Strands Answers in Order October 12, 2025 #756, Hints, and Tips
Here are the NYT Strands answers in order for October 12, 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: "Follow suit"
Category nudge: Think about follow suit
Theme words count: 6 words to find
First letters of theme words:
B, E, H, P, S, W
Tip: Match colors to confirm words before moving on.
Today's Spangram
SPANGRAM: TRICKTAKING
Note: The spangram ties the theme together and crosses the grid.
Theme connection: This word relates to "Follow suit" and connects all theme words.
Today's Answers — Full Word List (In Order)
Theme Words:
BRIDGEEUCHREHEARTSPINOCHLESPADESWHIST
All Valid Solutions (950 words):
ACER
ACERB
ACERBER
ACID
ACIDER
ACIDS
ACRE
ACRED
ACRES
ACRID
ACTS
ADIT
AERIE
AERIED
AERIER
AERIES
AGER
AGIN
AGING
AGINGS
AGRIN
AIDS
AIGA
AKES
AKIN
AKING
ANDS
ANGICO
ANGST
ANKER
ANKERS
APSE
AREA
AREAE
ARES
ARET
ARETS
ARKING
ARSE
ARTS
ASCI
ASDIC
ASIDE
ASKS
ASPS
ATES
BEAK
BEAKER
BEAKERS
BEAKIER
BEAKS
BEAT
BEATER
BEATERS
BEATH
BEATHS
BEATS
BECK
BECKS
BEGAT
BEGIN
BEIN
BERE
BERES
BERET
BERG
BERRET
BERRIED
BERRIES
BETE
BETED
BETES
BETID
BETIDE
BETIDES
BETISE
BIER
BINOCLE
BIRR
BIRRED
BREAK
BREAKER
BREAKERS
BREAKING
BREAKINGS
BREAKS
BREATH
BREATHE
BREATHER
BREATHERS
BREATHES
BREATHS
BRED
BREDIE
BREDS
BREI
BREID
BREIDS
BREIING
BREIS
BRER
BRERE
BRERES
BRICK
BRICKS
BRIDE
BRIDES
BRIDGE
BRIDGING
BRIDGINGS
BRIDING
BRIE
BRIER
BRIERED
BRIERIER
BRIES
BRIG
BRIK
BRIKS
BRIN
BRINIER
BRIO
BRIOCHE
BRIS
BRISE
BRISK
BRISKS
BRISS
BRIT
CAGE
CAGER
CAGIER
CAGING
CAID
CAIDS
CAIN
CAKE
CAKES
CAKIER
CAKING
CAKINGS
CATE
CATER
CATERAN
CATERS
CATES
CATKIN
CATS
CERE
CERED
CERES
CERIPH
CERISE
CERITE
CERITES
CERRIS
CERT
CERTES
CHIB
CHID
CHIDING
CHIDINGS
CHIGRE
CHIN
CHINCH
CHINCHIER
CHINO
CHIP
CHIRP
CHIRR
CHIRRE
CHIRRED
CHIRRES
CHIS
CHIT
CHITS
CHOIR
CHON
CHOP
CHOPIN
CHOU
CIDE
CIDER
CIDES
CIDING
CIDS
CIGS
CIRE
CIRES
CIRRI
CIST
CITE
CITED
CITER
CITES
CITESS
CITS
CLEW
CLEWS
COIN
COIR
CONI
CONIDIA
CONIDIAN
COPE
COPIER
COPIHUE
COUCH
COUP
COUPE
CREAK
CREAKING
CREAKS
CREATE
CREATES
CRED
CREDIT
CREDS
CRESS
CRIED
CRIER
CRIES
CRIS
CRISE
CRISP
CRISPS
CRIT
CRITERION
DAPS
DEICE
DEICER
DERE
DESCRIER
DESI
DESIRE
DESIRER
DESK
DESKS
DETER
DETICK
DETICKS
DIACID
DIACIDS
DIACT
DIAERETIC
DICE
DICER
DICH
DICK
DICKS
DICT
DICTA
DICTS
DIEB
DIERETIC
DIES
DIET
DIETER
DIGIT
DIGITS
DIGS
DIKA
DIKE
DIKER
DIKERS
DIKES
DINAR
DINARS
DING
DINGS
DINK
DINKER
DINKEST
DINO
DIRE
DIRECT
DIRECTER
DIRECTEST
DIRECTS
DIRER
DIRGE
DIRT
DISA
DISC
DISCAGE
DISCAGING
DISCERN
DISCRETE
DISCRETER
DISK
DISKS
DISS
DITE
DITES
DITS
EAGER
EAGERER
EAGRE
EARS
EARST
EATER
EATERS
EATH
EATHE
EATS
EBRIETIES
ECHIDNA
ECHIDNAE
ECHINI
ECHO
EDICT
EDICTS
EDIT
EIDE
EIDER
EIKS
EKING
ELCHI
ELCHIS
ELTS
EPOCH
ERECT
ERECTER
ERECTERS
ERECTS
ERED
ERES
ERGATE
ERGATES
ERIC
ERICA
ERICK
ERICKS
ERICS
ERRED
ERST
ESTS
ETAERIO
ETAGE
ETAGERE
ETAGERES
ETHS
ETIC
ETRIER
EUCHRE
EUOI
EWTS
GAES
GAID
GAIDS
GAIN
GATE
GATER
GATERS
GATES
GATH
GATHER
GATHERS
GATHS
GATS
GEAT
GEATS
GECK
GECKS
GEIT
GERBE
GERE
GERES
GERT
GIDS
GIGA
GIGS
GING
GINGS
GINK
GIRN
GIRNIE
GIRNIER
GIRR
GIST
GITE
GITS
GNAR
GNARS
GREAT
GREATER
GREATEST
GREATS
GREBE
GRECISE
GRECISED
GREIN
GRID
GRIDING
GRIDS
GRIN
GRINCH
GRIP
GRIPE
HEAR
HEARS
HEART
HEARTS
HEAT
HEATS
HECH
HERS
HEST
HESTS
HETAERIC
HETS
HEUCH
HIDING
HIDINGS
HIRE
HIRER
HIST
HITS
HOPE
IBERIS
ICER
ICON
IDES
IKAN
IKAT
IKATS
INBREAK
INBREAKS
INBREATHE
INBREATHES
INBRED
INBREDS
INCH
INCITE
INCLE
INDIE
INDIRECT
INDITE
INKER
INKERS
IRED
IRES
IRID
IRIDIAN
IRIDIC
IRIDS
IRRIGATE
IRRIGATES
ISTLE
KAES
KAIAK
KAIAKS
KAID
KAIDS
KAIK
KAIKA
KAIN
KAING
KAKA
KAKI
KAKIS
KAKS
KANG
KANGS
KARST
KARSTS
KART
KARTS
KATS
KESH
KEST
KESTS
KETA
KETS
KHET
KHETS
KIANG
KIANGS
KIDGE
KIDGIE
KIDGIER
KIDS
KIER
KIERIE
KINA
KIND
KINDIE
KINDS
KING
KINGS
KIRRI
KISS
KITE
KITED
KITER
KITES
KNAR
KNARS
KRANG
KRANGS
LETS
LEWIS
NAIK
NAKER
NAKERS
NARE
NARES
NARK
NIDI
NIDING
NIDINGS
NIDS
NIGER
NIGIRI
NIP
NOIR
NOPE
NOUP
OCHE
OCHRE
OCHREA
OCHREAE
OCHREATE
OECIST
ONBEAT
ONBEATS
ONCE
ONIE
OUCH
OUPH
PADI
PADIS
PADS
PASE
PASS
PECH
PEON
PIER
PIERCE
PIERCER
PIERID
PIERIDS
PIERIS
PIERT
PIET
PIETIES
PINCH
PINIER
PINOCHLE
PINOCLE
PION
PIRN
PIRNIE
POHIRI
PONCE
POUCH
POUCHIER
PRETREAT
PRETREATS
PRIER
PRINCE
PRION
PSST
RAIA
RAID
RAIDS
RAIK
RAIN
RAKE
RAKES
RAKI
RAKING
RAKINGS
RAND
RANDIE
RANDIER
RANDS
RANG
RANGI
RANGIS
RANI
RANID
RANIDS
RANK
RANKE
RANKES
RANKEST
REACT
REACTS
REAGIN
REAK
REAKING
REAKS
REAN
REATE
REATES
REBEC
REBECK
REBECKS
REBECS
REBEGIN
REBRED
RECIT
RECITE
RECITED
RECITER
RECITES
RECK
RECKS
RECS
RECTA
REDS
REGAIN
REGATHER
REGATHERS
REGINA
REGINAE
REHS
REIK
REIKS
REIN
REINCITE
REIS
REITER
REKING
RERIG
RERISE
RESH
RESID
RESIT
RESITE
REST
RESTACK
RESTACKS
RESTAGE
RESTAGING
RESTS
RETACK
RETACKS
RETAG
RETAIN
RETAKING
RETAKINGS
RETE
RETES
RETIE
RETIED
RETIES
RETIRE
RETIRED
RETIRER
RETIRES
RETREAT
RETREATER
RETREATERS
RETREATS
RETRIED
RETRIES
RETS
RHINO
RICE
RICER
RICK
RICKS
RIDE
RIDES
RIDGE
RIDGER
RIDGING
RIDGINGS
RIDING
RIDINGS
RIDS
RIEBECKITE
RIEBECKITES
RIGID
RIGIDS
RIPE
RISE
RISK
RISKS
RISP
RISPS
RITE
RITES
SADE
SADI
SAPS
SCAG
SCAT
SCATH
SCATHE
SCATHES
SCATHS
SCATS
SCEAT
SCIRRHI
SCREAK
SCREAKING
SCREAKS
SCRIED
SEAN
SEAR
SEAT
SEATS
SEIK
SEIR
SEKT
SEKTS
SERA
SERAI
SERANG
SERANGS
SERE
SEREIN
SERER
SERIC
SERK
SERR
SERRE
SETA
SETAE
SETS
SHEA
SHEAR
SHEARS
SHERANG
SHERANGS
SHES
SHET
SHETS
SICE
SICH
SICK
SICKS
SIDA
SIDE
SIDER
SIDH
SIDING
SIEGING
SIGN
SIGNA
SIKA
SIRE
SIRED
SITE
SITED
SKAG
SKAT
SKATE
SKATER
SKATERS
SKATES
SKATS
SKID
SKIDS
SKIED
SKIER
SKIES
SKIRR
SKIRT
SKIRTED
SKIRTER
SKIS
SKIT
SKITE
SKITED
SKITES
SPADE
SPADER
SPADES
SPAS
STACK
STACKS
STAG
STAGE
STAGER
STAGERIES
STAGIER
STAGING
STAGINGS
STAID
STAIG
STAIGS
STAIN
STAKE
STAKES
STAKING
STEAK
STEAKS
STEAN
STEAR
STEARS
STET
STETS
STEW
STICH
STICHIDIA
STICHOI
STRAE
STRAIK
STRAIN
STRAKE
STRAND
STRANDS
STRANG
STREAK
STREAKIER
STREAKING
STREAKINGS
STREAKS
SWELCHIE
SWELT
SWIG
TACE
TACIT
TACK
TACKIER
TACKIES
TACKS
TAES
TAIG
TAIGS
TAIN
TAKA
TAKE
TAKER
TAKERS
TAKES
TAKI
TAKIER
TAKIN
TAKING
TAKINGS
TAKIS
TAKS
TEAING
TEAK
TEAKS
TEAR
TEARS
TEARSTAIN
TEAT
TEATS
TEDIER
TEDS
TELCO
TERAI
TERCE
TERES
TERRIER
TERTS
TEST
TESTA
TESTACIES
TESTAE
TESTS
TETH
TETHS
TETRA
TETS
TEWS
TICE
TICH
TICHIER
TICK
TICKS
TICS
TIDE
TIDES
TIDIER
TIDING
TIDINGS
TIDS
TIED
TIER
TIERCE
TIERED
TIES
TIGS
TIKA
TIRE
TIRED
TIRES
TIRR
TRAIK
TRAIN
TRANK
TREAT
TREATER
TREATERS
TREATS
TRECK
TRECKS
TREK
TRES
TRESS
TREST
TRESTS
TRET
TRETS
TRICE
TRICERION
TRICK
TRICKS
TRICKSTER
TRICKSTERS
TRIDE
TRIE
TRIED
TRIER
TRIES
TSKS
TWICE
TWIG
TWIGS
UPON
WELCH
WELT
WELTS
WETS
WHICH
WHID
WHIDS
WHIG
WHIGS
WHIN
WHINBERRIES
WHINIER
WHIR
WHIRR
WHIRRED
WHIRRET
WHIRRETED
WHIRRIED
WHIRRIES
WHIST
WHISTLE
WHIT
WHITE
WHITS
WHOP
WICE
WICH
WIDGIE
WIGS
WIST
WITE
WITS
Note: Words are listed alphabetically. The game may present them in different order based on discovery.
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