Strands Answers in Order September 26, 2025 #739, Hints, and Tips
Here are the NYT Strands answers in order for September 26, 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: "As old as time"
Category nudge: Think about as old as time
Theme words count: 5 words to find
First letters of theme words:
C, G, P, W, W
Tip: Match colors to confirm words before moving on.
Today's Spangram
SPANGRAM: GRANDFATHERCLOCK
Note: The spangram ties the theme together and crosses the grid.
Theme connection: This word relates to "As old as time" and connects all theme words.
Today's Answers — Full Word List (In Order)
Theme Words:
CHIMESGEARSPENDULUMWEIGHTSWINDER
All Valid Solutions (820 words):
ACHE
ACHIER
ACHIEST
ACME
ACMES
ACTED
ADMAN
ADNATE
AETHER
AGEN
AGENDA
AGENDAS
AGENE
AGENES
AGES
AITCH
AMICI
AMIE
AMIES
ANAS
ANEAR
ANEARS
ANEATH
ANES
ANETHOL
ANETHOLE
ANEW
ANSA
ANSAE
ARFS
ARGENT
ARGENTS
ARNA
ARSE
ARSED
ARSENATE
ASANA
ASAR
ASEA
ATES
AWEATHER
AWED
AWEIGH
AWES
AWNED
AWNS
CADE
CADES
CADET
CADGE
CADGES
CADRANS
CAESAR
CAESE
CAFE
CAFES
CAME
CAMES
CANARD
CANE
CANED
CANES
CANS
CATE
CATENA
CATENAE
CATENAS
CATES
CATHODE
CATHOLE
CEPE
CEPES
CERE
CERES
CERNE
CERNES
CHECK
CHER
CHERE
CHEW
CHIA
CHIEF
CHIEFS
CHIME
CHIMES
CHIN
CHINO
CHIP
CHIT
CHOC
CHOCK
CHODE
CHOLER
CHON
CHONDRE
CHOW
CINDER
CION
CLECK
CLEPE
CLEPES
CLEPT
CLEW
CLOCK
CLOD
CLON
CLONIC
CLOW
CLOWN
CLUCK
CODE
CODER
COHERE
COHERENT
COHERES
COIN
COLE
COND
CONDER
CONI
CONIC
COWER
COWHERD
COWHERDS
CRED
CREDO
CREPE
CREPES
CREPIEST
CREPT
CREST
CREW
CTENE
CTENES
CUDS
CULM
CULMS
DAES
DAME
DAMES
DANS
DARG
DARGS
DARN
DARNS
DATE
DATES
DEAF
DEAN
DEANS
DEATH
DEATHIER
DEATHIEST
DECERN
DECERNS
DECK
DECKLE
DECO
DEGRAS
DENAR
DENE
DENES
DENS
DENSE
DETACH
DETACHER
DEWAR
DEWARS
DEWIER
DEWIEST
DEWS
DOCK
DOER
DOLCE
DOLE
DOWEL
DOWER
DOWN
DOWT
DRECK
DREG
DREIGH
DRENT
DREST
DREW
DUCE
DUCK
DULE
EACH
EACHWHERE
EANED
EANS
EARD
EARN
EARNED
EARNS
EARS
EARWIG
EASE
EASED
EATCHE
EATH
EATHE
ECOD
EDGE
EDGES
EGENCE
EGER
EGEST
EIGHT
EIGHTS
EITHER
ELOIN
EMIC
EMICATE
EMICATED
EMICATES
ENACT
ENACTED
ENATE
ENATES
ENDEW
ENDEWS
ENDS
ENES
ENEW
ENEWS
ENSEAM
ENSEAR
ENSEW
EPERDU
EPHOD
EPIGEAN
EPIGENE
ERES
ERNE
ERNES
ERNS
ESNE
ETCH
ETCHER
ETHE
ETHER
EWGHEN
FACIES
FACT
FADE
FADES
FADGE
FADGES
FAENA
FAENAS
FAIENCE
FAITH
FAITHER
FAME
FAMES
FAND
FANE
FANEGA
FANEGAS
FANES
FANS
FATE
FATED
FATES
FATHER
FEGS
FICHE
FICIN
FRAE
FRAENA
FRAS
GAEN
GAES
GARGET
GARGETS
GARS
GEAN
GEANS
GEAR
GEARS
GEAT
GEDACT
GEIT
GENA
GENAS
GENE
GENES
GENET
GENRE
GENS
GENT
GENTS
GERE
GERLE
GEST
GETA
GETS
GHEST
GIED
GIEN
GIES
GITANA
GITANAS
GITE
GITES
GRAD
GRADATE
GRADATES
GRADE
GRADES
GRAN
GRANA
GRAND
GRANDAM
GRANDAME
GRANDAMES
GRANDE
GRANDFATHER
GRANDMA
GRANS
HECK
HELO
HENCE
HEND
HENDS
HENPECK
HENS
HENT
HENTS
HEPT
HEPTAD
HEPTANE
HEPTANES
HERD
HERDS
HERE
HEREON
HERES
HERL
HERN
HERNS
HERPES
HEST
HETS
HEWN
HIED
HIES
HIGH
HIGHER
HIGHEST
HIGHT
HIGHTS
HIND
HINDER
HIPT
HITCH
HITMAN
HOCK
HOCKLE
HOER
HOLE
HOLK
HOND
HOWE
INCEPT
INCEPTED
INCLE
INCOHERENT
INDOL
INDOLE
INDOW
ITCH
ITHER
KLEPHT
KUDU
LEHR
LEPER
LEPT
LEPTA
LERE
LERES
LERP
LOCK
LODE
LOIN
LOWE
LOWER
LOWN
LOWND
LOWT
LOWTED
LUCE
LUCERN
LUCERNE
LUCERNES
LUCERNS
LUCK
LUCRE
LUCRES
LUDS
LULU
LUMS
MACH
MACHE
MACHER
MACHI
MACHO
MADE
MADGE
MADGES
MADRAS
MADRASA
MAENAD
MAES
MAFIC
MANA
MANAS
MAND
MANE
MANED
MANEGE
MANEGES
MANES
MANET
MANS
MANSARD
MANSE
MATCH
MATCHER
MATE
MATED
MATES
MATH
MATIER
MATIES
MATIEST
MEGS
MICA
MICATE
MICATED
MICATES
MICH
MICHE
MICHER
MICHT
MIHI
MUDS
NACH
NACHE
NACHO
NADA
NADAS
NAME
NAMES
NARD
NATCH
NATES
NEAFE
NEAFES
NEAR
NEARS
NEAT
NEATH
NEATHERD
NEATHERDS
NEGS
NEIGH
NEITHER
NEPER
NEPHEW
NEPIT
NERD
NERDS
NEST
NETHER
NETS
NEWIE
NEWIES
NEWS
NICAD
NICHE
NICHER
NICHT
NOCK
NODE
NOEL
NOLE
NOWHERE
NOWHERES
NOWT
NOWTIER
NOWTIEST
OHIA
ONCE
ONCER
OWCHE
OWER
PECK
PEGH
PELON
PENCE
PENCEL
PEND
PENDS
PENDU
PENDULE
PENDULUM
PENDULUMS
PENS
PENT
PENTS
PEON
PERCE
PERDU
PERE
PEREIA
PEREON
PERES
PERN
PERNS
PEST
PETS
PHEON
PHEW
PHON
PHONIC
PIAN
PIANS
PIED
PIEND
PIENDS
PIER
PIERCE
PIES
PIET
PIETA
PIETS
PIGHT
PIGHTS
PITA
PITCH
PITCHER
PITCHMAN
PITH
PITHOI
PITMAN
PITMANS
PRECODE
PRENT
PRENTS
PREST
RADE
RADGE
RADGES
RAGE
RAGES
RAGS
RANA
RAND
RASE
RASED
RAWN
RAWNS
RAWS
RECEPT
RECK
RECODE
RECOIN
RECON
RECOWER
REDO
REDOCK
REDON
REGES
REGIE
REGIES
RELOCK
REND
RENDS
RENS
RENT
RENTS
REPEG
REPEL
REPENT
REPENTS
REST
RETS
REWIN
REWIND
REWINDER
REWON
REWTH
RHIES
SADE
SAGE
SAGENE
SAND
SANE
SANED
SARD
SARGE
SARGES
SAWED
SAWN
SEAM
SEAME
SEAMES
SEAN
SEANED
SEAR
SEAT
SEDAN
SEDGE
SEDGES
SEGAR
SEICHE
SEIF
SEITAN
SEITANS
SEITEN
SEITENS
SEMI
SENA
SENATE
SEND
SENE
SENEGA
SENT
SEPIA
SEPT
SEPTA
SERE
SETA
SEWAGE
SEWAR
SEWN
SNAR
SNARF
SNARFS
SNATCH
SNATCHER
SNATCHIER
SNATCHIEST
SNATH
SNATHE
SNEAD
SNEATH
SNED
STEN
STEND
STEP
STEPT
STERE
STEREO
STERN
SWAG
SWAGE
SWEAT
SWEATIER
SWEATIEST
SWIES
SWIG
SWIPE
SWIPER
SWIPES
SWITCH
SWITCHEL
SWITCHER
SWITCHMAN
SWITH
SWITHE
SWITHER
TACH
TACHE
TACHO
TAED
TAES
TAIG
TAME
TAMES
TANA
TANAS
TANE
TANS
TEACH
TEACHER
TEACHIE
TEAD
TEAM
TEHR
TEHRS
TEND
TENDRE
TENDS
TENDU
TENE
TENES
TENREC
TENS
TENSE
TERCE
TERCEL
TERN
TERNS
TEWS
THEGITHER
THEN
THENCE
THENS
THEOW
THERE
THEREON
THERES
THEW
THIG
THIGH
THOLE
THON
THONDER
THOWEL
THRAE
THRAW
THRAWED
THRAWN
THRAWS
THREW
TIED
TIER
TIERCE
TIERCEL
TIES
TIGE
TIGER
TIGES
TIGHT
TIGHTEN
TIGHTENS
TIGHTER
TIGHTS
TWERP
TWERPIEST
TWIN
TWOER
ULCER
WAES
WAGE
WAGES
WAGS
WARS
WASE
WEAN
WEANS
WEATHER
WEDGE
WEDGES
WEIGH
WEIGHER
WEIGHT
WEIGHTER
WEIGHTS
WELK
WENA
WEND
WENS
WEPT
WERE
WESAND
WETA
WETHER
WHELK
WHEN
WHENCE
WHENS
WHERE
WHEREON
WHERES
WHET
WHETS
WHICH
WHIG
WHIM
WHIN
WHIO
WHIP
WHIPT
WHIT
WHITE
WHITED
WHITEN
WHITENS
WHITES
WHOLE
WICH
WIGHT
WIGHTS
WINCE
WINCED
WINCER
WIND
WINDER
WINDOCK
WINO
WIPE
WIPER
WIPES
WITAN
WITANS
WITCH
WITE
WITED
WITES
WITH
WITHE
WITHER
WITHWIND
WOCK
WONDER
Note: Words are listed alphabetically. The game may present them in different order based on discovery.
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