Today's Strands Hints (No Spoilers)
- Category nudge: Think about and here's the kicker ...
- Theme words count: 5 words to find
- First letters of theme words: D, F, G, M, S
- Tip: Match colors to confirm words before moving on.
Today's Spangram
Note: The spangram ties the theme together and crosses the grid.
Theme connection: This word relates to "And here's the kicker ..." and connects all theme words.
Today's Answers — Full Word List (In Order)
Theme Words:
DEFENDER
FORWARD
GOALKEEPER
MIDFIELDER
STRIKER
All Valid Solutions (665 words):
ADORE
ADORED
ADRED
ALEC
ALECK
ALEE
ALERT
ALERTED
ALERTER
ALERTS
ALEW
ALKO
ALOE
ARAR
ARCCOS
ARCKED
ARCO
ARDOR
AREA
AREAL
AREOLA
AREOLE
AREW
AROW
ARREEDE
ARROW
AWARD
AWARE
AWEE
AWEEL
CEDE
CEDER
CEDI
CEES
CEPE
CEPS
CERE
CERED
CERT
CERTES
CERTS
CODA
CODDER
CODE
CODED
CODEN
CODER
COED
CORD
CORDED
CORE
CORED
CORRAL
CORREA
COSE
COSMID
COWAL
COWARD
COWER
COWK
COWKED
CRARE
CRAW
CRORE
CROW
CROWEA
CROWER
CROWKEEPER
DARE
DARRE
DARRED
DAWK
DECK
DECKEL
DECKER
DECKLE
DECO
DECODE
DECODED
DECODER
DECOS
DEED
DEEDER
DEEK
DEEM
DEEMS
DEEN
DEEP
DEEPER
DEEPS
DEER
DEES
DEFEND
DEFENDER
DEFI
DEFIED
DEFIER
DEFILE
DEFILER
DEFORCE
DEFORCER
DEID
DEIDER
DEIDEST
DEIF
DEIFER
DEIFEST
DEIFIER
DEIL
DEKE
DEME
DEMES
DENE
DEODAR
DEODARA
DERE
DERIDE
DERIDER
DERIDERS
DERIDES
DERO
DERRO
DESI
DESTRIER
DIDIE
DIED
DIEDRE
DIEL
DIME
DIMER
DIMES
DIMP
DIMPS
DIMS
DIRE
DIREST
DIRK
DIRKE
DIRL
DIRT
DIRTED
DIRTS
DOCK
DOCKED
DOCKER
DODDER
DODO
DODOES
DODOS
DOEN
DOER
DOES
DORAD
DORE
DOREE
DORR
DORRED
DOSE
DOWAR
DOWEL
DOWER
DRAW
DRAWEE
DRAWER
DREE
DREED
DREIDL
DREST
DRIED
DRIER
DROW
EALE
ECCE
ECCO
ECOD
ECOS
EDDO
EDDOES
EDIFIED
EDIFIER
EDILE
EERIE
EIDE
EIDER
EIDERS
EILD
EKED
EKLOGITE
EKLOGITES
ELDER
ELDERS
ELDEST
ELFED
ELIDE
ELIDES
ELOGIST
EMCEE
EMCEED
EMCEES
EMEER
EMES
EMIR
EMIRS
ENDED
ENDER
EPEE
ERED
ERODE
ERODED
ERRED
ERROR
ERRS
ERST
ETRIER
EWKED
FECK
FECKED
FEDORA
FEED
FEEDER
FEEN
FEER
FEERIE
FEME
FEMS
FEND
FENDED
FENDER
FEOD
FERREL
FERRIED
FEST
FETS
FIELD
FIELDER
FIELDERS
FIER
FIERE
FILE
FILER
FIRE
FIRED
FIRES
FIRK
FIRS
FIRST
FLIED
FLIER
FLIR
FODDER
FOEN
FOES
FORA
FORCE
FORCER
FORD
FORDED
FORDO
FORDOES
FORE
FOREDO
FOREDOES
FORRAD
FORWARD
FRECKLE
FREE
FREED
FREER
FREES
FREMD
FRET
FRETS
FRIED
FRIER
GIRT
GIRTED
GIRTS
GIST
GITE
GITES
GITS
GLARE
GLEE
GLEED
GLEEK
GLEEKED
GLEI
GOAL
GOALKEEPER
GOEL
GOER
GOLE
IDEE
IDEES
IDEM
IDES
IDLE
IDLER
IMPED
IMPEDE
IMPEDER
IMPERIL
IMPS
IRED
IRES
KECK
KECKED
KECKLE
KEEF
KEEFS
KEEK
KEEKED
KEEKER
KEEL
KEELER
KEEP
KEEPER
KEEPS
KEIR
KEIRS
KEMP
KEMPED
KEMPER
KEMPS
KEREL
KERF
KERFED
KIRS
KIST
KISTED
KITE
KITED
KITER
KITERS
KITES
KITS
KOEL
KOLA
KREEP
KREEPS
KWELA
LAER
LARE
LAREE
LAWER
LAWK
LEAR
LEEAR
LEED
LEEK
LEER
LEERED
LEEWARD
LEIR
LEIRED
LEIRS
LEKE
LERE
LERED
LIED
LIEDER
LIER
LIFE
LIFER
LIFERS
LIFES
LIRE
LOKE
MECK
MEDII
MEED
MEEK
MEEKER
MEER
MEES
MERDE
MERE
MEREL
MERI
MERIL
MERK
MERL
MERLE
MIDFIELD
MIDFIELDER
MIDFIELDERS
MIDI
MIRE
MIRED
MIRES
MIRK
MIRKER
MIRS
NEED
NEEDED
NEEDER
NEFS
OCKER
ODDER
ODOR
ODORED
OGLE
OGLER
OLEA
ORAD
ORDO
ORDOS
ORRA
OWER
OWRE
PECK
PECKE
PECKED
PECKER
PEECE
PEED
PEEK
PEER
PEERIE
PERDIE
PERE
PERI
PERIL
PESO
RALE
RARE
RAREE
RAWER
REAL
REALER
REALO
RECCE
RECCED
RECCEED
RECCES
RECCO
RECCOS
RECEDE
RECK
RECKED
RECODE
RECODED
RECORD
RECORDED
REDD
REDDEN
REDE
REDED
REDEEM
REDEEMS
REDID
REDO
REDOCK
REDOCKED
REDOES
REDOS
REDOWA
REED
REEDE
REEDEN
REEDER
REEDIER
REEF
REEFED
REEFS
REEK
REEKED
REEKER
REEL
REELER
REEN
REES
REFILE
REFIRE
REFIRED
REFRIED
REIF
REIFIED
REIFIER
REIRD
REKE
REKED
RELIDE
RELIE
RELIED
REMEID
REMS
REPS
RESIT
REST
RESTRIKE
RETREE
RETREES
RETRIED
RETRIM
RETRIMS
RETS
REWARD
REWORD
REWORDED
REWORE
RIDE
RIDER
RIDERS
RIDES
RIEL
RIEM
RIEMS
RIFE
RIFER
RIFEST
RIFLE
RIFLER
RIGOL
RILE
RIME
RIMED
RIMER
RIMES
RIMS
RISE
RISER
RITE
RITES
RITS
ROCK
ROCKED
ROCKER
RODE
RODED
RODEO
RODEOED
RODEOS
ROED
RORE
ROWEL
ROWER
SECCO
SECEDE
SECEDER
SECKEL
SECKLE
SECO
SEDILE
SEED
SEEDER
SEEDIER
SEEK
SEEKER
SEEM
SEEMED
SEEMER
SEER
SEME
SEMEE
SEMI
SEMIE
SEMPER
SERF
SERIF
SERK
SERR
SERRE
SERRED
SERRIED
SIGLA
SIKE
SIKER
SITE
SITED
SMEE
SMEEK
SMERK
SMIR
SMIRK
SMIRKER
SMIRR
SMIRRED
SMIRRS
SMIRS
SOCCER
SOCK
SOCKED
SODDEN
SPEC
SPECK
SPECKED
SPECKLE
SPED
SPEED
SPEEDER
SPEEDIER
SPEER
SPEIL
SPEIR
STED
STIR
STREEK
STREEKED
STREEKER
STREEL
STRIDE
STRIDER
STRIFE
STRIG
STRIKE
STRIKER
TEDIER
TERF
TERRIFIED
TERRIFIER
TIKE
TRECK
TRECKED
TREE
TREED
TREES
TREF
TREIF
TREK
TREMIE
TRES
TRIDE
TRIE
TRIED
TRIER
TRIFID
TRIFLE
TRIFLER
TRIG
TRIGO
TRIKE
TRIM
TRIMER
TRIMS
TRIREME
TRIREMES
WALE
WALER
WALK
WALKED
WALKER
WARD
WARE
WARRE
WARRED
WEAL
WEAR
WEEK
WEEKE
WEEL
WEER
WELK
WELKE
WELKED
WELKT
WOCK
WORD
WORDED
WORE
WORRAL
WORREL
WRECK
WRECKED
WRECKER
Note: Words are listed alphabetically. The game may present them in different order based on discovery.
Yesterday's Strands Answers — May 29, 2025
- Theme: "It's a little buggy"
- Spangram: INSECT
Theme words:
BUTTERFLY
DRAGONFLY
FLEA
HORNET
MANTIS
MOTH
WASP
See the full page for yesterday: Strands Answers — May 29, 2025
