Strands Answers in Order February 06, 2025 #494, Hints, and Tips

Here are the NYT Strands answers in order for February 06, 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: "I'm a person of my word"
  • Category nudge: Think about i'm a person of my word
  • Theme words count: 8 words to find
  • First letters of theme words: C, C, D, F, J, M, R, W
  • Tip: Match colors to confirm words before moving on.

Today's Spangram

SPANGRAM: FIRSTNAMES

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

Theme connection: This word relates to "I'm a person of my word" and connects all theme words.

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

Theme Words:

CHASE CHUCK DREW FRANK JIMMY MILES ROBIN WILL

All Valid Solutions (852 words):

ACED
ACES
ACHE
ACHES
ACHIER
ACHY
ACME
ACMES
ACNE
ACNED
ACNES
ACRE
ACTS
AESC
ALCHERA
ALLIS
ALLS
ALMS
ALTS
AMEN
ANCE
ANES
ANEW
ANKER
ANKERS
ANSA
ANTS
ARCH
ARCHEI
ARCHER
ARCHERS
ARCHES
ARCHEUS
ARCHIL
ARCMIN
ARCMINS
ARDENT
AREA
AREAR
ARENA
ARERE
ARES
AREW
ARFS
ARMER
ARMERS
ARNA
ARSE
ASCEND
ASCENT
ASCENTS
ASEA
ASHY
AWNER
AWNERS
BINS
BIRL
BIRLS
BIRO
BIST
BOIS
BRILL
BRILLS
BRIM
BRIMMER
BRIMMERS
BRIMS
BRIN
BRINISH
BRINS
BRIO
BRIS
BRISE
CADE
CADENT
CADES
CADRE
CAECA
CALCED
CALCES
CALL
CALLS
CALM
CALMIER
CALMS
CALTHA
CALTHAS
CAME
CAMERA
CAMERAE
CAMES
CAMMIE
CAMMIES
CANCHA
CANCHAS
CANE
CANED
CANES
CANS
CANT
CANTHI
CANTS
CARD
CARE
CAREME
CAREMES
CARER
CARERS
CARFARE
CARFARES
CARMEN
CARN
CASE
CASED
CASH
CEDAR
CEDARN
CEIL
CENDRE
CENS
CENT
CENTS
CERE
CHAM
CHAS
CHASE
CHASED
CHAY
CHECK
CHEF
CHEFS
CHEMMIES
CHER
CHERE
CHIEF
CHIEFER
CHIEFS
CHIEL
CHILE
CHILES
CHIMLA
CHIS
CHISEL
CHUCK
CHUCKLE
CHUCKLES
CHUSE
CLACH
CLACHS
CLAD
CLADE
CLADES
CLAES
CLAM
CLAME
CLAMES
CLAMMIER
CLAN
CLANS
CLAW
CLAWER
CLAWERS
CLEW
CLEWS
CLIES
CLUE
CLUES
CRAM
CRAME
CRAMES
CRAN
CRANCH
CRANE
CRANED
CRANES
CRANS
CRANTS
CRAW
CREAK
CREM
CREMANT
CREME
CREMES
CRENA
CREW
CUES
CUISH
CUISHES
DAES
DALS
DALT
DALTS
DAME
DAMES
DANCE
DANCES
DANS
DANT
DANTS
DARE
DARER
DARERS
DARN
DARNER
DARNERS
DAWEN
DAWN
DAWNER
DAWNERS
DEAL
DEALS
DEALT
DEAN
DEANS
DEAR
DEARE
DEARER
DEARN
DEAW
DECAY
DECLARE
DECLARER
DECLARERS
DECLAW
DENAR
DENS
DENT
DENTS
DESHI
DRAC
DRACHM
DRACHMS
DRAM
DRANT
DRANTS
DRAW
DRAWER
DRAWERS
DRAWN
DREAR
DREARE
DREARES
DREARS
DREK
DRERE
DRERES
DREW
DWALM
DWALMS
DWAM
DWARF
DWARFER
DWARFS
EACH
EANS
EARD
EARN
EARNER
EARNERS
EARS
ECHT
ECTHYMA
ECTHYMAS
ECUS
EISEL
EISH
EMES
EMEU
EMEUS
ENARCH
ENARCHES
ENARM
ENCALM
ENCALMS
ENCASH
ENDARCH
ENDARCHIES
ENLARD
ENWALL
ENWALLS
ERES
ESCLANDRE
FAKE
FAKER
FAKERS
FANE
FANK
FARE
FARER
FARES
FARS
FARSE
FEAR
FEARE
FEARES
FEARS
FECK
FEHM
FEHME
FEHS
FEIS
FEMAL
FEMALS
FEME
FEMERALL
FEMERALLS
FEMES
FEMMIER
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FERALS
FERE
FERER
FERES
FERM
FERN
FESCUE
FESCUES
FEUS
FIBRIL
FIBRILLA
FIBRILLAE
FIBRILLAR
FIBRILS
FIBRIN
FIBRINS
FIBRO
FIRN
FIRNS
FIRS
FIRST
FIST
FRAE
FRAME
FRAMER
FRAMERS
FRAMES
FRANC
FRANCHISE
FRANCS
FRANK
FRANKER
FREAK
FRECKLE
FRECKLES
FRENA
FRERE
FRERES
FRIB
FRIS
FRIST
HECK
HECKLE
HECKLES
HEIL
HEMAL
HEME
HERE
HERS
HIEMAL
HIES
HILUS
HIMS
HISN
HUCK
HUCKLE
HUCKLES
HUER
HUERS
HUES
HUIS
HULE
HULES
HULK
IBIS
ILEUS
ILLS
ILLTH
ILLTHS
IMMANE
IMMERSE
IMMEW
IMMY
IMSHI
INSIST
IRIS
ISHES
ISLAND
ISTHMI
IWIS
JIMMY
JISM
KAFS
KANE
KEFS
KENAF
KENAFS
KERCHIEF
KERCHIEFS
KERF
KERFS
KERMA
KERMES
KERN
KNAR
KNARS
KNEW
KUEH
KUES
LACHES
LADE
LADEN
LADENS
LADES
LAME
LAMER
LAMES
LAMMIE
LAMMIES
LANCE
LANCED
LANCES
LANCH
LANCHES
LAND
LANDE
LANDES
LANE
LANES
LANT
LANTS
LARCH
LARCHES
LARD
LARE
LARN
LAWER
LAWN
LEIS
LEISH
LEISHER
LEWIS
LIEF
LIEFER
LIEFS
LIER
LIERS
LIES
LIEU
LIEUS
LIMIER
LIMMA
LIMMER
LIMMERS
LINS
LIRI
LIST
LUCE
LUCES
LUCK
LUES
LUSER
MACE
MACED
MACES
MACH
MACHE
MACHER
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MACHES
MACHI
MACHS
MACS
MADE
MADRE
MAES
MALL
MALLS
MALM
MALMIER
MALMS
MALS
MALT
MALTHA
MALTHAS
MALTS
MANCHE
MANCHES
MAND
MANE
MANED
MANES
MANS
MANSE
MARC
MARCH
MARCHER
MARCHERS
MARCHES
MARD
MARE
MASE
MASED
MASH
MASHY
MAWN
MAWR
MEAN
MEARE
MEARES
MECK
MERC
MERCH
MERCHES
MERDE
MERDES
MERE
MERER
MERES
MERSE
MEUS
MIHA
MILCH
MILE
MILES
MILK
MILL
MILLS
MILS
MILT
MILTS
MINI
MIRI
MIRIN
MIRINS
MIRS
MISE
MIST
NACH
NACHE
NACHES
NACRE
NAKER
NAKERS
NAME
NAMER
NAMERS
NAMES
NARC
NARD
NARE
NARES
NEAFE
NEAFES
NEAL
NEALS
NEAR
NEARER
NEARS
NEFS
NEMA
NERAL
NERALS
NERD
NEREIS
NESH
NILL
NILLS
NILS
NIMMER
NIMMERS
NIMS
NIRL
NIRLS
NISEI
NISH
NISHES
NISI
OBIISM
OBIS
ORIBI
RACH
RACHE
RACHES
RACHIS
RADE
RAKE
RAKER
RAMEN
RAMMIER
RAMMIES
RAMMISH
RANCE
RANCED
RANCES
RANCH
RANCHER
RANCHERS
RANCHES
RANCHMEN
RAND
RANK
RANKE
RANKER
RANT
RANTS
RAWER
RAWN
REAK
REAN
REAR
REARS
RECK
RECS
RECUILE
RECUILES
RECULE
RECULES
REFER
REFERS
REFRAME
REFRAMES
REFS
REHS
REIS
REMADE
REMADES
REMAN
REMAND
REMANS
REMEN
RENK
RERAN
RESCUE
RESCUES
REWAN
REWARD
REWARM
RILL
RILLS
RIMIER
RIMLAND
RIMMER
RIMMERS
RIMS
RINS
RINSE
RISE
RISHI
ROBIN
ROBINS
ROIST
SCAM
SCENA
SCEND
SCENT
SCENTS
SCLIM
SCLIMS
SCUL
SCULK
SEAL
SEALCH
SEALCHS
SEALS
SEAM
SEAME
SEAMEN
SEAMER
SEAMERS
SEAMES
SEAN
SEAR
SEARCH
SEARCHER
SEARCHERS
SEARCHES
SEARE
SEARER
SECH
SECKLE
SECKLES
SECT
SECTS
SEDAN
SEFER
SEIL
SEIS
SEISE
SEISIN
SEISM
SEISMISM
SEME
SEMEN
SENA
SEND
SENDAL
SENDALS
SENT
SENTS
SERA
SERE
SERER
SERF
SEWIN
SEWN
SHAM
SHAY
SHERE
SHES
SHIEL
SHIER
SHIERS
SHIES
SHIM
SHIMMER
SHIMMERS
SHIMMY
SHIMS
SHMEAR
SHMEARS
SHMEK
SHUCK
SHUL
SHULE
SIECLE
SIES
SILE
SILK
SILL
SILLS
SILT
SILTS
SIMI
SIMILE
SIMILES
SIMIS
SIMLIN
SIMMER
SIMMERS
SIMS
SINS
SIRI
SIRIS
SIRS
SIST
SLADE
SLADES
SLAE
SLAES
SLAM
SLANE
SLANES
SLANT
SLAW
SLIM
SLIMIER
SLIMMER
SLIMMERS
SLIMS
SLIMSIER
SLISH
SLISHES
SMILE
SMIR
SMIRS
SNAR
SNARE
SNARER
SNARERS
SNARF
SNARFS
SNAW
SNEAD
SNED
SNIB
SRIS
SUCK
SUCKLE
SUCKLES
SUER
SUES
SULK
SWIES
SWILL
SWILLS
SWIM
SWIMMER
SWIMMERS
SWIRL
SWIRLS
THYMI
TSIMMES
ULCER
ULCERS
ULES
USER
WADE
WADES
WAES
WALL
WALLS
WAME
WAMES
WAND
WANE
WANED
WANES
WANS
WANT
WANTS
WARD
WARDEN
WARDENS
WARE
WARFARE
WARFARES
WARM
WARMEN
WARMER
WARMERS
WARN
WARNER
WARNERS
WEAK
WEAN
WEAR
WEARS
WEIL
WEKA
WELK
WENA
WERE
WIEL
WILE
WILES
WILL
WILLS
WILT
WILTS
WINS
WISE
WISELIER
WISH
WISHER
WISHERS
WISHES
WIST
WREAK
WREN
YACHT
YACHTS
YAHS

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

Yesterday's Strands Answers — February 05, 2025

  • Theme: "What's your reaction?"
  • Spangram: ALLERGENS

Theme words:

DANDER DUST FRAGRANCE LATEX MOLD POLLEN SMOKE

See the full page for yesterday: Strands Answers — February 05, 2025

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