Strands Answers in Order September 23, 2025 #736, Hints, and Tips
Here are the NYT Strands answers in order for September 23, 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: "On the syllabus"
Category nudge: Think about on the syllabus
Theme words count: 6 words to find
First letters of theme words:
E, H, L, P, Q, R
Tip: Match colors to confirm words before moving on.
Today's Spangram
SPANGRAM: COLLEGECOURSE
Note: The spangram ties the theme together and crosses the grid.
Theme connection: This word relates to "On the syllabus" and connects all theme words.
Today's Answers — Full Word List (In Order)
Theme Words:
EXAMHOMEWORKLECTUREPAPERQUIZREADING
All Valid Solutions (784 words):
ACRE
ACRED
ACROLECT
ADAGE
ADIEU
ADIT
ADRENAL
AECIUM
AEDINE
AERO
AGED
AGEN
AGENDA
AGENE
AGIN
AGLEAM
AGRIN
AGUE
AGUIZE
AHEM
ALEGAR
ALGA
ALGAE
ALGUM
ALME
ALOE
AMEN
AMEND
AMENDE
AMENDER
AMENE
AMENED
AMICE
AMICUS
AMIE
AMOK
AMOLE
ANDRO
ANEAR
ANEARED
ANGRIER
APER
ARCED
ARCO
ARCUS
ARED
AREDE
AREDING
ARENA
ARENE
ARET
AROUSE
AROUSER
ARTI
ARTIER
AXEMEN
AXMEN
CADAGI
CADE
CADET
CADGE
CADI
CADIE
CADRE
CAGE
CAGED
CARCEL
CARCELS
CARD
CARDAN
CARDI
CARDIE
CARDIGAN
CARDINAL
CARDING
CARE
CARED
CARET
CAROL
CAROLS
CAROLUS
CAROUSE
CAROUSER
CART
CARTE
CARTED
CARTING
CEDAR
CEDE
CEDI
CEDING
CELS
CENDRE
CERCI
CERCUS
CERE
CERED
CEREOUS
CEREUS
CERO
CEROUS
CERT
COCA
COERCE
COERCED
COERECT
COERECTING
COLA
COLANDER
COLE
COLEAD
COLEADER
COLEADING
COLED
COLEMANITE
COLEUS
COLL
COLLEAGUE
COLLED
COLLEGE
COLS
COLURE
COLURES
COMA
COMADE
COMAE
COMAL
COME
CORD
CORDAGE
CORDING
CORDITE
CORE
CORED
COREIGN
CORTIN
CORTINA
COUR
COURE
COURES
COURS
COURSE
COZE
COZIE
COZIER
CRAG
CRED
CREDAL
CREDIT
CRENA
CRENEL
CRETIN
CROC
CROCEIN
CROCEINE
CROCI
CROCUS
CROUSE
CROZE
CROZER
CROZIER
CTENE
CURE
CURES
CURL
CURLER
CURLS
CURR
CURS
CURSE
CURSOR
DACE
DAEING
DALE
DAME
DANG
DARE
DART
DARTING
DEAL
DEAN
DEANER
DEAR
DEARE
DECO
DECOR
DEGUM
DEIGN
DELL
DELO
DEMAN
DEME
DEMEAN
DEMEANE
DEMO
DENE
DENET
DENI
DENIER
DERE
DERO
DIENE
DIET
DINE
DINER
DINERO
DING
DIRE
DITE
DIURNAL
DRAC
DRACO
DRAG
DROLE
EAGLE
EAGLED
EAGRE
EALE
EANED
EARD
EARDING
EARED
ECAD
ECARTE
ECUS
ECZEMA
EDEMA
EDGE
EDIT
EGAD
EIDE
EIDER
EIGNE
EINA
EINE
ELAN
ELAND
ELANET
ELSE
EMEND
EMENDER
EMEU
EMIC
EMURE
ENAMEL
ENDART
ENDEAR
ENDER
ENDITE
ENEMA
EOCENE
EORL
EORLS
ERECT
ERECTING
ERED
ERING
ERLANG
ERNE
ERNED
EROS
EROSE
ERRS
ETUI
EUGE
EUGLENA
EUGLENID
EURO
EUROS
EXAM
EXAMEN
GADARENE
GADE
GADGE
GADI
GAED
GAEING
GAEN
GALE
GALEA
GALEAE
GALENITE
GALL
GAME
GAMED
GANDER
GANE
GAOL
GAOLER
GAOLS
GARDA
GARDEN
GARE
GART
GEAL
GEAN
GEAR
GEARE
GEARED
GELADA
GELANDE
GENA
GENAL
GENDER
GENE
GENERA
GENEROUS
GENET
GENIE
GENITURE
GENRE
GEUM
GIED
GIEN
GIRN
GIRNED
GIRNEL
GIRNER
GITE
GLAD
GLADE
GLADIER
GLAM
GLAND
GLANDEROUS
GLEAM
GLEAN
GLEANED
GLEANER
GLED
GLEDE
GLEN
GLOM
GREIN
GREINED
GRID
GRIDE
GRIECE
GRIN
GRIND
GRINDER
GRIT
GRUE
GRUED
GUIMP
GUIMPE
GUIZER
GUMP
GURL
GURLED
HAME
HAMPER
HAPU
HEME
HEMIC
HEMP
HERO
HEROE
HEROES
HEROS
HOER
HOKE
HOMA
HOME
HOMER
HOMEWORK
HOMIE
HOMIER
HOPE
HOPER
IDEA
IDEAL
IDEM
IGAD
IMPURE
INDART
INERT
IURE
KEMP
KEMPER
KERO
KEROS
KOAP
KOHA
KOPH
LADE
LADEN
LADER
LADING
LAME
LAMED
LAND
LANDE
LANDER
LANDRACE
LANE
LANG
LANGRIDGE
LANX
LEAD
LEADEN
LEADER
LEADIER
LEADING
LEAGUE
LEAGUER
LEAM
LEAN
LEANED
LEANER
LEAR
LEARE
LEARED
LECTIN
LECTURE
LECTURING
LECTURN
LEDGE
LEGUME
LEMAN
LEME
LEND
LENDER
LENG
LENITE
LENITED
LEQUEAR
LERE
LERED
LEUCO
LLANERO
LOAD
LOADEN
LOADER
LOADING
LOCA
LOCI
LOCUS
LOMA
LOME
LOMED
LORD
LORDING
LORE
LOUR
LOURE
LOURES
LOURS
LOUS
LOUSE
LOUSER
LUCE
LUCRE
LURE
LURES
LURS
LUSER
MADE
MADGE
MADRE
MAGI
MAGNET
MAHEWU
MAHEWUS
MAHOE
MALE
MALL
MAND
MANDI
MANDIR
MANDREL
MANDRELS
MANE
MANED
MANEGE
MANET
MANG
MANGIER
MANI
MANITU
MANRIDER
MEAD
MEAGRE
MEAL
MEALED
MEAN
MEANDER
MEANDROUS
MEANE
MEANED
MEANER
MEANIE
MEARE
MEDAL
MEDINA
MEGA
MEGADEAL
MELA
MELANITE
MELL
MENAD
MEND
MENDER
MENE
MENED
MENG
MERK
MERL
MERLE
MEZE
MICA
MICE
MICO
MICRA
MICRO
MOER
MOKE
MOLA
MOLE
MOLL
MOLLA
MOPE
MOPER
MURE
MURL
MURLAN
MURLED
NADA
NADIR
NALED
NAME
NAMED
NEAL
NEAR
NEARED
NEMA
NERD
NERDIER
NEROL
NEROLS
NIDAL
NIDE
NIECE
NIED
NITE
NITER
NITRE
NITRO
NITROUS
OARED
OCEAN
OCEANID
OCREA
OCREAE
OKEH
OLEA
OLEANDER
OLLA
OMEGA
OMEN
OMENED
OMER
OPAH
ORAD
ORCA
ORCEIN
ORDEAL
ORDINAL
OREAD
OREIDE
ORES
ORLE
ORZO
OURS
OWER
OWRE
OWRES
PAMPER
PAPE
PAPER
PHEW
POEM
POKE
POKER
POME
POMP
POPE
PUER
PUMA
PUMICE
PUMIE
PURE
PURL
PURLED
QUEME
QUEP
QUIM
QUIZ
RACE
RACEME
RACEMIZE
RACIER
RADE
RADGE
RAGDE
RAGE
RAGED
RAGLAN
READ
READIER
READING
RECEDE
RECEDING
RECOURE
RECOURES
RECOURSE
RECTI
REDAN
REDE
REDEAL
REDING
REIGN
REIGNED
REIN
REINED
REITER
RELOAD
RELOADING
REMAP
REMEAD
REMEADING
RENAL
RENAME
RENAMED
REND
RENEGE
RENEGUE
RENEGUER
RENGA
RENIG
REOS
REPO
REQUIEM
RESOW
RETIE
RETINA
RETINAE
RETINAL
RETINE
RETIRE
RETURN
RETURNED
REUSE
REWORE
RIDE
RIDER
RIDGE
RIDGEL
RIND
RINE
RING
RITE
ROAD
ROADIE
ROADING
ROES
ROLE
RORE
RORES
ROSE
ROUE
ROUL
ROULE
ROULS
ROUSE
ROUSER
ROWER
RUED
RUEING
RUER
RUGA
RUGAE
RUIN
RUINED
RUINER
RUING
RULE
RULER
RULERED
RUME
RUMP
RUMPO
RUSE
RUTIN
SEROW
SERR
SERRE
SLOE
SLUE
SLUR
SORE
SOWER
SUCRE
SUER
SURE
TEAD
TEADE
TEAED
TEAGLE
TEAGLED
TEAR
TEDIER
TEIND
TEND
TENDRE
TENE
TERCE
TERCEL
TERCELS
TERCIO
TIDAL
TIDE
TIED
TIER
TIERCE
TIERCEL
TIERCELS
TIND
TINDAL
TINDER
TINE
TINEA
TINEAL
TINED
TING
TIRE
TRACE
TRACEUR
TRAD
TRADE
TRADENAME
TRADING
TREAD
TREADING
TREAGUE
TREND
TRENDIER
TROAD
TROADE
TROULE
TROUSE
TROUSER
TUINA
TURGID
TURGIDER
TURN
TURNED
TURNER
UREIDE
UREMIC
URES
URINAL
URINE
URINED
URITE
URNAL
URNED
USER
WEIZE
WERO
WEROS
WICE
WIMP
WOES
WORE
WORK
WORSE
ZERK
ZERO
ZEROES
ZEROS
ZOAEA
ZOAEAE
ZOLS
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