Strands Answers in Order June 27, 2025 #656, Hints, and Tips

Here are the NYT Strands answers in order for June 27, 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: "Playing dirty"
  • Category nudge: Think about playing dirty
  • Theme words count: 7 words to find
  • First letters of theme words: B, F, M, R, S, S, T
  • Tip: Match colors to confirm words before moving on.

Today's Spangram

SPANGRAM: SANDBOXTOYS

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

Theme connection: This word relates to "Playing dirty" and connects all theme words.

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

Theme Words:

BUCKET FUNNEL MOLD RAKE SHOVEL SIFTER TRUCK

All Valid Solutions (794 words):

AERIFY
AERO
AFIRE
AFTER
AFTERS
AIMS
AIRER
AIRS
AIRT
AIRTS
AITS
ANDRO
ANKER
ANKERITE
ANKERITES
ANKERS
ANTE
ANTRE
ANTS
AREFY
ARET
ARETS
ASTEISM
ASTER
ASTERIA
ASTERISK
ASTERISM
ASTERT
ATOC
ATRIA
BOET
BOHS
BOKE
BOLE
BOLES
BORA
BORAK
BORAX
BORD
BORE
BORER
BORERS
BORK
BORT
BOSH
BOUN
BOUT
BOXEN
BRAE
BRAISE
BRAISES
BRAK
BRAKE
BRAT
BREAK
BREI
BREIS
BREIST
BREISTS
BRER
BRERS
BROKE
BROKEN
BUCK
BUCKET
BUCKO
BUFO
BUFOS
BUNCO
BUNK
BUNKO
BUNN
BUNNET
BUNT
BUOY
BUOYS
BUYER
BUYERS
BUYS
CLOD
CLOSE
CLOSER
CLOSES
CLOSEST
CLOSET
CLOSETS
COARB
COAT
COAX
COFT
COTE
COTES
COTISE
COTISES
COTS
COVE
COVES
COVEY
COVEYS
COYER
COYEST
COYS
CREAK
CRIER
CRIM
CRIMS
CRIS
CRISE
CRISES
CRIT
CRITS
CRUS
CRUST
CRUSTA
CUKE
CURE
CURER
CURET
CURETS
CURIA
CURIAE
CURIE
CURIET
CURIETS
CURITE
CURITES
CURS
CURST
CURT
CURTER
CUTE
CUTER
CUTS
DOMIER
DOMS
DORE
DORM
DORMIE
DORMS
DORS
DORSE
DORSES
DORT
DORTIER
DORTS
DORTY
DOSE
DOSER
DOSES
DOST
DRAFT
DRAFTER
DRAFTERS
DRAFTIER
DRAFTS
DRAFTY
DRAKE
DRAT
DREK
DREKS
EARD
EFTS
EIKS
ENNUYE
ENUF
ERKS
EROS
ERST
ESES
ESKER
ESKERS
ESTER
ESTERS
ESTOC
ESTRO
ESTROS
ESTS
ETAS
ETEN
ETNA
ETNAS
EVOS
EXTRA
EXTRAIT
EXTRAITS
EYER
EYERS
EYES
EYOT
EYOTS
FAIK
FAIKS
FAIR
FAIRER
FAIRS
FAKE
FAKER
FAKERS
FARD
FARE
FARER
FARERS
FARO
FART
FEAR
FEAT
FEIS
FEIST
FEISTS
FEISTY
FERIA
FERITY
FETA
FETAS
FETS
FETUS
FIAR
FIAT
FIER
FIERS
FIKE
FIRE
FIRER
FIRK
FIRKS
FIRS
FIRST
FISK
FIST
FISTS
FISTY
FITS
FOES
FOHS
FOLEY
FOLEYS
FOUTRA
FOUTRE
FOYER
FOYERS
FOYS
FUEL
FUNK
FUNNEL
HOES
HOLE
HOLES
HOLEY
HOLEYER
HOLEYEST
HOLS
HOUT
HOVE
HOVEL
HOVELS
HOVES
IFTAR
IRKS
KAFIR
KAFIRS
KAFS
KAIE
KAIF
KAIFS
KAIK
KAIKS
KAIM
KAIMS
KAIS
KAISER
KARO
KART
KEFIR
KEFIRS
KEFS
KEIR
KEIRS
KEISTER
KEKS
KENNEL
KENNET
KENT
KENTE
KERB
KERO
KETA
KETAS
KETE
KETS
KIEF
KIEFS
KIER
KIERS
KIFS
KIRK
KIRS
KIRTAN
KIRTANS
KIST
KISTS
KITE
KITER
KITERS
KITES
KITS
KNELT
KNUB
KNUT
KORA
KORAI
KORAT
KORE
KRAFT
KRAFTS
KRAIT
KRAITS
KRIS
KRISES
KURI
KURIS
KURTA
KURTAS
KUTA
KUTAS
LENT
LESES
LEST
LESTS
LEVO
LEVY
LEYS
LORE
LORES
LOSE
LOSER
LOSES
LOSH
LOST
LOUN
LOUT
LOVE
LOVES
LOVEY
LOVEYS
MIAOU
MIFTY
MIKE
MIRE
MIRK
MIRKER
MIRKS
MIRS
MISE
MISER
MISES
MISFARE
MISO
MIST
MISTER
MISTS
MISTY
MITE
MITER
MITERS
MITES
MITRE
MITRES
MITY
MOLD
MORE
MORES
MORS
MORSE
MORSES
MORT
MORTIFY
MORTISE
MORTISES
MORTS
MOSE
MOSES
MOSEY
MOSEYS
MOSK
MOST
MOSTE
MOSTS
NASUTE
NATS
NATURE
NATURISM
NATURIST
NATURISTS
NENE
NETE
NEXT
NUBUCK
OAFS
OAKER
OAKERS
OCTA
OFTER
OKTA
OLES
OLMS
OMIT
OMITS
ORES
ORTS
OSES
OSIER
OSIERS
OSTIA
OUTFIRE
OUTFIT
OUTFITS
OUTRAISE
OUTRAISES
OUTRE
OUTRO
OVEL
OVELS
OXEN
OYER
OYERS
OYES
OYESES
OYSTER
OYSTERS
RAFT
RAFTER
RAFTERS
RAFTS
RAIK
RAIKS
RAIS
RAISE
RAISER
RAISES
RAIT
RAITS
RAKE
RAKER
RAKERS
RATO
RATU
REAK
REAR
REFIT
REFITS
REFS
REFT
REIF
REIFS
REIFY
REIK
REIKS
REIS
REISES
REIST
REISTS
REITER
REITERS
RERAISE
RERAISES
RERISE
RERISES
RESIFT
RESIFTS
RESIT
RESITS
RESOD
RESOLD
REST
RESTIER
RESTO
RESTOCK
RESTS
RESTY
RETIA
RETIE
RETIRE
RETIRER
RETRIM
RETRIMS
RETS
RIFE
RIFER
RIFS
RIFT
RIFTE
RIFTS
RIFTY
RIMOSE
RIMS
RISE
RISER
RISES
RISK
RISKER
RITE
RITES
RITS
ROKE
ROMS
ROSE
ROSES
ROSET
ROSETS
ROSETY
ROSIER
ROSIERS
ROSIT
ROSITS
ROST
ROSTI
ROSTS
RUCK
RUCKS
RUSA
RUST
RUTS
SAND
SANDBOX
SANK
SANT
SANTERA
SANTERIA
SANTERO
SANTUR
SATE
SELS
SEROSITY
SERS
SESE
SESEY
SETOUT
SETS
SEYS
SHOE
SHOES
SHOUT
SHOVE
SHOVEL
SHOVES
SIFT
SIFTER
SIFTS
SIKE
SIKER
SIRE
SIRKAR
SIRS
SITE
SITES
SITS
SKEAR
SKER
SKERS
SKET
SKETS
SKIER
SKIERS
SKIM
SKIMO
SKIRT
SKIRTER
SKIRTS
SKIT
SKITE
SKITES
SKITS
SLEY
SLEYS
SLOB
SLOE
SLOES
SLOVE
SMIR
SMIRK
SMIRKER
SMIRS
SMIT
SMITE
SMITER
SMITES
SMITS
SMORE
SMORES
SOLD
SOLE
SOLES
SOLVE
SOLVES
SOMITE
SOMITES
SORE
SORES
SOREST
SORT
SORTES
SORTIE
SORTS
SOUCT
SOUT
SOUTAR
SOVS
SRIS
STAND
STANK
STEAK
STEAR
STEARD
STEROL
STEY
STIE
STIM
STIMS
STIR
STIRE
STIRK
STIRKS
STIRS
STOA
STOAE
STOAI
STOAT
STOCK
STOCKTAKE
STOT
STOUN
STOUT
STOVE
STOVES
STREAK
STRIA
STRIAE
STRIFE
STRIFT
STRIFTS
STRIKE
STRIKER
STRUCK
STUCK
STUCKS
STURE
STYE
STYES
SUCK
SUCKER
SUCKET
SUCKIER
SUCKS
SUCRE
SUCRIER
SUKS
SURE
SURER
SYES
TAIS
TAIT
TAITS
TAKE
TAKER
TAKERS
TANK
TANKA
TANKARD
TANKER
TANKERS
TANS
TARE
TARO
TAROK
TAXOR
TEAK
TEAR
TEAT
TEFS
TENE
TENNE
TENUE
TENUTO
TERAI
TERAIS
TERM
TERMS
TEXT
TIAR
TIER
TIERS
TIFT
TIKE
TIRE
TOCK
TOFT
TOFTS
TOTE
TOTER
TOTERS
TOTES
TOTS
TOUN
TOUT
TOYER
TOYERS
TOYS
TRAIK
TRAIKS
TRAIT
TRAITS
TREAT
TREF
TREFA
TREIF
TREIFA
TREK
TREKS
TRES
TRET
TRETS
TREY
TREYS
TRIE
TRIER
TRIKE
TRIM
TRIMS
TRIST
TRISTE
TRITE
TRITER
TRITES
TROD
TROKE
TRUCK
TRUCKER
TRUCKIE
TRUCKS
TSORES
TSURIS
TSURISES
TUCK
TUCKER
TUCKERBOX
TUCKERS
TUCKET
TUCKS
TUNE
TUNNEL
TURK
TURKIS
TURKISES
TURKS
TUYER
TUYERS
TYER
TYERS
TYES
UCKERS
UFOS
UNCO
UNCOY
UNCUT
UNKENT
UNKET
UNLET
UREA
URITE
URITES
URSA
UTAS
UTERI
VEST
VESTS
VOAR
VOES
VOLE
VOLES
VOLS
VOTE
VOTER
VOTERS
VOTES
YESES
YESK
YEST
YESTER
YESTS
YETI
YETIS
YOCK
YUCK
YUCKO

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

Yesterday's Strands Answers — June 26, 2025

  • Theme: "Fowl business"
  • Spangram: GAMEBIRDS

Theme words:

GOOSE GROUSE PARTRIDGE PHEASANT QUAIL TURKEY

See the full page for yesterday: Strands Answers — June 26, 2025

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