Strands Answers in Order September 15, 2025 #727, Hints, and Tips

Here are the NYT Strands answers in order for September 15, 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: "For a fortune"
  • Category nudge: Think about for a fortune
  • Theme words count: 7 words to find
  • First letters of theme words: D, E, F, L, M, M, S
  • Tip: Match colors to confirm words before moving on.

Today's Spangram

SPANGRAM: TAROTCARDS

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

Theme connection: This word relates to "For a fortune" and connects all theme words.

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

Theme Words:

DEVIL EMPRESS FOOL LOVERS MAGICIAN MOON STAR

All Valid Solutions (1196 words):

ACAI
ACAIS
ACED
ACETA
ACETAL
ACID
ACIDER
ACIDOSES
ACIDS
ACME
ACMES
ACRE
ACRES
ACROSS
ACTA
ACTOR
ADOPT
ADORE
ADORES
ADORN
ADOS
ADVECT
AEON
AERO
AERODART
AERODARTS
AEROS
AIAS
AIDE
AIDER
AIDERS
AIDES
AIDOS
AIDS
AIGA
ALDEA
ALDEAS
ALEC
ALIF
ALIVE
ALOOF
ALTO
ALTOS
ALTS
AMARANT
AMARNA
AMAS
AMPS
AMTRAC
ANAS
ANCRESS
ANDRO
ANDROS
ANDS
ANTA
ANTAR
ANTARA
ANTARAS
ANTARS
ANTRA
AORTA
AORTAE
AORTAL
AORTAS
ARAISE
ARAISED
ARAISES
ARAME
ARAMES
ARAR
ARARS
ARCADE
ARCADES
ARCANA
ARCANAS
ARCED
ARCO
ARCTAN
ARDOR
ARDORS
ARDS
ARES
ARLE
ARLED
ARMER
ARMS
ARNA
ARNAS
AROSE
ARRANT
ARRAS
ARRASED
ARRASES
ARTAL
ARTEL
ARTS
ARVO
ARVOS
ASDIC
ASIDE
ASIDES
ASTRAND
ATMA
ATMAN
ATMAS
ATOC
ATOM
ATOMS
ATOP
CAAED
CAAS
CADE
CADES
CADET
CADETS
CADI
CADIS
CADRE
CADRES
CADS
CAID
CAIDS
CALIF
CALVE
CALVED
CAMA
CAMAN
CAMAS
CAMASES
CAME
CAMERA
CAMES
CAMESE
CAMESES
CAMP
CAMPER
CAMPO
CAMPS
CANARD
CANARDS
CANDOR
CANDORS
CANT
CANTAR
CANTARS
CANTO
CANTOR
CARACAL
CARACT
CARAT
CARATE
CARATS
CARD
CARDAN
CARDER
CARDERS
CARDI
CARDIA
CARDIAC
CARDIAS
CARDIS
CARDS
CARE
CAREME
CAREMES
CARES
CARESS
CARESSER
CARL
CARLS
CARMAN
CARN
CAROL
CAROLS
CARP
CARPS
CARR
CARRACT
CARRAT
CARRATS
CARRS
CARS
CART
CARTA
CARTAS
CARTE
CARTED
CARTEL
CARTOP
CARTS
CARVE
CARVED
CARVER
CARVERS
CARVES
CASE
CASED
CASES
CAST
CASTE
CASTED
CASTLE
CASTLED
CASTRATO
CASTRATOR
CATE
CATS
CEAS
CEDAR
CEDARS
CEIL
CELT
CELTS
CIDE
CIDER
CIDERS
CIDES
CIDS
CIGAR
COAT
CODA
CODAS
CODE
COEMPT
COME
COMER
COMES
COMP
COMPER
COMPRESS
COMPRESSOR
COMPS
COMPT
COMRADE
COMS
COPE
COPER
COPES
COPRA
COPS
COPSE
COPSES
CORAL
CORD
CORDATE
CORE
CORES
CORM
CORMS
COTAN
CRAAL
CRAALED
CRADLE
CRAG
CRAIG
CRAM
CRAME
CRAMES
CRAMP
CRAMPS
CRAN
CRATE
CRATED
CRATON
CREM
CREMANT
CREME
CREMES
CREMOR
CREMS
CREPT
CRESS
CROME
CROMES
CROON
CROP
CROPS
CROSS
CROSSE
CROSSER
CROST
CROTAL
CROTON
DACE
DACRON
DAEMON
DAES
DAIS
DAISES
DALE
DALI
DALT
DALTON
DALTS
DAMAR
DAME
DAMES
DAMN
DAMP
DAMPER
DAMPS
DANT
DARE
DARES
DARN
DART
DARTLE
DARTS
DATE
DATO
DATOS
DEAL
DEALT
DEAR
DEARS
DECAL
DECANT
DECO
DECOMPRESS
DECOMPRESSOR
DECOR
DEIF
DEIL
DELATOR
DELI
DELO
DELT
DELTA
DELTAS
DELTS
DERV
DERVS
DESI
DETRACT
DETRACTOR
DEVIL
DEVOT
DEVS
DISA
DOAT
DOER
DOES
DOLS
DOME
DOMES
DOMS
DOPE
DOPER
DOPES
DOPS
DORAD
DORADO
DORE
DORM
DORMER
DORMS
DORR
DORRS
DORS
DORSA
DORSAD
DORSAL
DORT
DORTED
DORTS
DOSE
DOSER
DOSES
DOST
DOTARD
DOTARDS
DOVE
DOVER
DOVERS
DOVES
DRAC
DRACO
DRAM
DRAMA
DRANT
DRAT
DRESS
DRESSER
DROME
DROMES
DROMON
DROOME
DROOMES
DROP
DROPS
DROPT
DROSS
DROVE
DROVER
DROVERS
DROVES
EALE
EARD
EARL
EARLDOM
EARLDOMS
EARLS
EARS
EARST
EAST
EATS
ECAD
ECOD
ELDRESS
ELTS
EMANATOR
EMERALD
EMEROD
EMES
EMOS
EMPRESS
EMPT
EOAN
EORL
EPODE
ERODE
EROS
ESES
ESSE
ETAS
EVIL
EVOS
FIELD
FILA
FILAR
FILE
FILECARD
FILECARDS
FILED
FILET
FILETS
FIVE
FOIL
FOILED
FOLD
FOOL
FOOLED
FOOT
FOOTLE
FOOTLED
FOVEA
FOVEAL
FOVEAS
GAMA
GAMAS
GAME
GAMER
GAMES
GAMP
GAMPS
GARE
GIANT
IDANT
IDES
IDOL
IDOLS
ILEA
ILEAC
LACE
LACED
LACET
LACETS
LACROSSE
LADE
LADLE
LADRON
LAER
LAEVO
LARD
LARE
LARES
LARS
LAST
LASTED
LATE
LATECOMER
LATED
LATRANT
LATS
LEAD
LEAL
LEAR
LEARS
LEAS
LEAST
LEAT
LEATS
LECTOR
LETS
LEVO
LIED
LIVE
LIVED
LIVEDO
LOAD
LOAN
LODE
LODES
LODS
LOOF
LOOIE
LOOT
LORAL
LORAN
LORATE
LORD
LORDS
LORN
LOSE
LOSED
LOSER
LOSES
LOST
LOTA
LOTO
LOTOS
LOTOSES
LOVE
LOVED
LOVER
LOVERS
LOVES
MADE
MADS
MAGI
MAGIAN
MAGIC
MAGICIAN
MAID
MAIDS
MAISE
MAISES
MANA
MANAT
MAND
MANDI
MANDIS
MANDORA
MANDORAS
MANTA
MANTO
MANTOES
MANTRA
MARA
MARACA
MARACAS
MARC
MARD
MARE
MARES
MAROR
MARORS
MART
MARVER
MARVERS
MASE
MASED
MASER
MASERS
MASES
MEAD
MEAL
MEALED
MEAT
MEME
MEMES
MEMO
MEMOS
MEMS
MERC
MERCAT
MERCATS
MERDE
MERL
MERLE
MERLOT
MERMAID
MERMAIDS
MERMAN
MEROME
MEROMES
MESE
MESES
MESON
MESS
MNAS
MOAN
MOAT
MODAL
MODE
MODEL
MOER
MOES
MONO
MONOAO
MONOS
MONOSES
MOON
MOOR
MOOS
MOOSE
MOOT
MOPE
MOPER
MOPES
MOPS
MORA
MORAE
MORAL
MORALE
MORAT
MORE
MORES
MORON
MOROSE
MOSE
MOSES
MOSS
MOSSER
MOTOR
MOTORCADE
MOTORCAR
MOTORCARS
MOTORDOM
MOTORDOMS
NACRE
NACRES
NADORS
NADS
NAME
NAMER
NAMES
NAOS
NAOSES
NARAS
NARASES
NARC
NARCO
NARD
NARDS
NARRAS
NARRASES
NARRATE
NARRATED
NARRATOR
NOES
NOME
NOMES
NOMOS
NOMS
NOOSE
NOOSER
NOOSES
NORM
NORMS
NOSE
NOSER
NOSES
NOTA
NOTAL
OARS
OATMEAL
OCAS
OCELOT
OCREA
OCTA
OCTAN
ODAL
ODAS
ODEA
ODES
ODIC
OILED
OLEA
OMER
ONOS
OOMS
OOSE
OOSES
OPERA
OPES
ORAD
ORAL
ORANT
ORATE
ORATED
ORATOR
ORCA
ORCAS
ORDEAL
ORDER
ORDERS
ORDO
ORDS
OREAD
ORES
ORLE
ORMER
ORRA
ORTS
OSAR
OSES
OSTEAL
OSTRACA
OSTRACOD
OSTRACODE
OVEL
OVER
OVERS
PERACID
PERACIDS
PERAI
PERCASE
PERM
PODAL
PODCAST
POEM
POEMS
POME
POMES
POMS
PORAE
PORAL
PORE
PORES
POROSE
POROSES
POTMAN
PRAM
PREM
PREMADE
PREMAN
PREMEAL
PREMORAL
PREMS
PRESE
PRESES
PRESS
PRESSER
PRESSOR
RACA
RACE
RACED
RADAR
RADARS
RADE
RADII
RADOME
RADOMES
RADS
RAGI
RAIA
RAIAS
RAID
RAIDER
RAIDERS
RAIDS
RAIS
RAISE
RAISED
RAISER
RAISERS
RAISES
RALE
RAMP
RAMPER
RAMPS
RANA
RANAS
RANCID
RANCIDER
RAND
RANDS
RANT
RASE
RASED
RASER
RASERS
RASES
RAST
RATE
RATED
RATEL
RATO
RATOO
RATOON
RATOOS
RATOS
RATS
READ
READOPT
REAL
REALO
REDAN
REDIA
REDIAS
REDO
REDOS
REDS
REMADE
REMADES
REMAN
REMAND
REMANDS
REMEAD
REMODEL
REMORA
REMS
REOS
REPO
REPOT
REPS
RESAID
RESEAL
RESEALED
RESEAT
RESES
RESIANT
RESID
RESOD
RESODS
RESORT
RESORTED
RESORTS
RESPOT
REVS
ROAD
ROAN
ROAR
ROARS
RODE
RODES
RODS
ROEMER
ROES
ROMEO
ROMEOS
ROMP
ROMPER
ROMPS
ROMS
ROOM
ROOMS
ROON
ROOT
ROOTLE
ROOTLED
ROOTLET
ROOTLETS
ROPE
ROPER
ROPES
RORAL
RORT
RORTED
RORTS
ROSACE
ROSE
ROSEAL
ROSED
ROSES
ROSSER
ROST
ROSTED
ROSTRA
ROSTRAL
ROTA
ROTAL
ROTAN
ROTL
ROTO
ROTOLO
ROTON
ROVE
ROVED
ROVER
ROVERS
ROVES
SACRA
SACRAL
SADE
SADES
SADI
SADO
SADOS
SAIC
SAID
SAIGA
SALE
SALET
SALT
SALTED
SALVE
SALVED
SALVO
SAMA
SAME
SAMES
SAMP
SAMPS
SANCAI
SAND
SANDER
SANDERS
SANT
SANTO
SARAN
SARCODE
SARD
SAROD
SARODE
SARODES
SARODS
SAROS
SAROSES
SARTOR
SATE
SATED
SEADROME
SEADROMES
SEAL
SEALED
SEAR
SEARCE
SEARCED
SEAT
SEDAN
SEMANTRA
SEME
SEMES
SEMPER
SEMPRE
SEMSEM
SEPMAG
SEPT
SEPTA
SERA
SERAC
SERAI
SERAL
SERON
SEROON
SERS
SERVO
SERVOS
SESAME
SESAMES
SESE
SIAMESE
SIAMESES
SIDA
SIDE
SIDER
SIDERS
SIDES
SLOAN
SLOVE
SMEAR
SMOOR
SMOOT
SMORE
SMORES
SOAR
SOARE
SOARES
SOARS
SODA
SODAIC
SODAS
SODIC
SODS
SOLS
SOLVE
SOLVED
SOLVER
SOLVERS
SOLVES
SOME
SOOM
SOON
SOOT
SORA
SORAL
SORAS
SORD
SORDA
SORDES
SORDO
SORDS
SORE
SORES
SORN
SORRA
SORRAS
SORT
SORTA
SORTAL
SORTED
SORTS
SOTOL
SOVRAN
SOVS
SPERM
SPOD
SPODE
SPORAL
SPORE
SPORES
SPOT
SPRAG
STADE
STALE
STALED
STAR
STARR
STEAD
STEAL
STEAR
STED
STEIL
STELA
STELAE
STELAR
STRAD
STRAE
STRAND
STRANDER
STRANDERS
STRANDS
STRATOCRAT
STRODE
STROVE
TAAL
TACAN
TACE
TACET
TACETS
TACO
TACT
TAED
TAEL
TAES
TALE
TALEA
TALI
TANA
TANAS
TAOS
TARA
TARAMA
TARAND
TARANDS
TARAS
TARCEL
TARDO
TARE
TARES
TARN
TARO
TAROC
TAROS
TAROT
TARRAS
TARRASES
TARS
TARSAL
TART
TARTED
TARTS
TEACART
TEAD
TEAL
TEAR
TEARS
TEAS
TECTA
TEIL
TELA
TELAE
TELD
TELOI
TELT
TMESES
TOAD
TOEA
TOES
TOLA
TOLAR
TOLD
TOLE
TOLED
TOLEDO
TOME
TOMES
TOMO
TOMOS
TOMS
TOOL
TOOLED
TOOLROOM
TOOLROOMS
TOOM
TOOMER
TOOMS
TOON
TOPE
TOPER
TOPES
TOPMAN
TOPS
TORA
TORC
TORE
TORES
TORO
TOROS
TOROSE
TOROT
TOSE
TOSES
TOSS
TOSSER
TOSSPOT
TRACE
TRACED
TRACT
TRACTOR
TRAD
TRADE
TRADER
TRADERS
TRADES
TRADS
TRAM
TRAMCAR
TRAMP
TRAMPER
TRAMPS
TRANT
TRAT
TROAT
TROD
TRODE
TRODES
TRODS
TROVE
TROVER
TROVERS
TROVES
TSADE
TSAR
VEAL
VECTOR
VEIL
VELA
VELAR
VELARS
VELD
VERS
VERSO
VERSOS
VESICA
VESICANT
VETS
VIED
VILE
VIOL
VIOLA
VIOLATOR
VIOLD
VIOLET
VIOLETS
VLEI
VOAR
VOARS
VOILA
VOILE
VOLA
VOLAE
VOLAR
VOLE
VOLED
VOLET
VOLETS
VOLS
VOLT
VOLTA
VORANT
VORS
VOTARESS
VRAIC

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

Yesterday's Strands Answers — September 14, 2025

  • Theme: "Hurry up!"
  • Spangram: NOTSOFAST

Theme words:

LEISURELY POKEY RELAXED SLOW SLUGGISH STEADY

See the full page for yesterday: Strands Answers — September 14, 2025

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