOPE
ASPS
BAEL
BAELS
BAKE
BAKES
BAMS
BASE
BASEMEN
BASES
BASEST
BASH
BASHES
BAST
BASTE
BASTES
BASTO
BEAK
BEAKS
BEAM
BEAMS
BEAST
BEKAH
BEKAHS
BELAR
BELL
BELLE
BELLS
BELS
BEMA
BEMAS
BEMOAN
BENE
BLEAK
BLEAKS
DAES
DARE
DARED
DARES
DARK
DEAD
DEADLY
DEAR
DEARE
DEARES
DEARS
DEELY
DEEP
DEEPLY
DEER
DEERE
DEFER
DEFROST
DELE
DELEAD
DELED
DELVE
DELVED
DELVER
DELVERS
DERE
DERES
DERO
DEROS
DERV
DEVORE
DEVORES
DEVOT
DEVOTE
DEVOTES
DEVOTS
DREAR
DREE
DREES
DREK
DREY
DROLE
DROLES
DROME
DROMES
DROP
DROPS
DROPT
DROVE
DROVED
DYED
DYER
DYERS
EALE
EALES
EARD
EARDED
EARED
EARS
EASE
EASEL
EASER
EASES
EASLE
EASLES
EAST
EELS
EELY
EKES
ELAN
ELDER
ELDERS
ELLS
ELMS
ELPEE
ELSE
ELVER
ELVERS
EMBASE
EMBASES
EMBASTE
EMES
EMOS
EMOTE
EMOTES
ENEMA
ENEMAS
ENES
ENFROZE
ENMESH
EOAN
EPOPEE
EPOPEES
EPOPT
EPOPTS
EPOS
EPOSES
ERAS
ERASE
ERED
ERES
EREV
EROS
EROSE
EROSES
EROTEMA
EROTEMAS
EROTEME
EROTEMES
ESTOP
ESTOPPEL
ESTOPPELS
ESTOPS
ESTOVER
ESTOVERS
EVOE
EVOKE
EVOKER
EVOKERS
EVOKES
EYED
EYEDROPS
EYER
EYERS
FAKE
FAKER
FALSE
FALSES
FANE
FANES
FARE
FARER
FARO
FEAL
FEALS
FEAR
FEED
FEEDER
FEEDERS
FEEDLOT
FEEDLOTS
FEEL
FEELER
FEELERS
FELL
FELLS
FERAL
FERALS
FERE
FERER
FERVOR
FERVORS
FLAK
FLAKE
FLAKER
FLAN
FLANES
FLARE
FLEA
FLEAM
FLEAMS
FLEAS
FLEASOME
FLEME
FLEMES
FLOR
FLOTE
FLOTES
FLOTSAM
FOAL
FOALS
FOEN
FORA
FORANE
FORE
FOREFEEL
FORK
FORKER
FRAE
FREAK
FREE
FREED
FREELY
FRERE
FROE
FROM
FROS
FROST
FROZE
FROZEN
HABLE
HAEM
HAEMS
HAEN
HAES
HAET
HAETS
HAKE
HAKES
HAMBLE
HAMBLES
HAME
HAMES
HAMOSE
HAMS
HASP
HASPS
HAST
HASTE
HASTES
HEAME
HEAST
HEME
HEMES
HEMS
HEPPER
HEPS
HEPT
HESP
HESPS
HEST
HETS
KABELE
KABS
KAES
KALE
KALES
KAME
KAMELA
KAMES
KANE
KANES
KARO
KASME
KEAS
KEBELE
KEBS
KEEL
KEELS
KEEP
KELEP
KEREL
KERF
KERFED
KERO
KEROS
KERVE
KERVED
KESAR
KHET
KHETS
KOAN
KOEL
KOELS
KOLA
KOLO
KOLOS
KOPS
KORA
KORAS
KORE
KORERO
KORES
KORS
KOSES
KOTO
KOTOS
KREEP
LAER
LAERED
LAKE
LAKER
LANE
LANES
LARE
LARK
LARKER
LEAD
LEADED
LEADER
LEADERS
LEADY
LEAK
LEAKS
LEAM
LEAMS
LEAR
LEARE
LEARED
LEARES
LEARS
LEAS
LEASE
LEASER
LEASES
LEASH
LEASHES
LEAST
LEEAR
LEEARS
LEED
LEEK
LEEP
LEER
LEERED
LEERS
LEES
LEKE
LEME
LEMES
LENES
LEPER
LEPERS
LERE
LERED
LERES
LEVO
LOAF
LOAN
LOKE
LOKES
LOMA
LOMAS
LOME
LOMES
LOPE
LOPES
LOPPER
LOPPERED
LOPPERS
LOPS
LORD
LORDED
LORDLY
LORDY
LORE
LOREAL
LOREL
LORELS
LORES
LOSABLE
LOSE
LOSES
LOST
LOTE
LOTES
LOTO
LOTOS
LOTOSES
LOTS
LOVE
LOVED
LOVELY
LOVER
LOVERS
LOVEY
MABE
MABELA
MABES
MAES
MAKE
MAKES
MAKS
MASE
MASES
MASH
MASHES
MAST
MEASE
MEASES
MEASLE
MEASLES
MELA
MELENA
MELL
MELLS
MELS
MENE
MESA
MESAS
MESE
MESH
MESTO
METOL
METOLS
METS
MOAN
MOKE
MOLA
MOLAR
MOLD
MOLDED
MOLDER
MOLDERS
MOLE
MOLES
MOLS
MOLT
MOLTO
MOLTS
MORE
MOREL
MOSE
MOSES
MOST
MOSTE
MOTE
MOTES
MOTOR
MOTORED
MOTORS
MOTS
NAKER
NAOS
NAOSES
NARE
NARK
NEBEK
NEBEKS
NEBS
NEMA
NEMAS
OAKER
OKES
OKRA
OKRAS
OLDER
OLEA
OLES
OLMS
OMEN
OPERA
OPERAS
OPES
OPPO
OPPOS
OPPOSABLE
OPPOSE
OPPOSES
OPTS
ORAD
ORAL
ORALS
ORDER
ORDERS
OREAD
ORES
ORFE
ORLOP
ORLOPS
OSES
OVEL
OVER
OVERDYE
OVERDYED
OVERKEEP
OVERS
OVERSAD
OVERSEA
OVERSEE
OVERSLEEP
PEAK
PEAKS
PEAR
PEARE
PEARS
PEAS
PEASE
PEDERERO
PEDLER
PEDLERS
PEDRERO
PEDRO
PEDROS
PEED
PEEK
PEEL
PEELED
PEELER
PEELERS
PEELS
PEER
PEERED
PEERS
PEES
PEHS
PEKE
PEKES
PEKOE
PEKOES
PELE
PELES
PERDY
PERE
PEREA
PERK
PERSE
PERV
PERVE
PERVED
PESADE
PESO
PEST
PESTO
PETS
PLEA
PLEAD
PLEAS
PLEASE
PLEASER
PLED
PLEROMA
PLEROMAS
PLEROME
PLEROMES
PLYER
PLYERS
POEM
POEMS
POEP
POEPOL
POEPOLS
POEPS
POET
POETS
POKE
POKER
POKERS
POKES
POLDER
POLDERS
POLK
POLKA
POLO
POLOS
POLS
POLT
POLTS
POPE
POPERA
POPERAS
POPES
POPOVER
POPOVERS
POPS
PORAE
PORE
PORED
PORES
PORK
POSABLE
POSE
POSEABLE
POSES
POSH
POSHES
POSHEST
POTE
POTES
POTS
PSOAE
PTOSES
RADE
RAKE
RAKER
RALE
RALES
RASE
READ
READY
REAK
REAL
REALES
REALM
REALMS
REALO
REALOS
REALS
REAN
REAR
REDE
REDEAR
REDEARS
REDED
REDEYE
REDLY
REDYE
REDYED
REED
REEDE
REEDED
REEDER
REEDERS
REEK
REEL
REELED
REELER
REELERS
REELS
REES
REFED
REFEED
REFEEL
REFEL
REFER
REKE
REKES
RELEASE
RELEASEE
RELEASER
RELY
REOPPOSE
REOPPOSES
REPEL
REPELS
REPO
REPOS
REPOSE
REPOSES
REPP
REPPS
RERAN
RERELEASE
REROSE
REVOKE
REVOKES
REVOLT
REVOLTS
REVOTE
REVOTES
ROAN
ROAR
ROED
ROES
ROKE
ROKER
ROKES
ROLE
ROLES
ROLF
ROMA
ROMAS
ROMEO
ROMEOS
ROMS
ROPE
ROPEABLE
ROPES
ROSE
ROSES
ROSET
ROST
ROTE
ROTES
ROTL
ROTLS
ROTO
ROTOR
ROTORS
ROTOS
ROTS
ROVE
ROVED
ROZELLE
ROZELLES
SABE
SABES
SABLE
SABLES
SABS
SADE
SADLY
SAKE
SAKES
SAME
SAMEL
SAMEN
SAMES
SAMLOR
SAMS
SARD
SARDEL
SARED
SAREE
SARK
SASH
SEAM
SEAME
SEAMEN
SEAMES
SEAMS
SEAMSET
SEAR
SEARE
SEARED
SEAS
SEASE
SEASES
SEEK
SEEL
SEEP
SEER
SEKOS
SEKOSES
SEKT
SEKTS
SELE
SELF
SELL
SELLE
SELS
SEMBLE
SEMBLES
SEME
SEMEN
SEMES
SENA
SENE
SEPS
SEPT
SEPTS
SERA
SERE
SERED
SERK
SERVE
SERVED
SERVO
SESAME
SESAMES
SESH
SETS
SHAKE
SHAKES
SHAM
SHAMBLE
SHAMBLES
SHAME
SHAMES
SHAMOS
SHAMS
SHEA
SHEAS
SHES
SHET
SHETS
SKAS
SLAE
SLAKE
SLAKER
SLANE
SLANES
SLEE
SLEEK
SLEEP
SLEER
SLOAN
SLOE
SLOES
SLOP
SLOPE
SLOPES
SLOPS
SLOT
SLOVE
SMASH
SMELL
SMELLS
SMOKE
SMOKER
SMOLDER
SMOLDERS
SMOLT
SMORE
SMORED
SMOTE
SOAK
SOAKER
SOAR
SOARE
SOARER
SOKE
SOKES
SOKOL
SOKOLS
SOLA
SOLAN
SOLAR
SOLD
SOLDE
SOLDER
SOLDERER
SOLDERS
SOLE
SOLEMN
SOLES
SOLO
SOLOED
SOLVE
SOLVED
SOLVER
SOLVERS
SOMA
SOMAS
SOME
SOPOR
SOPORS
SOPS
SORD
SORE
SORED
SOREE
SOREL
SORELY
SORER
SOTOL
SPEAK
SPEAKS
SPEOS
SPET
SPETS
SPOKE
SPOKES
SPORE
SPORED
SPORES
SPOSH
SPOT
SPOTS
STEAK
STEAKS
STEAM
STEM
STEME
STEMES
STEP
STEPPE
STEPPER
STEPPERS
STEPPES
STEPS
STOA
STOAE
STOEP
STOKE
STOKER
STOKERS
STOKES
STOLE
STOLEN
STOLES
STOLN
STOMA
STOMAS
STOP
STOPE
STOPES
STOPPER
STOPPERED
STOPPERS
STOPS
STORE
STORED
STORER
STORES
STOREY
STOREYED
STORK
STOVE
STOVED
STOVER
STOVERS
TEAK
TEAKS
TEAM
TEAMS
TEAS
TEME
TEMENE
TEMES
TEMS
TESLA
TOEA
TOEAS
TOED
TOES
TOEY
TOKE
TOKER
TOKERS
TOKES
TOKO
TOKOS
TOLA
TOLAN
TOLANE
TOLANES
TOLAR
TOLD
TOLE
TOLES
TOMB
TOMBAK
TOMBAKS
TOMBS
TOME
TOMES
TOMS
TOPE
TOPES
TOPO
TOPOS
TOPPER
TOPPERS
TOPS
TOPSMEN
TORA
TORAS
TORE
TORERO
TORES
TORS
TORSADE
TORSE
TORSEL
TOSA
TOSAS
TOSE
TOSES
VELD
VELE
VERA
VERD
VERS
VERSE
VOES
VOLK
VOLOST
VOLS
VOLT
VOLTE
VOLTES
VOLTS
VORS
VOTE
VOTEABLE
VOTES
VROT
YDRED
YEAD
YEAR
YEARD
YEARS
YEAS
YEDE
YEED
YELD
YELP
YELPED
YERD
YERK
Note: Words are listed alphabetically. The game may present them in different order based on discovery.
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