Today's Strands Hints (No Spoilers)
- Category nudge: Think about don't take the bait
- Theme words count: 7 words to find
- First letters of theme words: D, D, L, P, R, S, T
- 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 "Don't take the bait" and connects all theme words.
Today's Answers — Full Word List (In Order)
Theme Words:
DECEPTION
DECOY
LURE
PLOY
RUSE
STRATAGEM
TRICK
All Valid Solutions (884 words):
ACED
ACES
ACETA
ACME
ACOELOUS
ACOEMETI
ACTA
ACTANT
ACTS
ADAMSITE
ADMAN
AEGIS
AEON
AESC
AGAR
AGAROSE
AGARS
AGEISM
AGEIST
AGISM
AGIST
AGITA
AGITAS
AGITATO
ALEC
ALEE
ALES
ALPS
ALURE
AMEARST
ANTA
ANTAE
ANTAR
ANTE
ANTED
ANTES
ANTI
ANTIC
ANTICK
ANTIRIOT
ANTITRADE
ANTRA
ANTRAL
AORTA
AORTAE
ARAYSE
ARNA
ARNAS
AROSE
ARTI
ARTIC
ARTS
ARTY
ASIDE
ASMEAR
ATAP
ATMA
ATMAN
ATMAS
ATOP
ATTIC
ATTRACT
ATTRACTANT
ATTRACTS
ATTRAP
ATTRIT
ATTRITE
ATTRITED
ATTRITES
AULD
AUREOLE
AUREOLES
AYELP
AYES
AYUS
CAGE
CARAT
CARATS
CARR
CARRS
CARRY
CARS
CART
CARTA
CARTAGE
CARTS
CATS
CATTY
CAYS
CAYUSE
CEAS
CEDAR
CEDARN
CEDI
CEDIS
CEES
CELS
CEPE
CEPES
CEPS
CESTA
CESTI
CITRAL
CITRIN
COAT
COATS
COED
CORS
CORY
COSE
COSEY
COSY
COYS
CRADLE
CRADLES
CRAP
CRAPLE
CRAPLES
CRATON
CRINATE
CRINOSE
CRIOS
CRIT
DAES
DALE
DALES
DAME
DAMS
DAMSON
DANIO
DANIOS
DANT
DANTED
DARK
DARN
DART
DATA
DATAL
DATE
DATO
DATOS
DAUR
DEAD
DEAL
DEAN
DEAR
DEARN
DECAY
DECAYS
DECEIT
DECEITS
DECEPTION
DECO
DECOR
DECORS
DECOS
DECOY
DECOYS
DEELY
DEEP
DEEPER
DEEPLY
DEEPS
DEES
DELE
DELES
DEMAN
DEMAST
DEME
DEONTIC
DEPLOY
DEPLOYER
DEPOSIT
DEPOT
DESI
DESMAN
DETONATE
DIET
DIETS
DISA
DISC
DISCEPT
DISMAN
DISME
DISTANT
DITA
DITAS
DITE
DITS
DRAP
DRAT
EALE
EALES
EARD
EARN
EARS
EARST
EAST
EATS
ECOS
EDIT
EDITS
EELS
EELY
EGIS
EIDE
ELECT
ELECTS
ELPEE
ELPEES
ELSE
ELUSORY
EMCEE
EMCEED
EMCEES
EOAN
EPEE
EPEES
EPOS
ETAS
ETAT
ETNA
ETNAS
EYRA
GARRYA
GARS
GART
GATS
GAYS
GEAR
GEARS
GEAT
GEATS
GEIST
GEIT
GEITS
GEMEL
GEMS
GEOS
GETA
GETAS
GETS
GIDS
GISM
GIST
GITANO
GITANOS
GITE
GITS
IDEA
IDEAS
IDEATA
IDEATE
IDEE
IDES
INOSITE
INTI
INTO
INTOED
INTRA
INTRADA
INTRADAS
IOTA
IOTAS
ITAS
ITEM
ITEMED
ITEMS
KADE
KAED
KALE
KALES
KARN
KART
KATA
KATAS
KATTI
LADE
LARD
LARK
LARN
LATTIN
LAUREL
LAURELS
LEAD
LEADMAN
LEAK
LEAP
LEAR
LEARN
LEARNT
LEAT
LEEAR
LEED
LEEP
LEEPS
LEES
LEMAN
LEME
LEPER
LEPS
LERP
LERPS
LEYS
LOSE
LOSEL
LOUR
LOURS
LOURY
LOUS
LOUSE
LOUSY
LURE
LURRY
LURS
MADE
MAES
MANI
MANITO
MANITOS
MANO
MANOS
MANTA
MANTES
MANTIC
MANTO
MANTOES
MANTOS
MANTRA
MANTRAP
MANTRIC
MASE
MASED
MASON
MASONITE
MAST
MATE
MATS
MATT
MATTIN
MEAD
MEAL
MEAT
MEATS
MEDAL
MEDLAR
MEDLE
MEDLES
MEDLEY
MEDLEYS
MEES
MEGA
MEGARA
MELA
MELD
META
METIS
METS
NADA
NAME
NAMED
NAMS
NAOI
NAOS
NATAL
NATIS
NATS
NITE
NITES
NITRIC
NOES
NOIR
NOPE
NOSE
NOSED
NOTA
NOTAL
NOTATE
NOTE
NOTED
NOTES
NOTT
OARAGE
OARS
OARY
OAST
OATMEAL
OATS
OCTA
OCTAD
OCTAN
OCTANT
OCTANTAL
OCTAS
OINT
OINTED
OLEO
OLEOS
OLES
OLPE
OLPES
ONIRIC
ONTIC
OPED
OPES
OPTED
ORTS
OSMATE
OSPREY
OTITIC
OURS
OUSEL
OYER
OYES
PADLE
PADLES
PADMA
PADMAS
PALE
PALED
PALELY
PALEOSOL
PALES
PALP
PALPED
PALPS
PARD
PARDEE
PARK
PART
PARTAN
PARTI
PARTITE
PARTON
PAUL
PAUPER
PEAK
PEAL
PEAN
PEAR
PEART
PEAS
PEASON
PEAT
PEATMAN
PEATS
PECS
PECTASE
PECTISE
PECTISED
PEDAL
PEDANT
PEDANTIC
PEDATE
PEDLAR
PEDS
PEECE
PEED
PEEL
PEELER
PEELS
PEEOY
PEEOYS
PEES
PELA
PELE
PELES
PEON
PERLOUS
PESADE
PESANT
PESO
PEST
PETIT
PLAP
PLAT
PLATAN
PLEA
PLEAD
PLEAT
PLED
PLOY
PLURRY
PLUS
PLYER
POAS
POET
POINT
POINTE
POINTED
POINTES
PONT
PONTAL
PONTES
PONTIC
POSADA
POSE
POSED
POSIT
POST
POSTIE
POSTMAN
POTAE
POTAES
POTE
POTED
POTES
POTIN
POTMAN
POTT
PRAD
PRAELECT
PRAELECTS
PRAT
PRATT
PRAU
PRELECT
PRELECTS
PRELUSORY
PREY
PSOAE
PSORA
PULA
PULE
PULED
PULES
PULP
PULPED
PULPER
PULPS
PUPA
PUPAE
PUPAL
PUPS
PURE
PURELY
PURL
PURLED
PURLS
PURPLE
PURPLED
PURPLES
PURPLY
RACE
RACED
RACEMATE
RACEME
RACEMED
RACES
RADE
RAGA
RAGE
RAGI
RAGIS
RALE
RALES
RATA
RATAN
RATAS
RATO
RATOS
RATS
RATTY
RAYS
RELY
REOS
REPEAL
REPEAT
REPEL
REPELS
REPLA
REPLEAD
REPLED
REPLY
REPS
REPULP
RICK
RIOT
RIOTED
RITE
RITES
RITT
ROED
ROES
ROSE
ROSY
RULE
RULED
RULER
RULES
RULY
RUPEE
RUPEES
RUSE
RYES
SADE
SAME
SAMEL
SANT
SANTAL
SANTIR
SANTO
SATE
SATEM
SATI
SATRAP
SCEAT
SCEATT
SEAM
SEAME
SEAMED
SEAN
SEAT
SECO
SECT
SECTS
SEED
SEEDMAN
SEEL
SEELD
SEEM
SEEMS
SEEP
SELD
SELE
SELECT
SELECTA
SELECTAS
SELECTMAN
SELECTS
SEPT
SETON
SIDE
SITE
SLEE
SLEEP
SLEEPER
SLEY
SLOE
SLUR
SLURRY
SLYER
SMEAR
SMEARS
SMEARY
SMEE
SMEES
SOAR
SOARS
SOCA
SOCAGE
SOCMAN
SOLE
SOLER
SONATA
SORA
SORAGE
SORRY
SORT
SORTA
SORTS
SOUL
SOUR
SOYA
SOYLE
SPEAK
SPEAL
SPEAR
SPEAT
SPEC
SPED
SPEED
SPEEL
SPEELER
SPELD
SPLAT
SPULE
SPUR
STACTE
STADE
STAG
STAGE
STAR
STARR
STARRS
STARRY
START
STAT
STATAL
STAY
STAYS
STEAR
STEARS
STEM
STEME
STEMED
STIE
STRAE
STRAG
STRATA
STRATAGEM
STRATAGEMS
STRAY
STRAYS
STROY
STROYS
STYE
STYES
SURRA
TACE
TACES
TACET
TACETS
TACO
TACOS
TACT
TACTISM
TACTS
TAED
TAEL
TAES
TALE
TALES
TAME
TAMED
TAMS
TANTI
TANTO
TANTRA
TANTRIC
TAOS
TAPU
TARA
TARN
TARO
TAROC
TAROS
TARP
TARRY
TARS
TART
TARTS
TARTY
TASTE
TATAR
TATE
TATIE
TATS
TATSOI
TATT
TAULD
TAUPE
TAUPES
TAYRA
TAYS
TEAD
TEADE
TEAM
TEAMED
TEAMS
TEAR
TEARS
TEARY
TEAS
TEAT
TEATS
TECS
TEDS
TEME
TEMED
TEMS
TEMSE
TEMSED
TEST
TESTA
TESTE
TICK
TIDE
TIDES
TIDESMAN
TIDS
TIGE
TINT
TINTED
TITE
TITI
TOAD
TOAST
TOASTIE
TOEA
TOEAS
TOED
TOES
TOIT
TOITED
TONITE
TONITES
TOPE
TOPED
TOPEE
TOPEES
TOPES
TOSA
TOSE
TOSED
TOST
TOSTADA
TOTAL
TOTALED
TOTE
TOTED
TOTES
TRACE
TRACED
TRACES
TRACT
TRACTS
TRAD
TRADE
TRAGI
TRAP
TRAT
TRATS
TRAY
TRAYS
TRICK
TRIN
TRIO
TRIOS
TRIOSE
TRITE
TRITES
TRITEST
TRITON
TROAT
TROATS
TROELY
TROY
TROYS
TRULY
TRYE
TSADE
TYEE
TYES
TYRO
TYROES
TYROS
ULEMA
ULEMAS
ULES
UPLEAD
UPLEAP
UPLED
UPSEE
UPSEY
UPSOAR
UPSOARS
UPSY
URPED
URPS
YAAR
YAARS
YAGI
YAGIS
YARR
YARRS
YARTA
YEED
YELD
YELP
YELPED
YELPER
YELPS
YEPS
YOUR
YOURS
YOURT
YOURTS
YOUS
YOUSE
YULE
YULES
YURT
YURTS
Note: Words are listed alphabetically. The game may present them in different order based on discovery.
Yesterday's Strands Answers — October 04, 2025
- Theme: "Bring it home"
- Spangram: SOUVENIRS
Theme words:
JEWELRY
KEYCHAIN
MAGNET
POSTCARD
SHIRT
SPOON
See the full page for yesterday: Strands Answers — October 04, 2025
