Strands Answers in Order October 17, 2025 #762, Hints, and Tips

Here are the NYT Strands answers in order for October 17, 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: "Gait keeping"
  • Category nudge: Think about gait keeping
  • Theme words count: 6 words to find
  • First letters of theme words: C, C, G, P, S, T
  • Tip: Match colors to confirm words before moving on.

Today's Spangram

SPANGRAM: SILLYWALKS

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

Theme connection: This word relates to "Gait keeping" and connects all theme words.

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

Theme Words:

CAPER CAVORT GALUMPH PRANCE SCUTTLE TRAIPSE

All Valid Solutions (1256 words):

ACATER
ACATES
ACER
ACERATE
ACERVATE
ACHE
ACNE
ACRAWL
ACRE
ACRES
ACTA
ACTOR
ACTS
ACULEATE
ACYL
AERATE
AERATES
AERO
AGAR
AGAS
AGAST
AGATE
AGATES
AGLARE
AGLU
AGLUS
AGRESTAL
AILS
AINE
AIRN
AISLE
AISLEWAY
AKES
ALACK
ALAE
ALAR
ALAS
ALATE
ALATES
ALAY
ALCO
ALEC
ALERT
ALEW
ALGA
ALGAL
ALGAS
ALGATE
ALGATES
ALGUM
ALINE
ALINER
ALLEY
ALLIS
ALLS
ALLY
ALMUG
ALULA
ALULAE
ALUM
ALWAY
AMPUL
AMPULE
AMPULLA
AMPULLAE
AMPULS
ANCE
ANCLE
ANCORA
ANEW
ANIL
ANILE
ANILS
ANIS
ANLAS
ANTRA
ANTRAL
ANTRE
APER
APERCU
APNEA
APNEAL
APNEAS
ARAISE
ARAISES
ARAK
ARAKS
ARAR
ARCANE
ARCANELY
ARCO
ARCTAN
AREA
AREACH
AREAE
AREAL
AREALLY
AREAS
ARECA
ARENA
ARES
ARET
ARETS
AREW
ARGAL
ARGALA
ARGALAS
ARGALS
ARGYLE
ARGYLL
ARGYLLS
ARIA
ARIAS
ARIL
ARILS
ARIS
ARISH
ARKS
ARLE
ARTAL
ARTS
ARTSIES
ARVO
ASEA
ASHLER
ASPER
ASPIS
ASTARE
ASTART
ASTER
ASTRAGAL
ASTRAGALS
ASTRAGALUS
ASTRAL
ASTRAY
ATALAYA
ATALAYAS
ATES
ATOC
ATRESIA
ATRESIAS
AULA
AULAS
AYGRE
CAECA
CAESAR
CAESE
CAGY
CAILLE
CAIN
CAIRN
CALALU
CALCAR
CALCARINE
CALK
CALKS
CALL
CALLER
CALLS
CALM
CAMP
CANE
CANELLA
CANELLAS
CANER
CANEWARE
CANEWARES
CANT
CANTO
CANTOR
CAPE
CAPER
CAPH
CAPHS
CAPRINE
CAPRIS
CAPS
CARAT
CARATE
CARATES
CARATS
CARCEL
CARCELS
CARE
CARES
CARET
CARETAKE
CARETAKES
CARETS
CARK
CARKS
CARL
CARLE
CARLIN
CARLINE
CARLISH
CARLS
CARN
CARNEY
CARP
CART
CARTA
CARTAS
CARTE
CARTES
CARTS
CASE
CASEASE
CASES
CASH
CAST
CASTE
CASTER
CASTES
CASTLE
CASTLES
CASTRAL
CATALASE
CATALASES
CATE
CATER
CATES
CATS
CAUL
CAULS
CAUM
CAUP
CAVORT
CEAS
CELIAC
CELL
CELLA
CELLI
CELLS
CELS
CENT
CENTO
CENTRA
CENTRAL
CERATE
CERATES
CERCAL
CERO
CERT
CHAI
CHAIN
CHAINE
CHAIR
CHAIS
CHAL
CHALLIS
CHALLY
CHALS
CHAP
CHAPE
CHAPS
CHAS
CHER
CLACH
CLACHS
CLAES
CLAG
CLAM
CLAMP
CLAP
CLAPS
CLARET
CLARETS
CLARO
CLART
CLARTS
CLASH
CLASHER
CLASP
CLASPER
CLAST
CLAT
CLATS
CLAW
CLAWER
CLAY
CLAYWARE
CLAYWARES
CLEW
CLINE
CLINT
CLUE
CLUES
CLUMP
COCA
COCAS
CORAL
CORE
CORELLA
CORELLAS
COREY
COTAN
CRAG
CRAKE
CRAKES
CRARE
CRARES
CRASES
CRASIS
CRATE
CRATER
CRATES
CRAW
CRAWL
CRAWLER
CRAWLY
CRAY
CRAYER
CREACH
CREACHS
CREAK
CREAKS
CREASE
CRENA
CREST
CRESTA
CRESTAL
CREW
CROC
CUES
CUKE
CUKES
CULL
CULLER
CULLIS
CULLS
CULM
CULT
CULTS
CUTS
CUTTLE
CUTTLES
EACH
EARL
EASE
EASEL
EASER
EASES
EASIER
EASIES
EASIEST
EAST
EATER
EATS
ECLAIR
EISEL
ELAIN
ELINT
ELKS
ELLS
ELSIN
ELTS
ENACT
ENACTOR
ENCLASP
ENIAC
EPHA
EPHAS
ERAS
ERASE
ERKS
ESES
ESKAR
ESPIAL
ESTRAL
ESTRAY
ETAS
EUCLASE
EUCLASES
EUKS
EYAS
GALA
GALAS
GALATEA
GALATEAS
GALS
GALUMPH
GALUMPHER
GALUMPHS
GALUT
GALUTS
GAMP
GARE
GART
GAST
GATE
GATER
GATES
GATS
GAUCHE
GAUCHER
GAUCY
GAUM
GAUP
GAYAL
GAYALS
GAYER
GLAM
GLARE
GLAREAL
GLARES
GLAUM
GLUE
GLUES
GLUT
GLUTS
GRAIP
GRAIPS
GRAKLE
GRAKLES
GRAT
GRATE
GRATES
GRAY
GRAYER
GRAYLE
GREASE
GREAT
GREATS
GRESE
GULA
GULAS
GULCH
GULE
GULL
GULLER
GULLEY
GULLISH
GULLS
GULS
GULY
GUMP
GUYLE
GUYLER
GYAL
GYALS
HAEN
HAIL
HAILER
HAILS
HAIN
HAINT
HAIR
HALE
HALER
HALL
HALLS
HALLWAY
HAPS
HASP
HEPS
ILEA
ILEAC
ILEAL
ILLER
ILLY
INCLASP
INCLE
INERT
INTO
INTRA
INTRO
ISLE
KAES
KAIE
KAIES
KAIS
KAISER
KALAM
KARA
KARAT
KARATE
KARATES
KARATS
KART
KARTS
KATA
KATAS
KATS
KEAS
KELT
KELTS
KESAR
KSAR
KUES
KULA
KULAS
LACK
LACKS
LACS
LACTASE
LACTASES
LACY
LAER
LAESIE
LAETARE
LAHS
LAIN
LAIPSE
LAIPSES
LAIR
LAKE
LAKES
LAMP
LAPS
LARE
LARES
LARK
LARKS
LARVA
LARVAE
LARVAS
LARVATE
LASE
LASER
LASES
LASH
LASHER
LAST
LATE
LATER
LATS
LAUCH
LAUCHS
LAWER
LAWYER
LAYER
LAYUP
LEACH
LEACHER
LEAK
LEAKS
LEAL
LEAP
LEAPER
LEAPS
LEAR
LEARE
LEARES
LEAS
LEASE
LEASER
LEASES
LEASH
LEAT
LEATS
LECTOR
LECTORATE
LECTORATES
LEKS
LEKU
LENIS
LENT
LENTO
LENTOR
LESES
LIAS
LINAC
LINE
LINEAL
LINER
LINEY
LINT
LIRA
LISP
LISPER
LUCK
LUCKS
LUCRE
LUES
LUKE
LULL
LULLER
LULLS
LUMA
LUMAS
LUMP
LUST
LYAM
LYART
LYCH
MACK
MACKLE
MACKLES
MACKS
MACS
MACULA
MACULAE
MACULAR
MACULAS
MACULATE
MACULATES
MACULE
MACULES
MAGYAR
MALA
MALAISE
MALAISES
MALAR
MALAS
MALATE
MALATES
MALGRE
MALGRES
MALS
MAST
MASU
MASULA
MASULAS
MAUGRE
MAUGRES
MAUL
MAULER
MAULS
MAYA
MUCH
MUCHLY
MULCH
MULCT
MULCTS
MULE
MULEY
MULL
MULLA
MULLAH
MULLAHS
MULLAS
MULLEN
MULLER
MULLEY
MULLS
NACRE
NARIAL
NARIS
NEAL
NEALS
NEAP
NEAPS
NECTAR
NECTARIAL
NELIS
NELLY
NERAL
NERVATE
NEWLY
NILL
NILS
NIRL
NIRLS
NISH
OCAS
OCELLI
OCREA
OCREAE
OCTA
OCTAL
OCTAN
OCTANE
OCTAS
ORAL
ORATE
ORATES
ORCA
ORCAS
OTARINE
OVATE
OVATES
PACE
PACER
PACEWAY
PACEY
PACO
PACT
PACY
PAHS
PAIL
PAILS
PAIN
PAINT
PAIR
PAIS
PAISLEY
PALE
PALELY
PALER
PALISH
PALL
PALLS
PALLY
PALS
PALY
PANCE
PANCREAS
PANE
PANEL
PANELS
PANT
PANTO
PARIAH
PARIAHS
PARIAL
PARIALS
PARIS
PARISH
PARLE
PARLEY
PASH
PEAK
PEAKS
PEAL
PEAR
PEARL
PEART
PEAS
PEASE
PEAT
PEATS
PEHS
PEISE
PERAI
PERAIS
PERCALE
PERCALINE
PERCH
PERCOCT
PERK
PERKS
PERP
PERT
PERTAKE
PERTAKES
PERTS
PEST
PETAL
PETAR
PETARA
PETARAS
PETS
PHALLI
PHALLIN
PIAL
PIAS
PIER
PIERT
PIERTS
PIES
PIET
PIETA
PIETAS
PIETS
PISE
PISES
PISTE
PISTES
PRANCE
PRANCER
PRAT
PREP
PREPS
PRIAL
PRIALS
PRILL
PRINCE
PRINCELY
PRINT
PSIS
PULA
PULAS
PULE
PULER
PULL
PULLER
PULLEY
PULLI
PULLS
PULS
PULWAR
PULY
PUMA
PUMAS
RACA
RACE
RACER
RACEWALK
RACEWALKS
RACEWAY
RAGA
RAGAS
RAGULY
RAIS
RAISE
RAISES
RAKE
RAKES
RAKU
RAKUS
RANCE
RANCEL
RANCELS
RANCOR
RANI
RANIS
RANT
RARE
RARELY
RARES
RAREST
RARK
RARKS
RASE
RASES
RATA
RATAL
RATAS
RATE
RATER
RATES
RATO
RATS
RAWER
RAWLY
RAYA
RAYAS
RAYLE
REACH
REACHER
REACT
REACTS
REAK
REAKS
REAL
REALGAR
REALLY
REALS
REAP
REAPER
REAPS
REAST
REATA
REATAS
RECANT
RECAP
RECLASP
RECTA
RECTO
REHS
REIS
REIST
RELACHE
RELISH
RELLISH
RELY
RENT
REPAINT
REPAIR
REPS
RESALGAR
RESAT
RESEAL
RESEAT
RESEATS
RESIST
RESKUE
REST
RESTART
RETAG
RETAKE
RETAKES
RETS
RIAL
RIALS
RIAS
RILE
RILEY
RILL
RILLE
RINE
RISP
ROTA
ROTAN
SACK
SACKS
SACRA
SACRAL
SAGA
SAGUM
SAGY
SAIL
SAILER
SAIN
SAINE
SAINT
SAIR
SAIS
SAIST
SAKE
SALAL
SALALS
SALE
SALINA
SALINE
SALL
SALLE
SALLY
SALUE
SALUES
SALWAR
SAMP
SARCOCARP
SARK
SATAI
SATAIS
SATARA
SATARAS
SATAY
SATE
SATES
SAUCH
SAUCHS
SAUCY
SAUL
SAVOR
SAYER
SCAG
SCALA
SCALAE
SCALAR
SCALARE
SCALARES
SCAM
SCAMP
SCAUP
SCLATE
SCLATES
SCUL
SCULK
SCULKS
SCUT
SCUTTLE
SCUTTLES
SEAL
SEAR
SEARAT
SEARATS
SEARE
SEAREST
SEAS
SEASE
SEAT
SEATER
SEATS
SEIS
SEISE
SEPIA
SEPIAS
SEPS
SERA
SERAC
SERAI
SERAIS
SERAL
SERK
SERKS
SESE
SETA
SETAE
SETAL
SETS
SHAIRN
SHALE
SHALEY
SHALL
SHALLI
SHALWAR
SHALY
SHAPE
SHAPER
SHERPA
SHLUMP
SIAL
SIES
SIESTA
SILE
SILEN
SILENT
SILER
SILL
SILLER
SILLY
SINCE
SINE
SINEW
SINEWY
SIPE
SIPES
SIPS
SISAL
SIST
SISTER
SISTRA
SKART
SKARTS
SKAT
SKATE
SKATER
SKATES
SKATS
SKEAR
SKLATE
SKLATES
SKUTTLE
SLACK
SLACKS
SLAE
SLAG
SLAIN
SLAM
SLAP
SLAY
SLAYER
SLEW
SLEY
SLUG
SLUM
SLUMP
SPACY
SPAE
SPAER
SPAIL
SPAIN
SPALE
SPALL
SPALLE
SPALLER
SPEAK
SPEAKS
SPEAL
SPEAR
SPEAT
SPEISE
SPET
SPHAER
SPIAL
SPIE
SPIER
SPIES
STAG
STAGY
STAKE
STAKES
STALAG
STALK
STALKS
STAR
STARE
STARES
STARK
STARKS
START
STAW
STAY
STAYER
STEAK
STEAKS
STEAL
STEAR
STEP
STERCORAL
STRAE
STRAES
STRAG
STRAKE
STRAKES
STRAW
STRAWEN
STRAWY
STRAY
STRAYER
STREAK
STREAKS
STREP
STUCK
STUCKS
SUCK
SUCKLE
SUCKLES
SUCKS
SUES
SUKS
SULCAL
SULK
SULKS
SUTTLE
SUTTLES
TACE
TACO
TAEL
TAES
TAIS
TAKE
TAKES
TAKS
TALA
TALAK
TALAKS
TALAR
TALAS
TALC
TALCS
TALK
TALKS
TALUK
TALUKA
TALUKAS
TALUKS
TALUS
TANE
TARA
TARAS
TARCEL
TARCELS
TARE
TARES
TARN
TARNISH
TARNISHER
TARO
TAROC
TAROT
TARP
TART
TARTAN
TARTANE
TARTAR
TASER
TASK
TAWER
TEACART
TEAK
TEAKS
TEAL
TEAR
TEARGAS
TEAS
TEASE
TEASEL
TERAI
TERAIS
TERAS
TERGA
TERGAL
TERGUM
TORA
TORC
TORE
TRACT
TRACTS
TRAGAL
TRAGULE
TRAIPSE
TRAIPSES
TRAT
TRATS
TRAWL
TRAWLER
TRAWLEY
TRAY
TREACHER
TREACLY
TRELLIS
TRES
TREW
TREY
TROCAR
TUCK
TUCKS
TULE
TULES
TUTS
UKASE
UKASES
UKES
ULES
UMPH
VACATE
VACATES
VAES
VASE
VASES
VAST
VASTER
VATS
VOCAL
VROT
WALK
WALKS
WARE
WARES
WARK
WARKS
WART
WARTS
WATE
WATER
WATS
WEAL
WEALS
WELCH
WELCHER
WELL
WELLS
WELLY
WELSH
WELSHER
WENA
WENT
WERO
WERT
WRATE
WREN
WYCH
WYLE
YACK
YACKA
YACKAS
YACKS
YARCO
YARE
YAREST
YARK
YARKS
YARTA
YARTAS
YARTO
YATE
YATES
YAUP
YAWL
YEAH
YEAHS
YEAS
YELL
YELLS
YENTA
YUCA
YUCAS
YUCH
YUGA
YUGAS
YULE
YUMP

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Yesterday's Strands Answers — October 16, 2025

  • Theme: "And the category is ..."
  • Spangram: TRIVIANIGHT

Theme words:

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