Strands Answers in Order February 13, 2025 #501, Hints, and Tips

Here are the NYT Strands answers in order for February 13, 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: "It's in the cards"
  • Category nudge: Think about it's in the cards
  • Theme words count: 6 words to find
  • First letters of theme words: B, B, C, L, S, W
  • Tip: Match colors to confirm words before moving on.

Today's Spangram

SPANGRAM: GREETINGS

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

Theme connection: This word relates to "It's in the cards" and connects all theme words.

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

Theme Words:

BABY BIRTHDAY CONGRATS LOVE SYMPATHY WEDDING

All Valid Solutions (974 words):

ABBS
ABID
ABYS
ACED
ACER
ACERATE
ACERATED
ACERB
ACES
ACETA
ACETATE
ACETATED
ACETIN
ACORN
ACTS
ACYL
ACYLS
ADDING
ADDY
ADORE
ADORN
ADYTA
AEON
AERATE
AERATED
AERATING
AERO
AERODART
AGOG
AGON
AGORA
AGORAE
AINGA
AINGAS
AMPS
ANGA
ANGAS
ANGORA
ANODE
ANTA
ANTAS
ANTI
ANTIWEAR
AREA
AREAR
AREAS
ARECA
ARECAS
ARED
AREDE
ARET
ARETE
ARGON
ARNA
ARNAS
ARTS
ARTSY
ARTY
ATHLETA
ATHLETE
ATWAIN
AWED
AWING
AYIN
BABY
BABYSAT
BADDY
BADE
BAIT
BAITED
BAITER
BAITH
BANG
BANGS
BANI
BANT
BANTAM
BAWD
BAWDY
BAWN
BAWTIE
BAWTY
BHAT
BIDDY
BING
BIRTH
BIRTHDAY
BIRTHRATE
BRAD
BRAE
BRAT
BRAY
BRAYED
BRAYING
BREAST
BRED
BREDE
BREE
BREED
BREY
BREYED
BREYS
BROD
BROG
BROGAN
BROGH
CANG
CANOE
CANOED
CANOER
CARGO
CARGOED
CART
CARTS
CASE
CAST
CATS
CEAS
CEASE
CEDAR
CEDARN
CEDE
CEDER
CEDRATE
CELESTA
CELS
CELT
CERATE
CERATED
CERATIN
CERO
CESTA
CETE
COAST
COAT
COATS
CODA
CODE
CODEIA
CODEIN
CODEINA
CODER
COED
CONGA
CONGAED
CONGAS
CONGRATS
CONGREE
CONGREED
CONGREEING
CONGREET
CONGREETING
CORD
CORDATE
CORDATELY
CORE
CORED
COREY
COREYS
CORN
CYST
DABBING
DABS
DAINT
DANG
DANGS
DANT
DARB
DARE
DARG
DARI
DARN
DART
DARTED
DATE
DATED
DATER
DATING
DATINGS
DAWD
DAWDING
DAWED
DAWING
DAWN
DAWT
DAWTED
DAWTIE
DAWTING
DEACON
DEAD
DEADER
DEADEYE
DEADEYES
DEAN
DEAR
DEARE
DEARED
DEARN
DEARTH
DEATH
DEATHLY
DEATHY
DECAGON
DECEASE
DECEIT
DECERN
DECO
DECOR
DECORATE
DECORATED
DECORATING
DEEING
DEELY
DEER
DEET
DEITY
DELE
DELES
DELO
DELOS
DELS
DELT
DELTA
DELTAS
DELVE
DELVES
DERAT
DERATE
DERATED
DERATING
DERATINGS
DERAY
DERAYED
DERAYING
DERN
DERO
DETECT
DETECTS
DETER
DEWAN
DEWANI
DEWING
DEWY
DEYS
DHARNA
DHARNAS
DIBBS
DING
DOAT
DOATS
DOCS
DOER
DOETH
DONA
DONAS
DONG
DONGA
DONGAS
DORB
DORE
DOREE
DRAT
DRAY
DRAYED
DRAYING
DREAR
DREE
DREEING
DREY
DREYS
DWANG
DWANGS
DYAD
DYED
DYING
DYINGS
EARD
EARED
EARN
EARTH
EASE
EASEL
EASELED
EASELS
EAST
EASY
EATER
EATH
EATHE
EATHLY
EATING
EATINGS
EATS
ECOD
EELS
EELY
EHING
EINA
ELECT
ELECTS
ELHI
ELOGY
ELVES
EOAN
ERGO
ERGON
ERODE
ESCAR
ESTRAGON
ETAT
ETHE
ETHOS
ETHYL
ETHYLS
EVOHE
EVOS
EYED
EYEHOLE
EYEHOLES
EYEING
EYELET
EYELETING
EYER
EYES
EYING
GAED
GAMP
GAMPS
GAMY
GANG
GAOL
GAOLED
GAOLS
GAPS
GAPY
GART
GASCON
GASP
GASPY
GAST
GATH
GATS
GAYS
GHAT
GIANT
GIANTLY
GIDDY
GIDDYING
GNAR
GNAT
GNATS
GNAW
GNAWED
GOAS
GOAT
GOATS
GODET
GODETIA
GOER
GOETY
GOEY
GOLE
GOLES
GONG
GORA
GORE
GORED
GOSLET
GOTH
GOTHITE
GOVS
GOYS
GRACE
GRACED
GRACES
GRAD
GRADE
GRADELY
GRAN
GRAT
GRATE
GRATED
GRATIN
GRATING
GRATINGS
GRAY
GRAYED
GRAYING
GREASE
GREASY
GREAT
GREATS
GRECE
GRECES
GREE
GREECE
GREECES
GREED
GREEDY
GREEING
GREET
GREETING
GREETINGS
GREY
GREYED
GREYEST
GREYS
GROAN
GROAT
GROATS
GRODY
GROG
GYBING
HADE
HADRON
HAED
HAET
HARD
HARDY
HARE
HARED
HARN
HARO
HART
HATE
HATED
HATER
HATH
HATING
HAYED
HAYING
HAYINGS
HEDER
HEDERA
HEDERATED
HEED
HEEDY
HELE
HELES
HELO
HELOS
HELOT
HELVE
HELVES
HETE
HETERO
HETEROCYST
HETING
HEYED
HEYS
HIANT
HIED
HING
HINGS
HINT
HIYA
HOAGY
HOAS
HOGS
HOGTIE
HOGTIED
HOLE
HOLED
HOLES
HOLEY
HOLEYER
HOLEYEST
HOLS
HOLT
HOLY
HOTLY
HOVE
HOVEL
HOVELED
HOVELS
HOVES
HOYA
HOYAS
HOYS
HYED
HYEING
HYES
HYLE
HYLES
IDANT
INBY
INGO
INGOT
INTO
IRADE
IRATE
IRATELY
IRATER
ITAS
ITERATE
ITERATED
LECANORA
LEEAR
LEED
LEER
LEET
LEST
LEVO
LEVY
LEYS
LOAM
LOAMY
LOATH
LOATHE
LOATHED
LOATHING
LOATHINGS
LOATHY
LOGS
LOGY
LOTA
LOTAS
LOTH
LOTI
LOVE
LOVES
LOVEY
LOVEYS
LOYS
LYCEA
LYCEE
LYES
LYSE
MAGOT
MAGS
MAPS
MATH
MATIN
MATING
MATINGS
MATLO
MATLOS
MAYO
MAYOS
MAYS
NABBING
NABS
NAETHING
NAETHINGS
NAGOR
NAIN
NATS
NGATI
NIECE
NIECES
NIED
NITE
NITER
NODATED
NODE
OAST
OATH
OATS
OCAS
OCEAN
OCELOT
OCTA
OCTAN
OCTAS
ODAH
ODEA
OGAM
OGRE
OHED
OHIA
OHING
OLEIN
OLES
OLESTRA
ORAD
ORATE
ORATED
ORATING
OVEL
OVELS
PATH
PATHED
PATHING
PATHOS
PATIN
PATINA
PATLY
PAYS
PYAS
PYAT
PYOT
RACE
RACED
RACER
RACES
RACON
RACY
RADE
RADON
RANG
RARE
RARED
RAREE
RASE
RAST
RATE
RATED
RATEL
RATELS
RATER
RATH
RATHE
RATHOLE
RATHOLES
RATING
RATINGS
RATS
RAYED
RAYING
REACT
REACTS
REAN
REAR
REAST
RECAST
RECOAT
RECOATS
RECODE
RECON
RECS
RECTA
REDATE
REDATED
REDATING
REDE
REDEYE
REDEYES
REDO
REDON
REDYE
REDYED
REED
REEDY
REEL
REELECT
REELECTS
REELS
RETE
RETIA
RETIE
RETIED
RETINA
RETINT
RETITLE
RETITLED
RETITLES
RETYING
ROAN
ROAR
ROAST
ROCS
RODE
ROED
RONG
SAGO
SAGOS
SAGS
SAGY
SAMP
SAMPS
SANG
SANGH
SANGHAT
SANGO
SAPS
SARGO
SATI
SATIETY
SATIN
SATING
SAYS
SCAG
SCAN
SCAR
SCART
SCAT
SCEAT
SCODY
SCOG
SCORE
SCORED
SCORN
SCYE
SECEDE
SECEDER
SECERN
SECO
SECT
SELE
SELECT
SELECTA
SELS
SLED
SLEE
SLEER
SLEET
SLEETING
SLEETY
SLEY
SLEYS
SLOG
SLOGS
SLOT
SLOTH
SLOTHED
SLOTHING
SLOVE
SLYER
SLYEST
SOAP
SOAPS
SOAPY
SOGS
SOLE
SOLED
SOLEI
SOLEIN
SOLES
SOLVE
SOLVES
SOTH
SOYA
SOYAS
SPAG
SPAM
SPAS
SPAT
SPATHE
SPATHED
SPAY
SPAYS
STAG
STANG
STAR
STRAE
STRAG
STRANG
SYCE
SYCEE
SYED
SYEING
SYMPATHIN
SYMPATHY
TACE
TACES
TACET
TACO
TAED
TAGS
TAHR
TAMP
TAMPS
TANG
TANGO
TANGOED
TANREC
TANRECS
TAOS
TAPS
TARDO
TARDY
TARDYING
TARE
TARED
TARN
TARO
TAROC
TAROCS
TART
TARTED
TARTY
TASLET
TATE
TATER
TATH
TATHED
TATHING
TATIE
TAYS
TEAD
TEADE
TEAR
TEARED
TEAS
TEASE
TEASEL
TEASELED
TEASELS
TEAT
TEATED
TEATS
TECS
TECTA
TEDDING
TEDY
TEED
TEEING
TEEL
TEELS
TEER
TELE
TELECAST
TELES
TELOS
TELS
TELT
TERN
TEWING
TEWIT
THAE
THAR
THAT
THECA
THECAE
THEE
THEED
THEIN
THELVES
THETA
THETE
THEY
THIN
THING
THINGAMY
THINGS
THINGY
THIR
THOLE
THOLED
THOLES
THRAE
THREAT
THREATS
THREE
THRO
THROAT
THROATS
THROE
THROED
THRONG
TIED
TING
TINGS
TINT
TITE
TITELY
TITER
TITHE
TITHED
TITLE
TITLED
TITLES
TOGA
TOGAS
TOGS
TOLE
TOLED
TOLEDO
TOLES
TOSA
TOSAS
TOYS
TRACE
TRACED
TRACER
TRACES
TRAD
TRADE
TRADER
TRAT
TRAY
TSAR
TWAIN
TWANG
TWANGS
TWANGY
TWIN
TWIT
TYDE
TYED
TYIN
TYING
TYTE
TYTHE
TYTHED
TYTHING
VELE
VELETA
VEST
VESTA
VLEI
VOLE
VOLED
VOLES
VOLET
VOLS
VOLT
VOLTA
VOLTI
VOTING
VOTINGS
WABS
WADD
WADDING
WADDY
WADDYING
WADE
WADI
WADING
WADY
WAID
WAIN
WAIT
WAITE
WAITED
WAITER
WANG
WANGS
WANT
WEAR
WEARED
WEDDING
WETA
WEYARD
WIEL
WIELS
WING
WINGS
WINGY
WINTLE
WINTLED
WINTLES
WITE
WITED
WITH
WITHE
WITHED
WITHY
WYTE
WYTED
WYTING
YAGS
YAPS
YARD
YARE
YARN
YATE
YEAD
YEAH
YEAN
YEAR
YEARD
YEARN
YEAS
YEAST
YEDE
YEED
YELT
YERD
YEST
YETI
YITE
YOGA
YOGAS

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

Yesterday's Strands Answers — February 12, 2025

  • Theme: "Don't stop believin'"
  • Spangram: JOURNEY

Theme words:

GIRL LONELY MIDNIGHT SMALL TOOK TOWN TRAIN WORLD

See the full page for yesterday: Strands Answers — February 12, 2025

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