Strands Answers in Order September 12, 2025 #726, Hints, and Tips

Here are the NYT Strands answers in order for September 12, 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: "That's classic"
  • Category nudge: Think about that's classic
  • Theme words count: 5 words to find
  • First letters of theme words: A, A, E, H, V
  • Tip: Match colors to confirm words before moving on.

Today's Spangram

SPANGRAM: TIMEHONORED

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

Theme connection: This word relates to "That's classic" and connects all theme words.

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

Theme Words:

AGELESS ANTIQUE ENDURING HISTORIC VINTAGE

All Valid Solutions (1129 words):

AEGIS
AEON
AEONIC
AGAR
AGAS
AGAST
AGATE
AGEE
AGEING
AGEISM
AGELESS
AGEN
AGENE
AGENES
AGENT
AGENTS
AGILE
AGILEST
AGIN
AGING
AGISM
AGLEE
AGLET
AGLETS
AGNISE
AIGLET
AIGLETS
AIMER
AIMING
AIMS
AINE
AISLE
AISLES
ANAN
ANAS
ANCE
ANCHO
ANCHOS
ANCORA
ANEAR
ANEARED
ANELE
ANES
ANION
ANOA
ANOAS
ANOSMIA
ANTE
ANTES
ANTI
ANTIQUE
ANTS
AORIST
ARED
ARET
ARGAN
ARGENT
ARGENTS
ARNA
ARNAS
AROID
ASHEN
ASHES
ASHMEN
ASSIGN
ASSIGNER
ASSONATE
ASSONATED
ASTIGMIA
ATIGI
ATIMIES
CERING
CERNE
CERNED
CERNES
CESS
CESSE
CHER
CHESS
CHESSEL
CHOANA
CHOANAE
CHON
CHOSE
CHOSEN
CHURINGA
CHURN
CHURNED
CIDE
CIDES
CION
CIRSOID
COAGENT
COAGENTS
COAST
COAT
COATE
COATED
COATER
COED
COHEIR
COHERING
COHUNE
COHUNES
COIN
COINAGE
COINHERING
COIR
COIRS
CONI
CONOID
CORD
CORDER
CORDINER
CORDON
CORE
CORED
CORN
CORNAGE
CORNED
CORNET
CORNI
CORNO
CORONET
CORONETS
CORS
CORSE
CORSET
CORSO
COSE
COSET
COSH
COSHER
COSHERING
COSHES
COSIE
COSIGN
COSIGNER
COSINE
COSING
COSMIN
COSMINE
COSS
COSSET
COSSIE
COST
COSTE
COSTEAN
CUEING
CUES
CUING
CURD
CURE
CURES
CURIE
CURIES
CURING
CURN
DEHORN
DEHORT
DENI
DENT
DERAT
DERN
DERO
DESI
DICE
DICER
DICES
DICH
DIET
DIHEDRON
DINAR
DINE
DINER
DINERO
DINO
DINOS
DINT
DIODE
DIODES
DISORDINATE
DISTEND
DIVE
DIVER
DIVERGE
DIVERGENT
DIVERT
DOEN
DOES
DOEST
DONE
DORIC
DORIS
DORISE
DORS
DORSE
DOSE
DOST
DOTE
DOTES
DOTS
DRESS
DRESSAGE
DRICE
DRICES
DRIES
DROICH
DROICHS
DROID
DRONE
DRONED
DRONES
DUCE
DUCES
DUCHESS
DUCHESSE
DUCI
DUES
DUING
DUNE
DUNES
DURE
DURES
DURESS
DURESSE
DURING
DURN
EAGLE
EAGLES
EAGLET
EAGLETS
EAGRE
EARED
EARN
EARNED
EASE
EASEL
EASELS
EASLE
EAST
EATEN
EATER
EATING
ECHO
ECHOES
ECHOS
ECOS
EDUCE
EDUCES
EELS
EGIS
EGRET
EIGNE
EINE
EISH
ELEGISE
ELEGIT
ELEGITS
ELITE
ELITES
ELSE
ELSIN
ELTS
EMIR
EMIT
ENDIRON
ENDRIN
ENDUE
ENDUES
ENDUING
ENDURE
ENDURES
ENDURING
ENES
ENGAGE
ENISLE
ENISLES
ENRAGE
ENRING
ENTRANCE
ENTRANCES
ENURE
ENURES
ENURING
EOAN
EOSIN
EOSINE
ERING
ERNE
ERNED
ERNES
ESSE
ETAGE
ETEN
ETNA
ETNAS
GAEING
GAEN
GAES
GAGE
GAGMEN
GAGS
GAIN
GAINER
GAIT
GANCH
GANCHES
GANE
GANOID
GANT
GANTS
GARE
GARNET
GARNI
GART
GASH
GASHER
GASHES
GASLIT
GASSER
GASSING
GAST
GATE
GATED
GATER
GATING
GEAN
GEAR
GEARE
GEARED
GEASON
GEAT
GEES
GEEST
GEIT
GEITS
GELEE
GELS
GELSEMIA
GELT
GELTS
GENA
GENAS
GENE
GENES
GENET
GENETS
GENT
GENTEEL
GENTES
GENTIL
GENTILE
GENTILES
GENTILESSE
GENTLE
GENTLES
GENTS
GIEING
GIGA
GIGLET
GIGLETS
GIGMEN
GIGS
GILET
GILETS
GILT
GILTS
GING
GISM
GITE
GITES
GITS
GLEAN
GLEE
GLEET
GLEETS
GLEI
GLEIS
GLEN
GLENT
GLENTS
GLIT
GLITS
GRAN
GRANA
GRAT
GRATE
GRATED
GREIN
GREN
GROAN
GROAT
GROCER
GROIN
HEID
HEINIE
HEIR
HEMIN
HEMS
HENT
HERD
HERDEN
HERDIC
HERN
HERO
HEROIC
HEROIN
HERON
HIDE
HIDER
HIDES
HIED
HINT
HINTED
HINTER
HIOI
HIOIS
HIST
HISTED
HISTOID
HISTONE
HISTORIC
HIVE
HIVED
HIVER
HOAR
HOARED
HOAS
HOAST
HOED
HOER
HOES
HOIDEN
HONAN
HONCHO
HONCHOS
HONOR
HONORED
HONORS
HORA
HORDE
HORDEIN
HORDES
HORE
HORI
HORIS
HORN
HORNED
HORNET
HORS
HORSE
HORSED
HORSON
HORST
HORSTE
HOSE
HOSEL
HOSELS
HOSEN
HOSER
HOSING
HOSS
HOST
HOSTEL
HOSTELS
HOSTIE
HOSTILE
HUER
HUES
HUIC
HURDEN
ICER
ICES
ICHES
ICHS
ICON
IDENT
IDES
IDIOT
IDIOTS
ILEA
IMINE
IMINES
INANE
INANES
INANEST
INCESSANT
INCH
INCHER
INCHES
INCHOATE
INCHOATED
INCUDES
INCUR
INERT
INHERING
INIA
INISLE
INISLES
INMESH
INOSINE
INRO
INTER
INTERAGE
INTERN
INTRA
INTRO
INTRON
INTRORSE
INVERT
IODIC
IODIN
IODINATE
IODINATED
IRES
IRID
IRIDES
IRIS
IRISED
IRON
IRONE
IRONED
IRONES
IRONIC
ISLE
ISLES
ISLET
ISLETS
ISOCHEIM
ISODICON
ISOS
IURE
LEAN
LEANT
LEAS
LEASH
LEASHES
LEAST
LEAT
LEEAR
LEET
LEETS
LEGATINE
LEGATING
LEGIT
LEGITS
LEGMEN
LEGS
LEIS
LEISH
LEISHER
LENT
LENTI
LENTIGINES
LESS
LESSEN
LESSER
LESSON
LEST
LETS
LIGATING
LIGS
LITE
LITENESS
LITES
LITS
LITU
MECONATE
MEIN
MEINIE
MENG
MERDE
MERDES
MERI
MERING
MESH
MESON
MESONIC
MESS
MESSAGE
MESSAN
MHOS
MIEN
MIGS
MINE
MINER
MINES
MING
MINI
MINIER
MINIS
MINISH
MIRE
MIRES
MISE
MISER
MISLIE
MISLIT
MISO
MISOS
MISS
MISSA
MISSAE
MISSEE
MISSEEN
MISSEL
MISSENT
MISSET
NAAN
NAGA
NAGAS
NANA
NANCE
NANCES
NANE
NAOI
NAOS
NARE
NEANIC
NEAR
NEARED
NEAT
NEATEN
NEATER
NEELE
NEGATE
NEGATED
NEGATER
NEGATRON
NEGRO
NEGROID
NEGRONI
NELSON
NEOCON
NEON
NEONATE
NEOSTIGMINE
NEOSTIGMINES
NERD
NESH
NESHER
NESS
NEST
NESTLE
NESTOR
NETE
NETES
NETLESS
NETS
NEVI
NGATI
NGATIS
NICE
NICER
NICHE
NICHER
NICHERING
NICHES
NIDE
NIDES
NIDI
NIDOR
NIDORS
NIED
NIES
NIMS
NISEI
NISH
NISSE
NODE
NODES
NODI
NOEL
NOELS
NOES
NOIR
NOIRS
NOISE
NOISED
NORDIC
NORI
NORIS
NOSE
NOSEAN
NOSED
NOSELITE
NOSER
NOSH
NOSHER
NOSHES
NOSING
NOTE
NOTED
NOTES
NUDE
NUDES
NUDEST
NURD
OARED
OAST
OATEN
OATER
OCHE
OCHER
OCHERING
OCHES
ODES
ODIC
OHED
OHMS
ONCE
ONCER
ONCES
ONCOST
ONES
ONION
ONIONED
ONOS
ORATE
ORATED
ORDER
ORDINANT
ORDINANTS
ORDINAR
ORDINATE
ORDINATED
ORDO
ORDOS
ORDURE
ORDURES
ORGAN
ORGANA
ORGANIC
ORGEAT
ORISON
ORNATE
OROIDE
OROIDES
OSSA
OSSEIN
OSSIA
QUEEN
QUEEST
QUENA
QUENAS
RAGA
RAGAS
RAGE
RAGEE
RAGEES
RANA
RANAS
RANCE
RANCES
RANCH
RANCHER
RANCHES
RANCHMEN
RANCHO
RANCHOS
RANCID
RANCIDEST
RANCOR
RANCORS
RANI
RANID
RATE
RATED
RECHOSE
RECHOSEN
RECOAT
RECOATED
RECOIN
RECOINAGE
RECON
RECORD
RECORDER
RECORDIST
REDHORSE
REHS
REIN
REMISS
REMIT
REMS
RENGA
RENIG
RENIGS
RENT
RESH
RESHOE
RESHOES
RESIGN
RESIN
RESIT
RESONANT
RESONANTS
RESONATE
RESONATED
RETAG
RHINE
RHINO
RHINOCERI
RHINOS
RICE
RICER
RICES
RICH
RICHEN
RICHER
RICHES
RICHESSE
RIDE
RIDENT
RIDER
RIDES
RIEM
RIEMS
RIME
RIMES
RIMINESS
RIMING
RIMS
RINE
RINES
RING
RIOT
RIOTED
RIOTS
RISE
RISEN
ROAN
ROAR
ROARED
ROATE
ROATED
ROCH
ROCHES
RODE
RODES
ROED
ROENTGEN
ROES
ROIN
ROIST
ROISTED
RONDE
RONDES
RONDINO
RONDINOS
RONDURE
RONDURES
RONE
RONES
RONION
RORE
RORIC
RORID
RORT
RORTED
ROSE
ROSED
ROSET
ROST
ROSTED
ROTE
ROTED
ROTES
ROTS
RUCHE
RUCHES
RUDE
RUDES
RUDEST
RUEING
RUES
RUIN
RUINATE
RUINATED
RUING
RUND
RUNE
RUNED
RUNES
SAGA
SAGE
SAGENE
SANCHO
SANCHOS
SANE
SANT
SEAN
SEANCE
SEANCES
SECH
SECHS
SECO
SECUND
SECURING
SEDUCE
SEDUCER
SEDUCES
SEEN
SEIR
SELE
SELS
SEMI
SEMIE
SENA
SEND
SENE
SENEGA
SENGI
SENOR
SENT
SENTE
SENTI
SERIN
SERING
SERINGA
SETON
SHERD
SHES
SHOAT
SHOE
SHOES
SHUN
SIDE
SIDER
SIDH
SIDHE
SIGIL
SIGILS
SIGN
SIGNER
SIGNEUR
SIGNIEUR
SIMI
SINE
SING
SIRI
SIRIH
SIROC
SLEE
SLEET
SLEETS
SLIT
SLITS
SMIR
SMIT
SOAR
SOARE
SOARED
SODIC
SOHS
SONANT
SONANTS
SONAR
SONCE
SONCES
SONDE
SONE
SONIC
SORD
SORDINE
SORDINO
SORI
SOROCHE
SOROCHES
SORORATE
STEAN
STEANE
STED
STEEL
STEELIE
STEELS
STEEN
STELE
STEN
STEND
STENO
STIE
STIGME
STIGMES
STILE
STOIC
STOND
STONE
STONED
TAEING
TAEL
TAELS
TAGINE
TAGINES
TAGS
TAIG
TAIGLE
TAIGLES
TAIGS
TAIN
TAIS
TAISH
TANA
TANAS
TANH
TANHS
TAOS
TARE
TARED
TARGE
TARN
TARO
TAROC
TEAS
TEEL
TEELS
TEEN
TEENAGE
TEENE
TEES
TEHR
TEHRS
TELE
TELEGA
TELS
TELSON
TELSONIC
TEND
TENDRE
TENDRES
TENDRESSE
TENDRON
TENDU
TENE
TENES
TENOR
TENORS
TENREC
TENUE
TENUES
TENURE
TENURES
TENURING
TERAOHM
TERAOHMS
TERGA
TERN
TERNION
TIEING
TIELESS
TIGE
TIGS
TILE
TILES
TILS
TIME
TIMER
TIMES
TIMING
TINE
TINES
TING
TINIER
TINIES
TOED
TOES
TOISE
TONDI
TONDINO
TONDINOS
TONE
TONED
TONES
TORDION
TORI
TORIC
TORO
TOROID
TORS
TORSE
TORSI
TOSE
TOSED
TRANCE
TRANCES
TRANCHE
TRANCHES
TROCHE
TROCHES
TRON
TRONA
TRONAS
TRONC
UDON
UDOS
UNDE
UNDO
UNDOES
UNDRESS
UNORDER
UNREIN
URDE
UREMIA
URES
URINE
URINEMIA
URINES
URNED
UTES
UTILE
VEIN
VENT
VENTAGE
VENTANA
VENTANAS
VERA
VERGE
VERNANT
VERT
VIDE
VIDEO
VIED
VIER
VINE
VINED
VINER
VINT
VINTAGE
VINTED

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Yesterday's Strands Answers — September 11, 2025

  • Theme: "Take a break"
  • Spangram: METIME

Theme words:

EXERCISE JOURNAL MEDITATE PAINT READ UNPLUG WALK

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