Strands Answers in Order September 09, 2025 #721, Hints, and Tips

Here are the NYT Strands answers in order for September 09, 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: "No gray area"
  • Category nudge: Think about no gray area
  • Theme words count: 6 words to find
  • First letters of theme words: D, D, N, O, P, P
  • Tip: Match colors to confirm words before moving on.

Today's Spangram

SPANGRAM: BLACKANDWHITE

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

Theme connection: This word relates to "No gray area" and connects all theme words.

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

Theme Words:

DICE DOMINO NEWSPAPER ORCA PENGUIN PIANO

All Valid Solutions (890 words):

ACAI
ACED
ACER
ACES
ACID
ACINI
ACKNEW
ACNE
ACNED
ACNODAL
ACNODE
ACRE
ACRED
ACRES
AEON
AGEE
AGER
AGES
AGIN
AGREE
AIDOI
AIKONA
AKIN
ALCADE
ALCAIC
ALCID
ALCO
ANCE
ANCON
ANCONOID
ANERGIA
ANERGIAS
ANEW
ANNO
ANNONA
ANNOUNCE
ANNOUNCED
ANNOUNCER
ANNOUNCES
ANODAL
ANODE
ANODIC
ANON
ANOPIA
ANTE
ANTI
ANTIRED
ANTRE
ANURAN
APED
APER
APERT
APES
APIAN
APING
APPAID
APPAL
APPEAR
APPEARED
APPEARER
APPEND
APPENDED
APPS
APPUI
APRES
APSE
ARCED
ARCO
ARED
AREDD
AREDE
AREG
ARENA
AREPA
AREPAS
ARERE
ARES
AREW
ARIOT
ARPA
ARPAS
ARTI
ASEA
ASPER
AWEE
AWES
BACK
BACON
BAIL
BALD
BIPACK
BLACK
BLAD
BLIP
BLIPPED
CABILDO
CACA
CADE
CADENCE
CADENCED
CADENCES
CADI
CAID
CAIN
CANE
CANED
CANER
CANID
CANN
CANNED
CANNER
CANNON
CANOE
CANT
CANTO
CANTOR
CANTRED
CAPA
CAPE
CAPED
CAPER
CAPI
CAPO
CAPON
CAPPED
CAPPER
CARE
CARED
CAREEN
CARER
CARES
CARN
CAROTENE
CARP
CARPI
CARPING
CARPS
CART
CARTE
CARTON
CAWS
CEDE
CEDED
CEDER
CEPS
CERE
CERED
CERES
CERGE
CERGES
CERITE
CERNE
CERNED
CERO
CERT
CION
CLAD
CLAP
CLAPPED
CLAPPER
CLIP
CLIPPED
CLIPPER
CNIDA
CODA
CODDER
CODE
CODED
COIN
COIR
COIT
CONCEDE
CONCEDER
CONCEDO
COND
CONDO
CONDOM
CONE
CONI
CONIA
CONIC
CONICAL
CONOID
CONOIDAL
CONTE
CONTRA
CONTREDANCE
CORE
CORED
CORER
COTE
CRAN
CRANE
CRARE
CRARES
CRAW
CRAWS
CREANT
CRED
CREE
CRENA
CREPANCE
CREPING
CREPON
CREW
CREWE
CREWED
CREWS
CRIT
CRONE
CRONET
DACE
DACK
DAIKON
DALI
DANCE
DANCED
DANIO
DANK
DAPPED
DAPPER
DECAD
DECADE
DECADENCE
DECADENCES
DECANE
DECANI
DECANOIC
DECANT
DECARE
DECARES
DECERN
DECO
DECOR
DECREE
DECREW
DECREWS
DEPURANT
DERE
DERES
DERN
DERO
DEWED
DIAPER
DICE
DICED
DICK
DIKA
DINO
DOCK
DOMINANCE
DOMINICAL
DOMINICK
DOMINO
DONA
EARCON
EARED
EARN
EARNED
EARNER
ECAD
ECARTE
ECOD
ECRU
EDDO
ENCINA
ENCODE
ENCODED
ENCOMION
ENDED
ENDEW
ENEW
ENEWS
ENGRACE
ENGRACES
ENNUI
ENOKI
ENRACE
ENRACES
ENTIRE
ENURE
ENURES
EOAN
ERED
ERES
ERNE
ERNED
ETNA
EWER
EWES
GAIN
GAPE
GAPER
GAPES
GAPPER
GAPS
GASP
GASPER
GEAN
GEAR
GEARE
GEARED
GERE
GERNE
GERNED
GINN
GIPS
GRACE
GRACED
GRACES
GRAN
GRANT
GRANTOR
GRECE
GRECES
GREE
GREEN
GREN
GRENADE
GREW
GREWED
GREWS
GUNNED
GUNNER
GUNNERA
GURN
GURNED
HEDER
HEDERA
HEDONIC
HEWED
HEWER
HEWN
HIRE
HIRED
HIRER
ICED
ICON
IKAN
IKON
INANE
INANER
INCEDE
INDEW
INDEWED
INIA
INURE
INURED
INURES
INURN
INURNED
IODIC
IODIN
IONIC
IPPON
IRED
IRON
IRONE
IURE
KADE
KADI
KAID
KAIL
KAIN
KALI
KALIAN
KANE
KAPA
KAPPA
KINA
KIND
KINDED
KINO
KNAP
KNEW
KOAN
KOAP
KOPPA
KOURA
LABIA
LACK
LACONIC
LADINO
LAKIN
LAPPED
LAPPER
LIPA
LIPO
LIPPED
LIPPEN
LIPPER
MINA
MINCE
MINCED
MIND
MINDED
MINI
MINICAB
MINO
MODE
MONA
MONACID
MONAD
MONDE
MONO
MONODIC
MONODICAL
NACRE
NACRED
NACRES
NACRITE
NAIAD
NAIK
NAIL
NAIN
NANCE
NANE
NAOI
NAPA
NAPE
NAPED
NAPKIN
NAPPA
NAPPE
NAPPED
NAPPER
NARC
NARCO
NARE
NARES
NEAR
NEARED
NEARER
NEEP
NEEPS
NERITE
NEWED
NEWER
NEWS
NEWSPAPER
NEWSPAPERED
NICAD
NICE
NICK
NIDAL
NIGER
NIP
NIPA
NIPAS
NIPS
NOCK
NODAL
NODDER
NODE
NODI
NODICAL
NOIR
NONA
NONCE
NONCES
NONCORE
NONE
NONG
NONGREEN
NONI
NONPAID
NOPAL
NOPE
NORI
NORITE
NOTE
NOUN
NOUP
OARED
OCEAN
OCREA
OCREAE
ODAL
ODDER
ODIC
OKAPI
ONCE
ONCER
ONCES
ONER
ONNED
OPAL
OPED
OPEN
OPERA
OPERANT
OPERON
OPPUGN
OPPUGNED
OPPUGNER
ORANT
ORCA
OUNCE
OUNCES
OUPA
OUPED
OURARI
OURN
PAAL
PACA
PACE
PACED
PACK
PACO
PADI
PAGE
PAGEANT
PAGER
PAGES
PAID
PAIK
PAIL
PAIN
PAINIM
PAIOCK
PANCE
PAND
PANDER
PANE
PANED
PANIC
PANICK
PANIM
PANNE
PANNED
PANNER
PAPE
PAPER
PAPERED
PAPERER
PAPES
PAPS
PASE
PASEAR
PASEARED
PEACE
PEACED
PEAN
PEAR
PEARCE
PEARCED
PEARE
PEART
PECAN
PEEN
PENANCE
PENANCED
PENCE
PENCES
PEND
PENDED
PENGUIN
PENK
PENNA
PENNON
PERAEON
PERCE
PERCEANT
PERCED
PERCEN
PERCES
PERE
PEREA
PERES
PERI
PERITONEA
PERN
PERONE
PERP
PERPS
PERT
PEWIT
PEWS
PIAL
PIAN
PIANO
PIAS
PIBAL
PILA
PING
PINGER
PINNA
PINON
PINUP
POKAL
PONCE
PONCED
PONCES
PONE
PONG
PONGA
PONGAS
PONGEE
POPE
POPERA
POUNCE
POUNCED
POUNCER
POUNCES
POUPE
POUPED
POUR
POURED
POURER
PRAO
PREACE
PREACED
PRECEDE
PRECEDED
PREE
PREEN
PRENUP
PREP
PREPACK
PREPAID
PRERACE
PRERIOT
PRESA
PREWAR
PRUNE
PRUNED
PRUNER
PUGREE
PUNA
PUNCE
PUNCED
PUNCES
PUNG
PUNGA
PUNGAS
PUNNED
PUNNER
PURE
PURED
PUREE
PURER
PURES
PURGE
PURGES
RACE
RACED
RACER
RACES
RACON
RANEE
RANEES
RANT
RARE
RARED
RAREE
RARES
RAWER
RAWS
REAN
REAR
REARED
RECANE
RECANT
RECEDE
RECEDED
RECON
RECREANT
REDAN
REDCAP
REDD
REDE
REDED
REEN
REGAIN
REND
RENDED
RENGA
RENGAS
RENK
REPACK
REPAID
REPAND
REPIN
REPO
REPOUR
REPP
REPPS
REPS
REPUGN
REPURE
REPURES
RERAN
RERUN
REWAN
REWEAR
REWED
REWRITE
REWROTE
REWS
RIOT
RITE
ROAN
ROAR
ROARED
RONE
RONT
RONTE
ROTE
ROTI
RUGA
RUIN
RUING
RUNE
RUNED
RUNG
RUNNER
SAGE
SAGER
SAGUIN
SAIN
SAPPER
SAPPING
SEAN
SEAR
SEARCE
SEARCED
SEARE
SEARED
SEARER
SECANT
SECEDE
SECEDED
SECERN
SECO
SEEN
SEGNI
SEGNO
SEPIA
SERA
SERAC
SERE
SERED
SERENADE
SERENADED
SERER
SEWAN
SEWAR
SEWEN
SPAG
SPAIN
SPAING
SPEAN
SPEAR
SPEARED
SPEARER
SPEARGUN
SPEC
SPEW
SPIN
SPINONE
SPRED
SPREDD
SPREDDE
SPREE
SPREW
SPRUG
SPRUNG
SWAN
SWARE
SWART
SWEAR
SWEARER
SWEE
SWEEP
SWEEPING
SWEER
SWEERED
TENACE
TENACES
TENE
TENOR
TIRE
TIRED
TIRO
TOEA
TONE
TORA
TORAN
TORC
TORE
TORI
TRACE
TRACED
TRACER
TRACES
TREND
TRENDED
TREPAN
TREW
TRIO
TROCAR
TRON
TRONA
TRONE
UNAI
UNCART
UNCE
UNCEDED
UNCES
UNCO
UNCREWED
UNENDED
UNGAIN
UNGEAR
UNGEARED
UNGRACED
UNNAIL
UNOPEN
UNPACED
UNPACK
UNPAID
UNPEN
UNPOPE
UNPOPED
UNRACED
UNRED
UNREPAID
UPEND
UPENDED
UPON
URAO
URARE
URARI
UREA
URENA
URES
URGE
URGES
URNED
URPING
URPS
WAES
WANE
WANT
WARE
WARED
WARES
WARN
WARNED
WARNER
WARP
WARPAGE
WARPAGES
WARPING
WARPS
WART
WEAN
WEAR
WEARED
WEARER
WEDDER
WEEN
WEEP
WEEPING
WEEPS
WEER
WEES
WENA
WEND
WENDED
WENGE
WENGES
WENT
WERE
WERNERITE
WERO
WERT
WHIO
WHIR
WHIT
WHITE
WHITEN
WIRE
WIRED
WIRER
WITE
WREN
WRIT
WRITE
WROTE

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

Yesterday's Strands Answers — September 08, 2025

  • Theme: "One for the Trekkies"
  • Spangram: STARSHIPS

Theme words:

DISCOVERY ENTERPRISE INTREPID TITAN VOYAGER

See the full page for yesterday: Strands Answers — September 08, 2025

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