Strands Answers in Order October 19, 2025 #760, Hints, and Tips

Here are the NYT Strands answers in order for October 19, 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: "For the picking"
  • Category nudge: Think about for the picking
  • Theme words count: 7 words to find
  • First letters of theme words: B, C, C, F, J, S, S
  • Tip: Match colors to confirm words before moving on.

Today's Spangram

SPANGRAM: APPLES

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

Theme connection: This word relates to "For the picking" and connects all theme words.

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

Theme Words:

BUTTER CIDER COMPOTE FRITTER JELLY SAUCE STRUDEL

All Valid Solutions (910 words):

ABUT
ABUTTED
ABUTTER
ABUTTERS
ACER
ACERS
ACETOMETER
ACETOMETERS
ACETOSE
ACRE
ACTURE
APER
APERCU
APERS
APPLE
APPLES
APPLET
APPLETS
APPOSE
APPOSED
APPOSER
APPS
APTER
AREPA
ARET
ARETE
ARETT
ARETTED
ASPER
AUREUS
BACS
BAPS
BAPU
BAPUS
BURA
BURAS
BURET
BURETTE
BURS
BURSA
BUTE
BUTLE
BUTLER
BUTLERS
BUTLES
BUTT
BUTTE
BUTTED
BUTTER
BUTTERS
BUTTLE
BUTTLED
BUTTLES
CABS
CAPE
CAPELET
CAPELETS
CAPER
CAPERS
CAPS
CAPTURE
CAPUERA
CAPUERAS
CAPUT
CARE
CARET
CARS
CAUP
CAUPS
CAUTEL
CAUTER
CAUTERS
CELT
CERE
CEREUS
CERT
CERTES
CERTS
CETE
CETES
CIDE
CIDER
CIDS
CIEL
CIELED
CILL
CISELEUR
CISELEURS
CLEPT
COAPT
COED
COEDIT
COEDS
COEMPT
COME
COMER
COMES
COMET
COMETS
COMP
COMPED
COMPEL
COMPER
COMPETE
COMPETES
COMPLETE
COMPLETER
COMPLETERS
COMPLETES
COMPO
COMPOT
COMPOTE
COMPT
COMS
COMTE
COPPER
COPPERAS
COPPERS
COPS
COPSE
COPSED
COPTER
COPTERS
COSE
COSED
COSET
COSMEA
COST
COSTE
COSTED
COSTER
COSTERS
COSTES
COSTREL
COTE
CREE
CREED
CREEDS
CREEL
CREELED
CREES
CREPT
CRUD
CRUDE
CRUDER
CRUDES
CRUDEST
CRUDS
CRUE
CRUEL
CRUELER
CRUES
CRUET
CRUETS
CRUS
CURE
CURET
CURETTE
CURETTED
CURS
DEEP
DEEPS
DEER
DEERE
DEERS
DEET
DEICE
DEICER
DEICERS
DEICES
DEIL
DELE
DELETE
DELI
DELICE
DELICES
DELICT
DELIS
DELL
DELLY
DELT
DEME
DEMO
DEMOS
DEMOTE
DEMPT
DEPOT
DESPOT
DETECT
DETECTED
DETECTER
DETECTERS
DETER
DETERS
DICE
DICER
DICERS
DICES
DICT
DIEL
DILL
DILLY
DIRE
DIREMPT
DIREST
DIRL
DISC
DISCERP
DISCERPS
DISCREET
DISCREETER
DISCRETE
DISCRETER
DISEUR
DISEURS
DITE
DITT
DREST
DRIFT
DRIFTER
DRIFTERS
DRIFTS
DSOMO
DUEL
DUELER
DUELERS
DUES
DUET
DUETS
DUETT
DUETTI
DURE
DURES
DURST
ECOS
ECRU
ECRUS
EDICT
EDILE
EDIT
EELIER
EELY
EFTS
EIDE
EILD
EILDS
EISEL
ELDER
ELDERLY
ELDS
ELECT
ELECTED
ELECTEE
ELIDE
ELMS
EMES
EMLETS
EMOS
EMOTE
EMPEOPLE
EMPEOPLES
EMPT
EPACT
ERAS
ERECT
ERECTED
ERECTER
ERECTERS
ERECTLY
ERES
ERST
ERUDITE
ERUPT
ESCAPE
ESCAPEE
ESCAPER
ESCAPERS
ESCOT
ESILE
ESTER
ESTERS
ETTLE
ETTLED
ETTLES
ETUDE
ETUDES
EYED
EYELID
EYELIDS
EYER
EYERS
FEEL
FEELER
FEELERS
FEER
FEERS
FEES
FEET
FERE
FERER
FERES
FETID
FETIDER
FETIDEST
FETT
FEUD
FEUDS
FEUTRE
FEUTRES
FIDS
FIRE
FIRED
FIREPOT
FIRES
FITT
FITTE
FITTER
FITTERS
FRESCO
FRET
FRETS
FRETSOME
FRIT
FRITT
FRITTER
FRITTERER
FRITTERERS
FRITTERS
FRITURE
FRITURES
FUDS
FUEL
FUELER
FUELERS
FURL
FURLER
FURLERS
FURS
ICER
ICERS
ICES
ICTERUS
IDEE
IDEM
IDES
IDLE
IDLER
IDLERS
IDLES
IDLEST
IDLY
ILLER
ILLY
IRED
IRES
JEDI
JEDIS
JEED
JEEL
JEELED
JEELIE
JEELIED
JEELY
JEEP
JEEPS
JEER
JEERS
JELL
JELLED
JELLIED
JELLY
JEREED
JEREEDS
JETE
JETTED
JUBA
JUPE
JURA
JURE
JUREL
JUTE
JUTTED
LEED
LEEP
LEEPS
LEER
LEERS
LEET
LEETLE
LEIS
LEME
LEPS
LEPT
LEPTOME
LERE
LERP
LERPS
LEST
LETS
LETTED
LETTER
LETTERS
LETTRE
LETTRES
LETUP
LETUPS
LEUD
LEUDES
LEUDS
LICE
LIDS
LIED
LIER
MEDS
MELD
MELDS
MERI
MERIT
MERL
MESTEE
MESTER
MESTERS
METE
METER
METERS
METES
METOPE
METOPES
METRE
METRES
METS
MOCS
MOER
MOES
MOPE
MOPED
MOPEDS
MOPER
MOPES
MOPPER
MOPPERS
MOPPET
MOPS
MOSE
MOSED
MOST
MOSTE
MOTE
OCTET
OMER
OPED
OPES
OPTED
OPTER
OPTERS
OPTOMETER
OPTOMETERS
OPTS
PACE
PACO
PACOS
PACS
PACT
PEDS
PEED
PEEL
PEELED
PEELER
PELE
PELES
PELMET
PELT
PELTED
PEOPLE
PEOPLER
PEOPLERS
PEOPLES
PERCE
PERDU
PERDUE
PERDUES
PERDURE
PERDURES
PERE
PERFET
PERI
PESO
PEST
PESTER
PESTERS
PETER
PETERS
PETRE
PETREL
PETRES
PETS
PETTED
PETTEDLY
PETTLE
PETTLED
PETTLES
PLED
PLEURA
PLEURAS
POEM
POEMS
POEP
POET
POETS
POME
POMES
POMO
POMOS
POMP
POMS
POSE
POSED
POSER
POST
POSTED
POSTER
POSTERS
POSTFIRE
POSTURE
POSTURER
POSTURERS
POSTURES
POTE
POTOMETER
POTOMETERS
PRECIS
PREE
PRESIDE
PRESIDER
PRETERIT
PRETERITE
PRUDE
PRUDES
PSOAE
PUBS
PUER
PUERS
PURE
PUREE
PUREED
PURS
PUTT
PUTTED
PUTTEE
PUTTER
PUTTERS
RACE
RASP
RECRUDESCE
RECS
REDE
REDEYE
REDLY
REDS
REED
REEDE
REEDER
REEDIER
REEDILY
REEDS
REEF
REEL
REELED
REELER
REELERS
REES
REFIRE
REFIRED
REFIRES
REFIT
REFT
REFUEL
REFUTE
REFUTED
REFUTER
REFUTERS
REFUTES
REIS
RELET
RELETS
RELETTER
RELETTERS
RELIC
RELICS
RELICT
RELIDE
RELY
REMET
REMOTE
REMS
REOS
REPO
REPOT
REPP
REPPS
REPS
RESID
RESIDE
RESIDER
RESILE
RESILED
RESPOT
REST
RESTER
RESTERS
RETE
RETELL
RETELLER
RETEM
RETEMS
RETES
RETIRE
RETIRED
RETIRES
RETREE
RETS
RETTED
RIDE
RIDES
RIDS
RIFE
RIFER
RIFT
RIFTE
RIFTED
RIFTS
RITE
RITT
RITTER
RITTERS
RUBACE
RUBS
RUDE
RUDER
RUDES
RUDEST
RUDS
RUER
RUERS
RUES
RUPEE
RURP
RURPS
RUSA
RUTS
RUTTED
SAREE
SAUBA
SAUCE
SAUCER
SAUREL
SAUT
SAUTE
SAUTEED
SCAB
SCABS
SCAPE
SCAPPLE
SCAPPLES
SCAPUS
SCLERA
SCLERAS
SCLERE
SCOP
SCOT
SCOTOMETER
SCOTOMETERS
SCREE
SCREET
SCREETED
SCREETS
SECRET
SECT
SEER
SELD
SELE
SEME
SEPT
SERE
SERF
SERIF
SERS
SETS
SICE
SIDE
SIDER
SIDLE
SIDLER
SIDLERS
SIELD
SILD
SILE
SILED
SILER
SILL
SILLER
SILLY
SILT
SILTED
SMOTE
SOAP
SOAPER
SOAPERS
SOAPS
SOCA
SOME
SPACE
SPAE
SPEED
SPEEDER
SPEEDIER
SPEEDILY
SPEEDS
SPEEL
SPEELED
SPEELER
SPELD
SPELDER
SPELDS
SPELT
SPET
SPOT
SPREE
SPRUE
SPRUES
SPUE
SPUER
SPUR
SPUTTER
STED
STEER
STEERS
STELE
STEM
STEME
STEP
STEPT
STERE
STERLET
STREET
STRUDEL
STRUT
STUD
STURE
STURT
SUBA
SUBACT
SUER
SUET
SUJEE
SUPE
SUPER
SUPERJET
SUPPLE
SUPPLER
SUPPLES
SUPPOSE
SUPPOSED
SUPPOSER
SURA
SURE
SUTLER
SUTLERS
SUTTEE
SUTTLE
SUTTLED
SUTTLES
SUTTLY
TECS
TEDIER
TEDS
TEED
TEEL
TEER
TEERS
TEES
TEETER
TELD
TELE
TELES
TELIC
TELL
TELLER
TELLY
TELT
TEME
TEMED
TEMES
TEMP
TEMPED
TEMPER
TEMPEST
TEMPLE
TEMPLED
TEMPLES
TEMPLET
TEMPLETS
TEMPO
TEMPT
TEMS
TEMSE
TEMSED
TEPA
TERAS
TERCE
TERCEL
TERCELET
TERCES
TERCET
TERCETS
TERES
TERETE
TERETES
TERF
TERFE
TERSE
TERSER
TETE
TIDE
TIDES
TIDS
TIFT
TIFTED
TIFTS
TIRE
TIRED
TIRES
TIRESOME
TIRL
TIRLED
TITE
TITER
TITERS
TITFER
TITFERS
TOCS
TOEA
TOECAP
TOECAPS
TOED
TOES
TOME
TOMES
TOMO
TOMOS
TOMS
TOPE
TOPED
TOPER
TOPES
TOPMOST
TOPPER
TOPPERS
TOPS
TOSE
TOSED
TOST
TREE
TRES
TRET
TRETS
TRUE
TRUER
TRUES
TUBA
TUBAE
TUBS
TUFT
TUFTED
TUFTER
TUFTERS
TUFTS
TUPS
TURPS
TURTLE
TURTLER
TURTLERS
TURTLES
TUTEE
TUTEES
TUTS
TUTSED
TUTTI
UPCOME
UPCOMES
UPTER
URES
URETER
URPS
URSA
URSID
URUS
UTERI
UTES
UTTER
UTTERS
YEDE
YEED
YEEDS
YELD
YELL
YELLED
YELLER
YELT
YETT

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

Yesterday's Strands Answers — October 18, 2025

  • Theme: "Get to work ..."
  • Spangram: RUNNINGLATE

Theme words:

ALARM CLOSURE CONSTRUCTION DETOUR WEATHER

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