Strands Answers in Order September 28, 2025 #741, Hints, and Tips

Here are the NYT Strands answers in order for September 28, 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: "Hit the deck!"
  • Category nudge: Think about hit the deck!
  • Theme words count: 7 words to find
  • First letters of theme words: C, D, H, J, K, Q, S
  • Tip: Match colors to confirm words before moving on.

Today's Spangram

SPANGRAM: INTHECARDS

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

Theme connection: This word relates to "Hit the deck!" and connects all theme words.

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

Theme Words:

CLUBS DIAMONDS HEARTS JACK KING QUEEN SPADES

All Valid Solutions (1331 words):

AARTI
AARTIS
ACED
ACER
ACERS
ACES
ACETA
ACETIN
ACETINS
ACHE
ACHED
ACHENE
ACHENIA
ACHES
ACONITE
ACONITES
ADIT
ADITS
ADREAD
ADREADS
ADRED
AESC
AESCES
AHEAP
AIDS
AINE
AINS
AITS
AJAR
AJEE
ALBS
ALCHERA
ALDEA
ALDEAS
ALDER
ALDERS
ALPHA
ALPS
AMAH
AMAIN
AMAS
AMATE
AMNIA
AMPS
AMTRAC
ANDS
ANES
ANIS
ANODE
ANODES
APACE
APACHE
APART
APHETISING
APOD
APODE
APODES
APODS
APOS
APSE
APSO
ARDS
AREA
AREAD
AREADS
AREAL
AREAS
ARED
ARES
ARET
ARETS
ARSE
ARSED
ARTI
ARTINESS
ARTIS
ARTISAN
ARTS
ASAR
ASCARED
ASCEND
ASCENDING
ASCENDS
ASEA
ASIDE
ASIDES
ASPS
ASSET
ASSONATE
ATAP
ATAPS
ATMA
ATMAN
ATMANS
ATMAS
AULD
AULDER
BHAT
BLAD
BLADE
BLADER
BLADERS
BLADES
BLADS
BLAE
BLAER
BLAES
BLAH
BLASE
BLAUD
BLAUDS
BLUDE
BLUDES
BUDA
BUDAS
BUDS
CAAS
CADRE
CADRES
CADS
CAMA
CAMAN
CAMANS
CAMAS
CAMO
CAMOS
CAMP
CAMPO
CAMPOS
CAMPS
CAMS
CAPA
CAPAS
CAPH
CAPO
CAPON
CAPONISING
CAPONS
CAPOS
CAPS
CARD
CARDAMON
CARDAMONS
CARDAN
CARDI
CARDIA
CARDIAS
CARDIS
CARDS
CARE
CARED
CARES
CARESS
CARESSED
CARET
CARETS
CARS
CARSE
CART
CARTA
CARTAS
CARTE
CARTS
CASA
CASAS
CASE
CASEASE
CASED
CASSENA
CASSENAS
CASSONE
CATE
CATER
CATERS
CATS
CAUK
CEDI
CEDING
CEDIS
CENS
CENSING
CERATIN
CERATINS
CERT
CERTAIN
CERTS
CESS
CESSE
CESSED
CESSER
CESSERS
CETANE
CETANES
CETE
CHAD
CHADS
CHAETA
CHAL
CHALDER
CHALDERS
CHALS
CHAM
CHAMP
CHAMPS
CHAMS
CHAP
CHAPATI
CHAPATIS
CHAPMAN
CHAPS
CHAR
CHARD
CHARDS
CHARE
CHARET
CHARETS
CHARS
CHART
CHARTA
CHARTAS
CHARTS
CHAS
CHASE
CHASED
CHASER
CHASERS
CHASM
CHASSE
CHASSED
CHAT
CHATS
CHEAP
CHEAPO
CHEAPOS
CHEAPS
CHEAT
CHEATS
CHEDITE
CHEQUE
CHER
CHERT
CHERTS
CHESS
CLAD
CLADE
CLADES
CLADS
CLAES
CLAP
CLAPS
CLASP
CLASPS
CLASS
CLASSED
CLASSER
CLASSERS
CLASSMAN
CLASSMATE
CLASSON
CLASSONS
CLUB
CLUBS
COAITA
COAT
COATE
COATER
COATERS
COATI
COATIS
COATS
CODE
CODEN
CODENS
CODES
CODING
CODS
COED
COEDIT
COEDS
COMA
COMAE
COMART
COMARTS
COMAS
COMATE
COMP
COMPARE
COMPART
COMPARTS
COMPAS
COMPASS
COMPASSED
COMPS
COMS
COMTE
COND
CONE
CONED
CONES
CONI
CONIA
CONIAS
CONIN
CONING
CONS
COPAL
COPALS
COPATAINE
COPS
COPSE
COPSED
COSE
COSED
COSET
COSS
CSARDAS
DACE
DACES
DACK
DAEDAL
DAES
DAHL
DAHLS
DAINE
DAINED
DAINES
DAINING
DAIS
DALS
DAMAR
DAMARS
DAMN
DAMNED
DAMNING
DAMNS
DAMP
DAMPS
DAMS
DAMSON
DAMSONS
DANS
DAPS
DAPSONE
DARE
DARED
DARES
DATA
DATE
DATER
DATERS
DAUB
DAUBS
DEACON
DEACONED
DEACONESS
DEACONING
DEACONS
DEAD
DEADS
DEAL
DEALS
DEAR
DEARS
DECAD
DECADS
DECARE
DECARES
DECO
DECOS
DENI
DENIS
DENS
DESCEND
DESCENDING
DESCENDS
DESMAN
DESMANS
DESPOND
DESPONDING
DESPONDS
DESSE
DIAMOND
DIAMONDING
DIAMONDS
DINE
DINED
DINES
DING
DINING
DINK
DINKIE
DINKING
DINO
DINOS
DINS
DINT
DISA
DITA
DITAS
DITE
DITES
DITS
DOAT
DOATER
DOATERS
DOATS
DOCHT
DOCS
DOEN
DOES
DOETH
DOMAIN
DOMAINE
DOMAINES
DOMAINS
DOMATIA
DOMS
DONA
DONAS
DONATE
DONE
DONING
DONS
DOPA
DOPAS
DOPS
DOSE
DOSEH
DOSS
DOSSAL
DOSSALS
DOSSED
DOSSER
DOSSERS
DRAC
DRACENA
DRACENAS
DRACHM
DRACHMA
DRACHMAI
DRACHMAS
DRACHMS
DRACO
DRACONE
DRACONES
DRACONITES
DRAM
DRAMA
DRAMAS
DRAMATISING
DRAMS
DRAP
DRAPS
DRAT
DRATS
DREAD
DREADS
DREAM
DREAMS
DREAMT
DRESS
DRESSED
DUAL
DUALS
DUBS
DULCET
DULCETS
EACH
EARD
EARDS
EARS
EARST
EASE
EASED
EATS
EAUS
ECAD
ECADS
ECHARD
ECHARDS
ECHE
ECHT
ECOD
ECOS
EDIT
EHED
EINE
EKING
ENATE
ENDING
ENDITE
ENDOPLASM
ENDOSS
ENDOSSED
ENDS
ENMOSSED
ENSATE
EOAN
EONS
ERAS
ERASE
ERASED
ERST
ESCAR
ESCARS
ESSE
ESSONITE
ETAS
ETEN
ETENS
ETHE
ETHENE
GIEN
GINK
HADE
HADES
HADS
HAED
HAES
HAET
HAETS
HAMATE
HAMOSE
HAMS
HAPS
HARD
HARDINESS
HARDS
HARDSTAND
HARDSTANDING
HARDSTANDS
HARE
HART
HARTS
HASP
HASPS
HASSAR
HASSARS
HATE
HATER
HATERS
HATS
HAUD
HAUDS
HAUL
HAULD
HAULDS
HAULS
HEAP
HEAPS
HEAR
HEARD
HEARDS
HEARS
HEART
HEARTINESS
HEARTS
HEAT
HEATS
HEND
HENDING
HENDS
HENS
HERD
HERDS
HERS
HESP
HESPS
HETE
HETES
HETING
HETMAN
HETMANS
HETS
IDES
IGNITE
IGNITED
IGNITES
INDITE
INDITES
INGINE
INIA
INKING
INMATE
INSIDE
INSIDES
INTEND
INTENDS
INTENSATE
ISATIN
ISATINE
ISATINES
ISIT
ISNA
ITAS
JACK
JACONET
JARS
JASP
JASPS
JASS
JAUK
JEDI
JEDIS
JEON
JEOPARD
JEOPARDISING
JEOPARDS
JESS
JESSE
JESSED
JETE
JETES
KEEN
KEENING
KETE
KHET
KINE
KINETIN
KINETINS
KING
KNEAD
KNEADS
KNEE
KNEEING
KNIT
LADE
LADER
LADERS
LADES
LADS
LAER
LAERS
LAHAR
LAHARS
LAPS
LAPSE
LAPSED
LAPSER
LAPSERS
LASCAR
LASCARS
LASE
LASED
LASER
LASERS
LASS
LASSO
LASSOED
LAUD
LAUDER
LAUDERS
LAUDS
LUDE
LUDES
LUDS
MAAR
MAARE
MAARS
MAAS
MACE
MACER
MACERS
MACH
MACHE
MACHER
MACHERS
MADRE
MADS
MAID
MAIDS
MAIN
MAINED
MAINING
MAINS
MAND
MANDI
MANDIS
MANE
MANED
MANEH
MANES
MANET
MANI
MANIS
MANO
MANOS
MANS
MAPAU
MAPS
MARD
MARE
MARS
MART
MARTIAN
MARTIANS
MARTIN
MARTINET
MARTINI
MARTINIS
MARTINS
MARTS
MASING
MATAI
MATAIS
MATE
MATER
MATERS
MATIN
MATINESS
MATINS
MATS
MNAS
MOAI
MOAN
MOANED
MOANING
MOANS
MOAS
MOAT
MOATS
MOCH
MOCS
MODE
MODENA
MODENAS
MODES
MODI
MODS
MOES
MONA
MONAD
MONADS
MONAS
MONDE
MONDES
MONETH
MONS
MOPS
MOSE
MOSED
MOSS
MOSSED
MOSSER
MOSSERS
NAAM
NAAMS
NADS
NAMS
NAOS
NATIS
NATS
NEDS
NEOPLASM
NESS
NETE
NETES
NEUK
NIDATE
NIDE
NIDES
NIDS
NINE
NINES
NINETEEN
NINTH
NISI
NITE
NITER
NITERS
NITES
NITRE
NITS
NODE
NODES
NODI
NODS
NOES
NOMA
NOMAD
NOMADISING
NOMADS
NOMAS
NOMS
NOPAL
NOPALS
NOSE
NOSED
OATER
OATERS
OATS
OCAS
OCHE
OCHES
ODES
ONDING
ONES
ONSIDE
ONSIDES
OPAH
OPAL
OPALS
OSAR
OSCAR
OSCARS
OSMATE
OSSA
PACE
PACER
PACERS
PACHA
PACHAS
PADS
PALS
PAMS
PARD
PARDI
PARDINE
PARDS
PARE
PARS
PART
PARTAN
PARTANS
PARTI
PARTIS
PARTISAN
PARTS
PASE
PASEAR
PASEARS
PASEO
PASS
PASSE
PASSED
PASSER
PASSERS
PASSMAN
PATE
PATER
PATERS
PATIN
PATINA
PATINAS
PATINE
PATINED
PATINES
PATINING
PATINS
PATS
PAUL
PAULS
PHARE
PHASE
PHASED
PHAT
PLASM
PLASMA
PLASMAS
PLASMON
PLASMONS
PLUS
POAS
PODITE
PODITES
PODS
POET
POMACE
POMS
POND
PONDING
PONDS
PONE
PONES
PONS
POSADA
POSADAS
POSE
POSED
POSS
POSSE
POSSED
POSSER
POSSERS
PSOAI
PSOAS
QUACK
QUAD
QUADS
QUASAR
QUASARS
QUEEN
QUEENING
RACE
RACED
RACES
RACH
RACHE
RACHES
RACHET
RACHETED
RACHETING
RACHETS
RACON
RACONS
RADS
RAJA
RAJAS
RAJES
RAMATE
RAMONA
RAMONAS
RAMOSE
RAMP
RAMPS
RAMS
RAMSON
RAMSONS
RAPHAE
RAPHE
RAPS
RASE
RASED
RASP
RASPS
RASSE
RATA
RATAN
RATANS
RATAS
RATE
RATINE
RATINES
RATS
REACH
REACHED
REACHES
READ
READS
REAL
REALS
REAM
REAMS
REAP
REAPS
REASCEND
REASCENDING
REASCENDS
REASON
REASONED
REASONING
REASONS
REATA
REATAS
RECAP
RECAPS
RECLAD
RECLADS
RECLASP
RECLASPS
REDS
REDUB
REDUBS
RESPACE
RESPOND
RESPONDING
RESPONDS
RESPONSA
RETAIN
RETAINED
RETAINING
RETAINS
RETAMA
RETAMAS
RETIA
RETINA
RETINAS
RETINE
RETINES
RETINITE
RETINITES
RETS
SACHET
SACHETED
SACK
SACS
SADE
SADES
SADI
SADS
SAID
SAIDS
SAIDST
SAIN
SAINE
SAINED
SAINING
SALP
SALPA
SALPAE
SALPS
SALS
SAMA
SAMOSA
SAMOSAS
SAMP
SAMPS
SAMS
SAND
SANDING
SANE
SANED
SANES
SANING
SAPONIN
SAPONITE
SAPONITES
SAPS
SARD
SARDS
SARED
SARS
SASER
SASERS
SASS
SASSE
SASSED
SATE
SATI
SATIN
SATINED
SATINET
SATINING
SATRAP
SATRAPAL
SATRAPS
SAUL
SAULS
SCAD
SCADS
SCAR
SCARE
SCARED
SCARES
SCARS
SCENA
SCENAS
SCEND
SCENDING
SCENDS
SCENING
SCONE
SCONES
SCOP
SCOPA
SCOPAE
SCOPAS
SCOPATE
SCOPS
SDAINE
SDAINED
SDAINES
SDAINING
SEAL
SEALCH
SEALS
SEAR
SEARS
SEAS
SEASE
SEASED
SEASON
SEASONED
SEASONING
SEASONS
SECH
SECO
SECOND
SECONDI
SECONDING
SECONDS
SECS
SENA
SENAS
SENATE
SEND
SENDING
SENDS
SENS
SENSA
SENSATE
SENSI
SENSING
SERA
SERAC
SERACS
SERS
SIDA
SIDE
SIDECAR
SIDECARS
SIDES
SIDESMAN
SIDH
SIDHE
SIND
SINDING
SINDON
SINE
SINED
SINES
SING
SINING
SINK
SINKING
SITAR
SITARS
SITE
SITED
SITES
SITH
SITHE
SITHED
SITHEE
SITHEN
SITHES
SITS
SLADE
SLADES
SLAE
SLAES
SLAP
SLAPS
SLUB
SMART
SMARTS
SNED
SNIDE
SNIDES
SNIT
SNITS
SNOD
SOCA
SOCAS
SOCS
SODS
SOMA
SOMAN
SOMANS
SOMAS
SOMATA
SOMNIATE
SONATA
SONDE
SONE
SONS
SOPH
SOPS
SPACE
SPACER
SPACERS
SPADE
SPADER
SPADERS
SPADES
SPAE
SPAED
SPAER
SPAERS
SPAES
SPALD
SPALDS
SPAM
SPAMS
SPAR
SPARD
SPARE
SPARS
SPART
SPARTAN
SPARTANS
SPARTINA
SPARTINAS
SPARTS
SPAS
SPASM
SPAT
SPATE
SPATS
SPAUL
SPAULD
SPAULDS
SPAULS
SPHAER
SPHAERS
SPHEAR
SPHEARS
SPOD
SPODE
SPODES
SPODS
SPONSING
STAID
STAIN
STAINED
STAINING
STAINS
STAMNOS
STAMP
STAMPS
STAND
STANDING
STANDS
STANE
STANED
STANES
STANING
STAP
STAPH
STAPS
STAR
STARE
STEAM
STEAMS
STEAR
STEARD
STRAE
STRAMP
STRAMPS
STRAP
STRAPS
STREAM
STREAMS
SUBCHASER
SUBCHASERS
SUBCLASS
SUBCLASSED
SUBHA
SUBHAS
SUDS
SUDSER
SUDSERS
SULCATE
SULPHA
SULPHAS
SULPHATE
TACE
TACH
TACHE
TADS
TAHA
TAHAS
TAIN
TAINS
TAIS
TAMP
TAMPON
TAMPONED
TAMPONING
TAMPONS
TAMPS
TAMS
TANE
TANS
TAOS
TAPA
TAPADERA
TAPADERAS
TAPAS
TAPS
TAPSMAN
TARDINESS
TARE
TARS
TEACH
TEAM
TEAMS
TEAR
TEARS
TECH
TECS
TEDS
TEEN
TEENING
TEND
TENDING
TENDS
TENE
TENIA
TENIAS
TENS
TENSING
TERAPH
TESSERA
THECA
THECAE
THEE
THEIN
THEINE
THEN
THENS
THESP
THESPS
TIDE
TIDES
TIDESMAN
TIDS
TIND
TINDING
TINDS
TINE
TINED
TINES
TING
TINING
TINK
TINKING
TINS
TISANE
TISANES
TRACE
TRAM
TRAMP
TRAMPS
TRAMS
TRAP
TRAPS
UDAL
UDALS
ULCER
ULCERS

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Yesterday's Strands Answers — September 27, 2025

  • Theme: "Mum's the word"
  • Spangram: PIPEDOWN

Theme words:

HUSHED INAUDIBLE MUTED NOISELESS QUIET SILENT

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