Strands Answers in Order February 01, 2025 #495, Hints, and Tips
Here are the NYT Strands answers in order for February 01, 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: "Hunt and peck"
Category nudge: Think about hunt and peck
Theme words count: 7 words to find
First letters of theme words:
C, E, F, H, K, O, V
Tip: Match colors to confirm words before moving on.
Today's Spangram
SPANGRAM: RAPTORS
Note: The spangram ties the theme together and crosses the grid.
Theme connection: This word relates to "Hunt and peck" and connects all theme words.
Today's Answers — Full Word List (In Order)
Theme Words:
CONDOREAGLEFALCONHAWKKESTRELOSPREYVULTURE
All Valid Solutions (937 words):
ADORE
AERO
AEROGEL
AEROS
AEROSAT
AERY
AETHER
AFRO
AGEE
AGLEE
AGLY
AGOUTA
AGOUTAS
AGREE
AKES
ALCO
ALCOPOP
ALCOPOPS
ALCOS
ALDOL
ALEE
ALERT
ALEW
ALOE
ALOW
ALOWE
ALTER
ALTHEA
ALTHO
ALTO
ANCE
ANCESTOR
ANCLE
ANCON
ANDRO
ANOLE
ANTE
ANTHER
ANTLER
ANTRE
ANTS
APOGEE
APORT
APOS
APROPOS
APSE
APSO
APTER
APTEROUS
ARDOR
ARFS
ARKS
ARLE
AROW
ARROW
ARTS
ASAR
ASPORT
ASPOUT
ASPRO
ASPROUT
AUREOLA
AWEE
AWETO
AWOL
AWORK
CLAD
CLAN
CLANS
CLARO
CLEW
CLOT
CLOTE
CLOTH
CLOTHE
CLOW
COAPT
COAST
COAT
COATS
CODA
COKE
COKES
COLD
COLE
COLOR
COLORANT
CONATUS
CONCREW
COND
CONDO
CONDOLE
CONDOLER
CONDOR
CONK
CONKS
CONS
CONTE
CONTO
CONTRA
CONTRAPROP
CONTRAPROPS
CONTRAS
COOL
COOLER
COPOUT
COPOUTS
COPS
COPSE
COPTER
CORE
COSE
COSEC
COSET
COST
COSTE
COSTREL
COTE
COTES
COTS
COUP
COUPE
COUPEE
COUPS
COUR
COURE
COURT
CREE
CREW
CROG
CROODLE
CROOL
CROP
CROPS
CRORE
CROST
CROUP
CROUPE
CROUPON
CROUPS
CROUT
CROUTS
CRUOR
CRUS
CRUST
CRUSTA
DALE
DALETH
DALT
DANCE
DANCES
DANS
DANT
DARK
DARKS
DOCS
DOER
DOLE
DOLOR
DONA
DONS
DOOL
DOOLE
DOON
DOONA
DOOR
DORE
DORR
DORRS
DORT
DORTS
DOTE
DOTES
DOTS
DRANT
DROLE
DROLER
DROOL
EAGLE
EAGRE
EAST
ECCO
ECOD
EELY
EERY
EGOS
ELAN
ELANCE
ELANCES
ELAND
ELANS
ELEGY
EOAN
EONS
EORL
EPOPT
EPOS
ERGO
ERGOS
EROS
ERUPT
ESCORT
ESCOT
ESCROL
ESKAR
ESTOC
ESTRO
ETHE
ETHER
ETHOS
ETHYL
ETNA
EWKS
FADO
FALCON
FALTER
FAND
FANO
FANS
FARD
FARL
FARLE
FARO
FARROW
FARS
FRANC
FRANCO
FRANCS
FROE
FROTH
FROTHER
FROTHERY
FROTHY
FROW
GAPE
GAPO
GAPOS
GAPS
GASP
GAST
GEEP
GEEPS
GLEE
GOPAK
GOPAKS
GORE
GORP
GORPS
GORY
GOSPEL
GOUT
GOUTS
GREE
GREET
GREY
GROPE
GROUP
GROUPS
GROUT
GROUTS
GYRE
GYRO
GYROS
GYROUS
HAET
HAOLE
HAWK
HAWKS
HEEL
HELD
HELO
HELOT
HERL
HERO
HEROS
HERRY
HERY
HOPE
HOPS
HOPTOAD
HORE
HOST
HOSTA
HOUR
HOUT
HOUTS
HYLE
HYLEG
KANT
KANTS
KAON
KAPUT
KARN
KART
KARTS
KATS
KEST
KESTREL
KETO
KETOL
KETS
KNAP
KNAPS
KNAR
KNARL
KNAUR
KNOP
KNOPS
KNOSP
KNOUT
KNOUTS
KOAN
KOANS
KOAP
KOAPS
KOAS
KOEL
KOLA
KOPS
KORA
KORS
KOUPREY
KOUROS
KRANS
KWELA
LADLE
LADLER
LANCE
LANCES
LANCET
LANCETS
LAND
LANDLER
LANT
LARD
LARDON
LARDONS
LARDOON
LARDOONS
LARK
LARKS
LARS
LEAP
LEAPROUS
LEAPS
LEAS
LEAST
LEASURE
LEEP
LEEPS
LEER
LEERY
LEHR
LEPROUS
LEPS
LERP
LERPS
LETHE
LOAD
LOAF
LOAFS
LOAN
LOANS
LOON
LOONS
LOOR
LOORD
LOOT
LOOTS
LORAL
LORAN
LORANS
LORD
LORE
LOTE
LOTES
LOTH
LOTHER
LOTS
LOWE
LOWER
LUST
LUSTRA
LUVS
LYRE
NAOS
NAPS
NARD
NARDOO
NARK
NARKS
NARROW
NARROWER
NATS
NATURE
NODAL
NOEL
NOES
NOLE
NOLO
NOODLE
NOSE
NOSTOC
NOSTRO
NOTE
NOTES
NOUP
NOUPS
NOUS
NOUT
OAFS
OAKS
OARS
OAST
OATS
OCREA
OCREAE
ODAL
ODOR
ODORANT
OGEE
OGLE
OGRE
OKAS
OKES
OKRA
OLEA
OLEO
ONCE
ONCES
ONCET
ONCOST
ONLOAD
ONSET
ONST
ONTO
OONS
OONT
OOTS
OPTER
OPUS
ORAD
ORAL
ORANT
ORCS
ORDO
ORFS
ORGY
ORLE
ORRA
ORTOLAN
ORTOLANS
ORTS
OSAR
OSPREY
OSTRAKON
OTHER
OUPA
OUPAS
OUPS
OUST
OUTRAN
OUTRANK
OUTRANKS
OUTS
OUTSPORT
OWER
PAGE
PAGLE
PANT
PANTS
PART
PARTS
PARTURE
PAST
PASTA
PASTURE
PASTURELAND
PATS
PATU
PATUS
PAVS
PEAG
PEAGE
PEAS
PEASANT
PEEL
PELE
POAKE
POAKES
POAS
POET
POETS
POGY
POKE
POKES
PONK
PONKS
PONT
PONTS
POPE
POPS
PORE
PORGE
PORGY
PORT
PORTLAND
PORTOLAN
PORTOLANO
PORTOLANS
PORY
POSE
POST
POSTURE
POUPE
POUPT
POUR
POUT
POUTS
PREE
PRELOAD
PREORAL
PRETOLD
PRETOR
PRETORS
PREWORK
PREWORKS
PREY
PROG
PROP
PROPAGE
PROPEL
PROPOSE
PROPRETOR
PROPRETORS
PROPS
PRORE
PROS
PROST
PRUTA
PSOAS
PUPA
PUPAE
PUPAS
PUPS
PURE
PUREE
PURPOSE
PURR
PUTS
RADON
RADONS
RAKE
RAKES
RALE
RANCE
RANCES
RANCOR
RANCOUR
RAND
RANK
RANKE
RANKES
RANKEST
RANKS
RANT
RANTER
RANTS
RAPS
RAPT
RAPTOR
RAPTORS
RARK
RARKS
RASP
RAST
RASURE
RATS
RATU
RATUS
RAUPO
REEL
RELAND
RELOAD
RELOAN
RELOANS
RETOLD
REWORK
REWORKS
RHEA
RHEOTROPE
RHETOR
RHETORS
RHOS
ROAD
ROAN
ROANS
ROAR
ROARS
ROCS
ROKS
ROLE
RONDO
RONT
RONTE
ROOD
ROON
ROONS
ROOT
ROOTS
ROPE
RORE
RORT
RORY
ROST
ROSTRA
ROTE
ROTES
ROTHER
ROTL
ROTS
ROUP
ROUPS
ROUSANT
ROUST
ROUT
ROUTS
ROWEL
ROWER
RUPEE
RUSA
RUST
RUTS
SAGE
SAGELY
SAGO
SAGY
SAKE
SAKES
SANK
SANKO
SANKOS
SANT
SANTUR
SAPEGO
SAPELE
SAPOR
SAPOUR
SAPROPEL
SAPS
SAUREL
SAUT
SCLEROUS
SCOLD
SCOP
SCOPA
SCOPAS
SCORE
SCOT
SCOUP
SCOUPS
SCOUR
SCOUT
SCOUTS
SCREE
SCREW
SCROD
SCROG
SCRORP
SCRORPS
SCROTE
SECCO
SECO
SECONAL
SECOND
SECONDO
SECT
SECTOR
SETON
SKART
SKARTS
SKAS
SKAT
SKATS
SKEO
SKET
SKOAL
SKOL
SKRAN
SKRANS
SNAR
SNARF
SNARFS
SNARK
SNARKS
SNARL
SNARLER
SNARS
SNOD
SNOOD
SNOOL
SNORE
SNORT
SNOT
SOAK
SOAP
SOAR
SOCLE
SOKE
SONAR
SOPOR
SOPS
SORE
SOREE
SOREL
SORREL
SORRY
SORT
SOUP
SOUPCON
SOUPS
SOUR
SOUS
SOUT
SOUTAR
SOUTS
SPAE
SPAG
SPAKE
SPAN
SPANK
SPAR
SPART
SPARTS
SPAS
SPAT
SPATS
SPEEL
SPOKE
SPORE
SPORT
SPOUSAGE
SPOUT
SPOUTS
SPREE
SPREW
SPROG
SPROUT
SPROUTS
SPRY
SPUR
SPURREY
SPURRY
SPURT
SPURTLE
SPUTA
STAKE
STAKES
STANK
STANKS
STAP
STAPS
STAR
STARN
STARNOSE
STOLE
STOND
STOOD
STOOL
STOOR
STORE
STRAKE
STRAKES
STRAP
STRAPS
STRODLE
STROND
STUPA
STUPE
STUPOR
STURE
STURT
SULTAN
SUPE
SUPS
SURA
SURAT
SURCOAT
SURE
SURREY
SUTRA
SUTURE
TAKE
TAKES
TAKS
TANK
TANKS
TAOS
TAPS
TAPU
TAPUS
TARN
TAUON
TAUPE
TAUS
TECS
TEER
TEHR
TELA
TELCO
TELCOS
TELD
TEOPAN
TERRY
THAE
THAW
THAWER
THEE
THEOW
THEW
THEY
THORP
THORPE
THORPS
THOU
THOUS
THREE
THREW
THRO
THRU
THRUST
TOAD
TOCS
TOEA
TOLA
TOLAN
TOLANS
TOLAR
TOLARS
TOLD
TOLE
TONAL
TONDO
TONLET
TONS
TOOL
TOOLER
TORA
TORAN
TORANS
TORC
TORCS
TORE
TORR
TORS
TORSK
TOWEL
TOWER
TRANK
TRANKS
TRAP
TRAPS
TRAPT
TREE
TREW
TROD
TROG
TRON
TRONA
TRONC
TRONCS
TRONS
TROP
TROPE
TROUPE
TROUT
TROUTS
TRUANT
TRUANTS
TRUST
TSAR
TUAN
TUPS
TURN
TURPS
TURTLE
ULTRA
ULTRAPURE
ULTRAS
UPAS
UPCOAST
UPGO
UPON
UPSET
UPSOAR
UPSTOOD
UPTER
UPTHREW
URANOUS
URAO
URAOS
UREA
URPS
USAGE
USURE
USURP
USURPS
UTAS
UTUS
UVAE
UVAS
VAPOR
VAPORY
VAPOUR
VASA
VAST
VULTURE
WEER
WELD
WELDOR
WELT
WERO
WEROS
WERT
WETHER
WETLAND
WOAD
WOALD
WOKS
WOLD
WORK
WORKS
WORLD
WORRAL
WROTE
WROTH
YEAH
Note: Words are listed alphabetically. The game may present them in different order based on discovery.
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