Strands Answers in Order September 29, 2025 #742, Hints, and Tips

Here are the NYT Strands answers in order for September 29, 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: "Chew on that!"
  • Category nudge: Think about chew on that!
  • Theme words count: 5 words to find
  • First letters of theme words: B, B, C, S, W
  • Tip: Match colors to confirm words before moving on.

Today's Spangram

SPANGRAM: GUMFLAVOR

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

Theme connection: This word relates to "Chew on that!" and connects all theme words.

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

Theme Words:

BERRY BUBBLE CINNAMON SPEARMINT WINTERGREEN

All Valid Solutions (983 words):

ABLE
ABLER
ABLY
AEON
AERIE
AERIER
AERO
AFIRE
AFTER
AFTERGAME
AFTERINGS
AGILE
AGIN
AGING
AGINGS
AGREE
AGRIN
ALBE
ALBEIT
ALBITE
AMEN
AMENING
AMNIC
ANELING
ANIL
ANILE
ANIME
ANIMUS
ANTE
ANTI
ANTS
ARENE
ARET
ARETS
ARETT
ARETTING
ARGIL
ARGININE
ARIEL
ARLE
ARMER
ARREAR
ARRET
ARVO
ARYL
AVENGING
AVER
AVERAGING
AVERAGINGS
AVERRING
AVERT
AVERTING
AYRE
BAFT
BALE
BALER
BARON
BARONET
BARONG
BAYLE
BEIN
BELAR
BELAY
BEMIRE
BERRY
BERYL
BIEN
BIENNIUM
BIER
BIFTER
BIGA
BIGAE
BILE
BINE
BINER
BING
BINGING
BINIT
BINMAN
BINMEN
BINNING
BINT
BINTS
BITE
BITER
BITS
BITT
BITTE
BITTEN
BITTER
BITTERING
BITTERN
BITTIE
BITTIER
BITTING
BITTINGS
BITUMEN
BLAE
BLAER
BLAY
BLEAR
BLIN
BLING
BLINGING
BLINI
BLINNING
BREI
BUBBLE
BUBBLING
BUBINGA
CIEL
CIGAR
CINE
CINEMA
CINNAMON
CLEAN
CLEANING
CLEAR
CLEM
CLINE
CLING
CLINGIER
CLINGING
CUBBING
CUBING
EAGRE
EALE
EANING
EANLING
EARL
EARLY
EARN
EARNER
EARNING
EARRING
EARRINGS
EAVE
EEVEN
EEVN
EIGNE
EINA
EINE
ELFIN
EMBALE
EMBAR
EMBAY
EMBER
EMBITTER
EMBITTERING
EMBITTERINGS
EMBLEM
EMIR
EMIT
EMITS
EMITTER
EMITTING
EMUS
ENAMOR
ENARM
ENERGIC
ENERVE
ENGINE
ENGINING
ENGIRT
ENGRAM
ENGRIEVE
ENRAGING
ENRANGING
ENRING
ENRINGS
EOAN
EORL
EREV
ERING
ERINUS
ERNE
ERNING
ERRING
ERRINGS
ERVEN
ETNA
ETTIN
ETTINS
ETUI
EVEN
EVENER
EVER
EVERT
EVERTING
EVET
EVOE
FABLE
FABLER
FARL
FARLE
FARO
FAVE
FAVER
FAVOR
FAYRE
FEAL
FEAR
FEIGN
FEIGNER
FEINT
FEMITER
FERN
FERNING
FERNINGS
FERNINST
FERVOR
FETING
FETT
FETTER
FETTS
FETUS
FEVER
FIBER
FIBRE
FIER
FIERY
FIMBLE
FINE
FINER
FIRE
FIRM
FIRMER
FIRN
FITNA
FITS
FITT
FITTE
FITTER
FITTING
FITTINGS
FLAB
FLARY
FLAVONE
FLAVOR
FLAVORY
FLAY
FLEMIT
GAEN
GAME
GANE
GANNING
GARE
GARNER
GARNERING
GARNET
GARNI
GARRE
GARRET
GARRING
GIEN
GING
GINGS
GINN
GINNEL
GINNIER
GINNING
GINNINGS
GINS
GIRN
GIRNER
GIRNIE
GIRR
GIRT
GITE
GITTERN
GITTIN
GIUST
GNAR
GNARR
GNARRING
GNUS
GRAM
GRAME
GRAN
GRANNIE
GREAVE
GREE
GREEN
GREENER
GREIN
GREINS
GREN
GREVE
GRIEF
GRIEVE
GRIEVER
GRIN
GRINS
GRIT
GRITTER
GRITTIER
GROAN
GROMA
GUNITE
GUNNING
GUNS
GUNTER
GUPS
GUST
GUSTIE
GUSTIER
GUTS
GUTTER
GUTTERING
GUTTIER
GUTTING
GWINE
IGNARO
IGNITE
IGNITER
IGNORABLE
ILEA
IMBAR
INARM
INCLE
INCLINE
INCUBI
INEPT
INERM
INGAN
INGINE
INGRAM
INNING
INNINGS
INNS
INPUT
INPUTS
INPUTTER
INPUTTING
INRO
INSTEP
INTER
INTERN
INTERNE
INTERNEE
INTERNING
INTERVAL
INTERVALE
INTERVENE
INTERVENER
INTERVENOR
INTUIT
INUST
INWIT
ITEM
LAER
LAERING
LAEVO
LAVE
LAVEER
LAVER
LEAM
LEAN
LEANING
LEAR
LEARE
LEARN
LEARNER
LEARNING
LEIR
LEMAN
LEMON
LENG
LENGING
LIEN
LIGAN
LIGNAN
LIGNE
LIGNIN
LIGNINS
LIGNITE
LINE
LINEAR
LINEMAN
LING
LINGA
LINGAM
LINGIER
LINIER
LININ
LINING
LININGS
LININS
LINN
LINNING
LINNS
LYRA
LYRE
MAGI
MAGIC
MAGNET
MANE
MANG
MANGIER
MANGING
MANI
MANIC
MANNING
MANNITE
MANO
MANOR
MARE
MARG
MARGIN
MARGINING
MARGINS
MARON
MARRI
MARRING
MBIRA
MEAGRE
MEAL
MEALER
MEALY
MEAN
MEANING
MEARE
MEIN
MEINIE
MEINING
MEINS
MEINT
MELA
MELIC
MELINITE
MENAGING
MENE
MENEER
MENG
MENGING
MENING
MENO
MERGING
MERGINGS
MERI
MERING
MERINGS
MERIT
MERL
MERRY
METING
METRING
MEVE
MIMBAR
MIME
MIMER
MINA
MINAE
MINAR
MINARET
MINARETS
MINE
MINER
MINETTE
MINT
MINTER
MINTS
MIRE
MITE
MITER
MITT
MITTEN
MITUMBA
MOAN
MOANING
MOER
MONA
MORA
MORAE
MORE
MOREEN
MOREOVER
MORGAN
MORN
MORNE
MORNING
MUGS
MUIR
MUNG
MUNGS
MUNI
MUNITE
MUNS
MUNSTER
MUNT
MUNTER
MUNTIN
MUNTING
MUNTRIE
MUST
MUSTER
MUSTIER
MUTE
MUTER
MUTI
MUTINE
MUTING
MUTINING
MUTS
MUTT
MUTTER
MUTTERING
MUTTERINGS
MUTTS
NAME
NANE
NANNIE
NARE
NARGILE
NARRE
NEAL
NEANIC
NEAR
NEARLY
NEMA
NEMN
NEON
NEPS
NERVAL
NERVE
NERVER
NETS
NETT
NETTER
NETTIE
NETTIER
NETTING
NETTINGS
NETTS
NEVE
NEVER
NIEF
NIEVE
NIFE
NIFTIER
NIMB
NIMBLE
NIMBLER
NIMBLY
NINE
NITE
NITER
NITRE
NITS
NITTIER
NOMA
NOME
NOMEN
NOVA
NOVAE
NOVERINT
NUMB
NUMBER
NUMBLY
NUMEN
NUMINA
NUTMEAL
NUTS
NUTTER
NUTTIER
NUTTING
OARY
OMEN
OMENING
ONAGRI
ONER
ORAL
ORANG
ORANGIER
ORGAN
ORGANIC
ORGIC
ORLE
ORVAL
OVAL
OVARY
OVEN
OVER
OVERGIRT
OVERGREEN
OVERING
OVERNAME
OVERNEAR
OVERNET
OVERRAN
OVERREFINE
OVERREN
OVERT
PEAN
PEAR
PENI
PENIE
PENMEN
PENT
PENTS
PERI
PERIBLEM
PERITUS
PERM
PERMIE
PERMIT
PERMITS
PERMITTER
PERMITTING
PERN
PETS
PETTER
PETTI
PETTIER
PETTING
PETTINGS
PTERIN
PTUI
PUGS
PUIR
PUMIE
PUNG
PUNGS
PUNIER
PUNNIER
PUNNING
PUNS
PUNSTER
PUNT
PUNTER
PUNTING
PUTEAL
PUTREFIER
PUTS
PUTT
PUTTEN
PUTTER
PUTTERING
PUTTI
PUTTIE
PUTTIER
PUTTING
PUTTINGS
PUTTS
RABI
RAFT
RAFTER
RAFTERING
RAFTERINGS
RAFTING
RAFTINGS
RAFTMEN
RAGI
RAGING
RAGINGS
RAGINI
RALE
RAMEN
RANG
RANGI
RANGIER
RANGING
RANGINGS
RANI
RANT
RANTS
RAVE
RAVEN
RAVENER
RAVER
RAYLE
REAGIN
REAGINIC
REAGINS
REAL
REALER
REAM
REAME
REAN
REAR
REARLY
REAVE
REAVER
REBAR
REBIT
REBITE
REBITTEN
REEN
REEVE
REFINE
REFINER
REFIRE
REFIT
REFITS
REFITTING
REFITTINGS
REFLY
REFT
REIF
REIGN
REIN
REINETTE
REINING
REINS
REINTER
REITER
RELAY
RELY
REMBLE
REMINT
REMINTS
REMIT
REMITS
REMITTER
REMITTING
RENGA
RENT
RENTIER
RENTS
REPS
REPUGN
REPUGNING
REPUGNS
REPUNIT
REPUTE
REPUTING
REPUTINGS
RETIE
RETIME
RETINA
RETS
RETTING
RETUNING
REVEAL
REVEALER
REVENGING
REVENGINGS
REVERE
REVERING
REVERT
REVERTING
REVET
RIBA
RIEL
RIEM
RIEVE
RIEVER
RIFE
RIFER
RIFLE
RIFLER
RIFLERY
RIFT
RIFTE
RIFTIER
RIFTING
RIME
RIMER
RIMU
RIMUS
RINE
RING
RINGS
RINGSTER
RINNING
RINS
RITE
RITS
RITT
RITTER
RITTING
RITTS
ROAM
ROAN
ROMA
ROMAN
RONE
RONEO
RONG
ROVE
ROVEN
ROVER
RYAL
SNIG
SNIRT
SNIT
SNUG
SPEAN
SPEAR
SPEARIER
SPEARMINT
SPENT
SPERM
SPET
SPETTING
SPUG
SPUING
SPUME
SPUMIER
SPUN
SPUTTER
SPUTTERING
STEAN
STEAR
STEARIN
STEN
STEP
STERN
STERNA
STIE
STIFLE
STIFLER
STIM
STIME
STIR
STIRE
STUM
STUMBLE
STUMBLER
STUMBLY
STUMER
STUN
STUNG
STUNNING
STUNT
STUNTING
STUNTMEN
STUPE
SUING
SUINT
SUIT
SUITE
SUITER
SUNG
SUNN
SUNNIER
SUNNING
SUPE
SUPER
TEABERRY
TEAL
TEAR
TEARIER
TEARY
TENE
TENOR
TERGA
TERM
TERMER
TERN
TERNE
TERNING
TERRA
TERRAE
TERRANE
TERREEN
TERRENE
TIER
TIFT
TIFTING
TIMBAL
TIMBALE
TIMBER
TIMBERY
TIMBRE
TIMBREL
TIME
TIMELY
TIMER
TINE
TINEA
TING
TINGS
TINING
TINMEN
TINNIE
TINNING
TINS
TIRE
TIRR
TREF
TREFA
TREMBLE
TREMBLER
TREMBLY
TREMIE
TRIE
TRIENE
TRIG
TRIGRAM
TRIN
TRINING
TRINS
TUGS
TUMBLE
TUMBLER
TUMBREL
TUNG
TUNGS
TUNGSTEN
TUNIER
TUNING
TUNNING
TUNS
TUPS
TUTMEN
TUTS
UMBEL
UMBER
UMBERY
UMBLE
UMBRE
UMBREL
UNIGNORABLE
UNIT
UNITE
UNITER
UNSPENT
UNSTEP
UNTIE
UNTIN
UNWIRE
UNWIT
UPSTIR
UPTEAR
UPTER
UPTIE
UPTIME
UTERI
UTTER
UTTERING
UTTERINGS
VALE
VARY
VEAL
VEALE
VEALER
VEALY
VEER
VEIN
VEINING
VEINS
VENEER
VENEREAN
VENGING
VERA
VERGING
VERNICLE
VERRA
VERT
VERTING
VERTU
VERTUS
VETTER
VOAR
WIEL
WIENER
WIGAN
WILE
WINCING
WINE
WING
WINGIER
WINGING
WINGS
WINIER
WINING
WINN
WINNA
WINNING
WINNINGS
WINNLE
WINNS
WINS
WINTER
WINTERGREEN
WIRE
WIRRA
WITE
WITTER
WITTIER
YALE
YLEM

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

Yesterday's Strands Answers — September 28, 2025

  • Theme: "Hit the deck!"
  • Spangram: INTHECARDS

Theme words:

CLUBS DIAMONDS HEARTS JACK KING QUEEN SPADES

See the full page for yesterday: Strands Answers — September 28, 2025

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