Today's Strands Hints (No Spoilers)
- Category nudge: Think about dire straits
- Theme words count: 6 words to find
- First letters of theme words: D, M, M, P, P, Q
- 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 "Dire straits" and connects all theme words.
Today's Answers — Full Word List (In Order)
Theme Words:
DILEMMA
MESS
MUDDLE
PICKLE
PREDICAMENT
QUANDARY
All Valid Solutions (827 words):
ACID
ACIDER
ACIDIER
ACIDS
ACME
ADDIES
ADDLE
ADDS
ADMAN
ADRY
AECIA
AECIAL
AECIDIA
AECIDIAL
AECIUM
AEDES
AEDINE
AEMULE
AEMULED
AFIRE
AFRIT
AIDE
AIDED
AIDER
AIDES
AIDS
AIMER
AINE
ALAE
ALAIMENT
ALAS
ALAY
ALAYS
ALCAIDE
ALCAIDES
ALCID
ALCIDINE
ALCIDS
ALEC
ALIAS
ALIASES
ALISMA
ALIYA
ALIYAS
ALMA
ALMAS
ALME
AMELIA
AMEN
AMEND
AMENDE
AMENDED
AMENDER
AMENDES
AMENE
AMENED
AMENT
AMICE
AMICI
AMID
AMIDE
AMIDES
AMIDIC
AMIDIN
AMIDINE
AMIDS
AMIE
AMIES
AMIN
AMINE
AMIS
AMISES
AMISS
AMLA
AMNIA
AMNIC
ANADEM
ANADEMS
ANAN
ANDS
ANIL
ANILE
ANSA
AQUA
ARDS
ARSE
ARSED
ARSES
ARSY
ASDIC
ASIDE
ASIDES
ASSAI
ASSAIL
ASSAM
ASSAY
AUMAIL
AUNE
CAID
CAIDS
CAIN
CALAMI
CALID
CALIMA
CALIMAS
CALM
CAME
CEIL
CEMENT
CEMENTER
CIDE
CIDED
CIDER
CIDES
CIDS
CIEL
CINDER
CINE
CINEMA
CINEREA
CISSY
CLAIM
CLAIMER
CLAM
CLAME
CLASS
CLASSED
CLASSMAN
CLASSY
CLAY
CLAYS
CLEAN
CLEM
CLEMENT
CLIED
CLIES
CLIME
CLINAMEN
CLINE
DAME
DAMN
DASSIE
DEAF
DEAN
DEFAME
DEFI
DEFILE
DEFILED
DEFUEL
DEICE
DEICIDE
DEICIDES
DEID
DEIDS
DEIL
DEISM
DEISMS
DEKE
DELI
DEMAIN
DEMAINE
DEMAN
DEMAND
DEMANDS
DEMANS
DEME
DEMEAN
DENE
DENET
DENI
DENIAL
DENIER
DENIM
DENT
DENTIL
DENTILED
DERE
DERIDE
DERN
DERNFUL
DESI
DESMAN
DESMANS
DIACID
DIACIDS
DIAL
DICE
DICIER
DIDIE
DIDIES
DIED
DIENE
DIES
DIET
DILEMMA
DILEMMAS
DIME
DIMER
DINE
DINED
DINER
DINFUL
DINT
DIPT
DIRDUM
DIRE
DIREFUL
DIRT
DISA
DISMAN
DISMANS
DISME
DISMES
DISS
DISSED
DITE
DREAD
DREADED
DREAM
DREAMFUL
DREIDL
DRENT
DRIP
DRIPT
DRYS
DUEL
DUKE
DULE
DUMA
EDDIES
EDEMA
EDENIC
EDILE
EDIT
EIDE
EIDENT
EIDER
EILD
EILDS
EINA
EINE
EKED
ELAIN
ELDIN
ELDS
ELIDE
ELIDED
ELIDES
ELITE
EMAIL
EMEND
EMENDED
EMEU
EMIC
EMISSARY
EMMA
EMMAS
EMULE
EMULED
ENDED
ENDER
ENEMA
ENFILED
ENFIRE
ENFIRED
ENFIX
ENIAC
ENTER
ENTIRE
EQUINE
ERED
EREMIC
ERNE
ERNED
ESILE
ESSAY
EUKED
FADDIER
FADDISM
FADDISMS
FADDLE
FADE
FADED
FADEIN
FADER
FADES
FADIER
FAENA
FAME
FAMED
FAMULI
FANE
FANUM
FANUMS
FAUN
FAUNA
FAUNS
FEINT
FEINTER
FEME
FEND
FENDED
FENDIER
FENI
FENT
FERE
FERN
FERTILE
FIDDLE
FILE
FILED
FILUM
FIRE
FIRED
FIREMAN
FIREMEN
FIRN
FREMD
FRET
FRIT
FUDDLE
FUEL
FUME
FUMED
FUMER
ICEMAN
ICEMEN
ICIER
ICKLE
IDEA
IDEM
IDENT
IDES
IDLE
IDLED
ILEA
ILEAC
ILEUM
INERT
INFAME
INFAMED
INFAUNA
INFER
INFERE
INFERTILE
INFIDEL
INFIX
INTER
INTERFILE
INTERFILED
INTI
INTIL
INTIRE
IRED
IREFUL
IRENIC
IRENICAL
IRENICISM
IRENICISMS
ISMS
ITEM
KENAF
KUFI
LACE
LACIER
LAIC
LAICISE
LAICISED
LAICISES
LAICISM
LAICISMS
LAID
LAIDED
LAIDS
LAIN
LAISSE
LAME
LAMENT
LAMER
LASE
LASED
LASES
LASS
LAYS
LEAD
LEADED
LEADEN
LEADER
LEADIER
LEAF
LEAFED
LEAM
LEAMED
LEAN
LEDUM
LEKE
LEKU
LEMAN
LEME
LEMED
LEMMA
LEMMAS
LEUD
LIANA
LIANE
LIAS
LIASES
LICE
LIDS
LIED
LIEDER
LIEN
LIES
LIEU
LIFE
LIFER
LIMA
LIMAS
LIME
LINE
LINEAMENT
LINEMEN
LINUM
LINUMS
LIPREAD
LIRE
LITE
LITER
LITRE
LUDE
LUKE
LUMA
LUMEN
MACE
MACLE
MADE
MADID
MAELID
MAELIDS
MAID
MAIDAN
MAIDED
MAIDEN
MAIDISM
MAIDISMS
MAIDS
MAIL
MAILE
MAIN
MAINED
MAINER
MAISE
MAISES
MALA
MALAISE
MALAISES
MALAM
MALAS
MALE
MALI
MALIC
MALICE
MALIS
MALISM
MALISMS
MALM
MANA
MAND
MANE
MANI
MANIA
MANMADE
MANQUE
MANS
MANSARD
MANSE
MANSES
MAQUI
MASE
MASED
MASES
MASS
MASSA
MASSE
MASSED
MASSY
MAUN
MAUND
MAUNDS
MAYS
MEAD
MEAL
MEALIE
MEALIES
MEAN
MEANE
MEANIE
MECK
MEDDLE
MEDIA
MEDIACIES
MEDIAE
MEDIAL
MEDIAS
MEDIC
MEDICAID
MEDICAL
MEDICALISE
MEDICALISED
MEDICALISES
MEDICAMENT
MEDICIDE
MEDICIDES
MEDICINE
MEDICINED
MEDICINER
MEDLE
MEDS
MEIN
MEINED
MEINT
MELA
MELAMINE
MELAS
MELD
MELDED
MELDS
MELIC
MELISMA
MENAD
MEND
MENDED
MENDER
MENE
MENED
MENIAL
MENT
MENU
MERDE
MERE
MERED
MERI
MERIL
MERIT
MESA
MESAIL
MESAL
MESIAL
MESIC
MESS
MESSY
METIF
METRE
METRED
MIASM
MIASMA
MIASMS
MICA
MICE
MIDDEN
MIDDIE
MIDDIES
MIDDLE
MIDI
MIDIS
MIDS
MIEN
MILD
MILDED
MILDS
MILE
MIND
MINDED
MINDER
MINE
MINED
MINER
MINT
MINTER
MISDIAL
MISDID
MISDIET
MISE
MISES
MISS
MISSA
MISSED
MISSY
MNEME
MUDDLE
MUDIR
MUEDDIN
MUIL
MULE
MULED
MUNI
MUNS
NAIL
NAIN
NAME
NAMED
NAMER
NAMES
NAMS
NAMU
NANA
NANE
NANS
NANUA
NEAFE
NECK
NECKED
NEDDIER
NEDDIES
NEMA
NEMN
NERD
NEREID
NEREIDES
NEREIDS
NERITE
NEUK
NEUM
NEUME
NIALAMIDE
NIALAMIDES
NICE
NIDE
NIDED
NIDES
NIDI
NIDS
NIED
NIEF
NUNS
PICE
PICK
PICKED
PICKLE
PIDDLE
PIED
PIKE
PIKED
PIKEMAN
PIKEMEN
PIKUL
PILE
PILED
PILEI
PILEUM
PILUM
PIRN
PIRNIE
PIUM
PREDIAL
PREDICAMENT
PREFADE
PREFADED
PREFADES
PREFILE
PREFILED
PREFIX
PREM
PREMADE
PREMAN
PREMEN
PREMIA
PREMIE
PRENT
PRIDE
QADI
QUAD
QUAERE
QUAI
QUAIL
QUANDARY
QUIN
QUINA
QUINE
RADS
RASE
RASED
RASES
RASSE
READ
READD
READDS
REAM
REAME
REAN
REDAN
REDD
REDDLE
REDDS
REDE
REDED
REDEMAND
REDEMANDS
REDES
REDIA
REDIAE
REDIAL
REDID
REFILE
REFILED
REFIT
REFIX
REFUEL
REIN
REINED
REMADE
REMADES
REMAIN
REMAINED
REMAN
REMANIE
REMEAD
REMEADED
REMEN
REMIND
REMINDED
REMINT
REND
RENDED
RENIED
RENT
RENTE
REQUIEM
REQUIN
RETILE
RETILED
RIDDLE
RIDE
RIFE
RILE
RILED
RIPT
RITE
RYAL
RYAS
SAIC
SAICE
SAID
SAIL
SAIM
SALAMI
SALE
SALIC
SALICIN
SALICINE
SALMI
SAME
SAMEL
SARD
SARS
SAYID
SAYS
SEDAN
SEDENT
SEDER
SEDILE
SEDIMENT
SEIL
SEIS
SEISM
SEQUIN
SESAME
SIAL
SICE
SIDE
SIDED
SIDEMAN
SIDES
SIDESMAN
SIDLE
SIES
SILD
SILE
SIMA
SNAIL
TEIND
TEINDED
TEND
TENDED
TENDER
TENE
TENIA
TENIACIDE
TENIACIDES
TENIAE
TEREFA
TERF
TERFE
TERN
TERNE
TERNED
TIDDLE
TIDE
TILDE
TILE
TILED
TIRE
TIRED
TREAD
TREADED
TREDDLE
TREF
TREFA
TREMA
TREMIE
TREND
TRENDED
TRIDE
TRILD
TRIP
UNAI
UNAMENDED
UNLEAD
UNLEADED
UNLEADEDS
UNMADE
UNMAN
UNMENDED
YALD
YALE
YIDS
YSAME
Note: Words are listed alphabetically. The game may present them in different order based on discovery.
Yesterday's Strands Answers — September 19, 2025
- Theme: "Pour it on"
- Spangram: NONDAIRYMILK
Theme words:
ALMOND
CASHEW
COCONUT
FLAX
MACADAMIA
RICE
See the full page for yesterday: Strands Answers — September 19, 2025
