Strands Answers in Order October 20, 2025 #764, Hints, and Tips

Here are the NYT Strands answers in order for October 20, 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: "“It's in the mail”"
  • Category nudge: Think about “it's in the mail”
  • Theme words count: 6 words to find
  • First letters of theme words: A, A, M, N, R, S
  • Tip: Match colors to confirm words before moving on.

Today's Spangram

SPANGRAM: CHECKLIST

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

Theme connection: This word relates to "“It's in the mail”" and connects all theme words.

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

Theme Words:

ADDRESS AMOUNT MEMO NUMBER ROUTING SIGNATURE

All Valid Solutions (1422 words):

ACETA
ACKER
ACME
ACMES
ACORN
ACTA
ACTON
ACTOR
ACTUATE
ACTURE
ACTURES
ACUATE
ACUTE
ADDRESS
ADDRESSER
AEGIS
AEON
AERO
AGEN
AGHA
AGHAS
AGIN
AGNOSIC
AHEM
AHING
AHINT
AHIS
AMBER
AMEN
AMENS
AMIN
AMINO
AMORET
AMORETS
AMORT
AMOTION
AMOTIONS
AMOUNT
AMOUR
ANHINGA
ANIGH
ANIGHT
ANIS
ANON
ANSA
ANSAE
ANTE
ANTHEM
ANTHEMED
ANTHEMS
ANTRE
ANTRES
ANTRUM
AREA
AREAE
AREAS
ARED
AREDD
ARES
ARET
ARETE
ARETS
ARKS
ARMED
ARMET
ARMETS
ARMING
ARMS
AROMA
AROMAS
AROSE
ARUM
ASAR
ASEA
ASMEAR
ASSAM
ATHAME
ATHAMES
AUKS
AUNT
AUREI
AURES
AURUM
AUTIST
AUTO
AUTOED
AUTOMAN
AUTOMEN
AUTOMETER
AUTOS
BEMA
BEMAS
BERM
BERMS
BESES
BESMEAR
BUMS
BUNA
BUNAS
BUNCH
BUNCHING
BUNCHINGS
BUNCING
BUNS
CAESAR
CAESE
CAMBER
CAME
CAMEO
CAMERA
CAMERAS
CAMES
CAMESE
CAMESES
CAMO
CAMS
CANE
CANEH
CANS
CASA
CASAS
CASE
CASEASE
CASED
CASEMEN
CASERN
CASES
CEAS
CEASE
CEASED
CEASES
CENS
CENSE
CENSED
CENSER
CENSES
CHACE
CHACK
CHACKS
CHACO
CHACOES
CHAETA
CHAM
CHAMBER
CHAMBRE
CHAMS
CHAS
CHASE
CHASED
CHASER
CHASES
CHASM
CHASMED
CHASMS
CHASSE
CHASSED
CHECK
CHECKER
CHECKLIST
CHECKS
CHEMO
CHETRUM
CHIGNON
CHIN
CHINA
CHINAR
CHINO
CHINOS
CHINS
CHIS
CHUB
CHUM
CHUMS
CIGAR
CIGARET
CIGARETS
CIGS
COED
COLIES
COLT
COMA
COMAE
COMAS
COME
COMER
COMES
COMET
COMETH
COMRADE
COMRADES
COMS
CONURE
CONURES
CORD
CORE
CORED
CORES
CORM
CORMS
CORN
CORNU
COTISE
COUDE
COUNT
COUNTIES
COUR
COURD
COURE
COURED
COURES
CUATRO
CUATROS
CUBE
CUBER
CUBES
CUEIST
CUES
CUKE
CUKES
CUMBER
CURAGH
CURAT
CURATE
CURE
CURES
CURET
CURETS
CURT
CUTE
CUTIE
CUTIES
CUTIS
DAEMON
DAES
DARE
DARES
DARN
DEACON
DEAN
DEANS
DEAR
DEARN
DEMAN
DEMANS
DEME
DEMEAN
DEMEANS
DEMO
DEMON
DEMOTIST
DEMOUNT
DERM
DERMA
DERMAS
DERMS
DERN
DERO
DESMAN
DESMANS
DESSE
DRAD
DREAD
DREAM
DREAMER
DREAMS
DREAMT
DRESS
DRESSER
DROME
DROMES
DUDE
DUDES
DUNT
DURA
DURAS
DURE
DURED
DURES
DURESS
DURESSE
DURN
DURO
DUROC
EANS
EARD
EARN
EASE
EASED
EASER
EASES
EGIS
EHING
EIKS
EMES
EMESES
EMETIN
EMEU
EMEUTE
EMIT
EMOS
EMOTE
EMOTER
EMOTES
EMOTING
EMOTION
EMOTIONS
EMUNGE
EMURE
EMURES
ENACT
ENACTOR
ENACTURE
ENACTURES
ENAMOR
ENAMORED
ENAMOUR
ENAMOURED
ENCHASE
ENCHASED
ENCHASER
ENCHASES
ENCINA
ENCUMBER
ENSEAM
ENSEAMS
ENSEAR
ERAS
ERASE
ERASER
ERASES
ERATHEM
ERATHEMS
ERKS
EROS
EROTEMA
EROTISE
ERUCT
ESES
ESNE
ESSE
ETAMIN
ETHIC
ETNA
ETUI
EUKS
EURO
EUROS
GAME
GAMER
GAMES
GAMESOME
GAMEST
GAMETE
GAMETES
GAMIN
GAMING
GAMUT
GANOIN
GANS
GANT
GARE
GAROTE
GAROTES
GAROTING
GART
GARTH
GARUM
GATE
GATEMAN
GATH
GAUM
GAUMING
GAUN
GAUNT
GAUR
GEAN
GEANS
GECK
GECKS
GEMOT
GEMS
GENA
GENAS
GENS
GENU
GETA
GHIS
GINS
GNAR
GNAT
GNATHIC
GOAT
GONG
GONGS
GONIUM
GONS
GOURA
GOURAMI
GOURMET
GOURMETS
GOUT
GROAN
GROANS
GROAT
GROIN
GROUT
HACK
HACKER
HACKIE
HACKIES
HACKLIER
HACKLIEST
HACKS
HAED
HAEM
HAEMS
HAEN
HAES
HAET
HAME
HAMED
HAMES
HAMS
HANSA
HANSAS
HANSE
HANSES
HASSAR
HEAME
HECK
HECKS
HECTARE
HECTARES
HECTOR
HECTORED
HEME
HEMES
HEMS
HENS
HINAU
HING
HINGE
HINGS
HINS
HINT
HISN
HUMA
HUMAN
HUMANE
HUMANS
HUMAS
HUMS
HUNS
IGNARO
IGNAROES
IGNAROS
ILKS
IMAGE
IMARET
IMARETS
INARM
INARMING
INGATE
INGENU
INGO
INORNATE
INRO
INTENSE
INTENSER
INTRA
INTRO
INTROMIT
INTROS
INURE
INURES
IONIC
IONS
ISNA
ISOMER
ITEM
IURE
KERMA
KERO
KEROS
KEST
KETE
KETO
KETS
KIER
KILN
KILO
KILOMETRE
KILOMETRES
KILORAD
KILT
KIST
KLISTER
KRANG
KRANGS
KRANS
KRAUT
KUEH
KUES
KURTA
KURU
KUTA
KUTI
KUTIS
LIER
LIES
LIEU
LIKE
LIKER
LIKES
LIKEST
LIKUTA
LISK
LIST
LISTER
LITU
LOCA
LOCK
LOCKER
LOCKET
LOCKETS
LOCKRAM
LOCKS
LOCKSET
LOESS
LOMA
LOMAS
LOME
LOMED
LOMES
LORD
LORE
LORES
LORN
LOTI
LOUD
LOUDER
LOUN
LOUR
LOURE
LOURED
LOURES
MACE
MACK
MACKS
MACON
MAES
MAGE
MAGI
MAGIC
MAGNON
MAGS
MAMS
MANCHE
MANCHET
MANE
MANEH
MANET
MANG
MANGE
MANGS
MANI
MANIC
MANIS
MANO
MANOR
MANORS
MANOS
MANS
MANSARD
MANSE
MANSES
MANURE
MANURES
MARE
MARES
MARK
MARKET
MARKETS
MARKS
MART
MARTEN
MARTENS
MASA
MASAS
MASE
MASED
MASER
MASES
MASS
MASSA
MASSE
MASSED
MATE
MATH
MATRES
MATURE
MATURES
MATUREST
MAUN
MAUT
MEAD
MEAN
MEANE
MEANS
MEASE
MEASED
MEASES
MECK
MECKS
MEGA
MEGS
MEME
MEMES
MEMO
MEMOS
MENSA
MENSAE
MENSAS
MENSE
MENSED
MENSES
MENU
MEOU
MERK
MERKS
MEROME
MESA
MESAS
MESE
MESES
MESNE
MESS
MESSAN
MESSED
MESSMAN
MESSMEN
MESTO
MESTOM
MESTOME
META
METAMER
METE
METEOR
METER
METERAGE
METES
METH
METING
METRE
METRES
METRO
METROS
METS
MING
MINO
MINOR
MINORS
MINOS
MINUTE
MITE
MNAS
MNEME
MNEMES
MNEMON
MOCK
MOCKER
MOCKS
MOER
MOES
MOLIES
MOLT
MOME
MOMES
MOMI
MONTIES
MONTURE
MONTURES
MORA
MORAE
MORAS
MORASS
MORAT
MORE
MORES
MORMAOR
MORMAORS
MORN
MORT
MOSE
MOSK
MOST
MOSTE
MOTE
MOTES
MOTET
MOTETS
MOTI
MOTIER
MOTIEST
MOTION
MOTIONS
MOTIS
MOTLIER
MOTLIEST
MOTS
MOTSER
MOTU
MOTUCA
MOTUCAS
MOUNT
MOURN
MUCH
MUCIGEN
MUCIGENS
MUCIN
MUCINS
MUNCH
MUNCHING
MUNG
MUNGA
MUNGO
MUNGOS
MUNGS
MUNI
MUNIS
MUNITE
MUNS
MUNT
MUNTU
MUON
MUONIC
MUONS
MURA
MURAGE
MURE
MURES
MURK
MURKEST
MURKIEST
MURKS
MURKSOME
MUTE
MUTI
MUTING
NACKET
NACKETS
NAETHING
NAETHINGS
NAGS
NAME
NAMED
NAMER
NAMES
NAMETAG
NAMETAGS
NAMING
NAMS
NAMU
NAOI
NAOS
NARE
NARES
NARK
NARKIEST
NARKS
NASARD
NATHEMO
NATHEMORE
NATURE
NATURES
NECK
NECKER
NECKS
NECKTIE
NECKTIES
NECTAR
NEGS
NEMA
NEMAS
NEMESES
NEUK
NEUKS
NEUROMA
NICHE
NICHT
NIG
NIGH
NIGHT
NITE
NOCK
NOCKET
NOCKETS
NOCKS
NOCTUA
NOES
NOESES
NOMA
NOMAS
NOME
NOMEN
NOMES
NOMS
NONA
NONAGE
NONART
NONG
NONGAME
NONGS
NONI
NONIMAGE
NONIS
NONTRAGIC
NORM
NORMA
NORMAN
NORMANS
NORMAS
NORMED
NORMS
NOSING
NOUN
NOUNS
NOUT
NUCHA
NUCHAE
NUDE
NUDER
NUDES
NUMB
NUMBER
NUMERATE
NUNS
NURAGHE
NURAGHI
NURAGHIC
NURD
OATEN
OATH
OCAS
OCEAN
OCEANS
OCKER
OCTA
OCTAMETER
OCTAN
OCTANS
OMASA
OMEGA
OMEN
OMENS
OMER
OMERTA
OMIT
ONIUM
ONLIEST
ORAD
ORANG
ORANGE
ORANGS
ORANT
ORATE
OREAD
ORES
ORNATE
ORNIS
OSIER
OUMA
OURANG
OURANGS
OURN
OUTING
OUTMAN
OUTMANS
OUTMOST
RADE
RAGE
RAGI
RAGIS
RAGS
RAMET
RAMETS
RAMI
RAMIN
RAMOSE
RANG
RANGE
RANGI
RANGIS
RANI
RANIS
RANT
RASE
RASED
RASER
RASES
RASSE
RATE
RATH
RATHA
RATHAS
RATHE
RATU
RAUN
RAUNGE
RAUNS
REACT
REACTUATE
READ
READD
REAM
REAME
REAMER
REAMES
REAMS
REAN
REANS
REDD
REIK
REIKS
REIS
REIST
REMAN
REMANET
REMANS
REMATE
REMEN
REMENS
REMET
REMIT
REMOTE
REMOTION
REMOTIONS
REMOUD
REMOUNT
REMS
REMUAGE
REOS
RESEDA
RESEDAS
RESES
RESIT
RESITUATE
RESKUE
REST
RESTEM
RESTO
RETE
RETEM
RETS
ROAM
ROAMER
ROAMING
ROAN
ROANS
ROAR
ROARMING
ROATE
ROCK
ROCKER
ROCKET
ROCKETS
ROCKIER
ROCKIEST
ROCKROSE
ROCKS
ROED
ROES
ROIN
ROMA
ROMAGE
ROMAN
ROMANCING
ROMANCINGS
ROMANO
ROMANOS
ROMANS
ROMAS
ROMAUNT
ROMS
RONG
RONT
RONTE
RONTGEN
RONTGENS
ROSE
ROSET
ROSIN
ROSINATE
ROSING
ROSIT
ROST
ROTE
ROTES
ROTI
ROTING
ROTIS
ROTL
ROTS
ROUM
ROUMING
ROUT
ROUTE
ROUTEMAN
ROUTING
RUCK
RUCKS
RUDAS
RUDASES
RUDD
RUDE
RUDES
RUES
RUIN
RUING
RUME
RUMES
RUNG
RUNGS
RUNIC
RUNS
RUNT
RUNTIER
RUNTIEST
RUTH
RUTIN
SACK
SACKER
SACKS
SADE
SADES
SAME
SAMEN
SAMES
SAMS
SANE
SARD
SARED
SASER
SEADROME
SEAM
SEAME
SEAMEN
SEAMER
SEAMES
SEAMOUNT
SEAMS
SEAN
SEANS
SEAR
SEAS
SEASE
SEBUM
SEBUMS
SEIK
SEIL
SEKT
SEMANTEME
SEMANTEMES
SEME
SEMEN
SEMENS
SEMI
SEMSEM
SERA
SERANG
SERANGS
SERK
SERMON
SERON
SERUM
SESAME
SESE
SICH
SICHT
SIEUR
SIGH
SIGHT
SIGN
SIGNA
SIGNATURE
SIGNATURES
SIGNOR
SIKE
SIKER
SILK
SILO
SILOED
SILT
SING
SINGE
SINUATE
SITCOM
SITCOMS
SITUATE
SKEO
SKER
SKET
SKIER
SKIT
SKRAN
SKRANS
SKUA
SMACK
SMACKER
SMACKS
SMEAR
SMOCK
SMOCKS
SMOLT
SMORE
SMORED
SMORES
SNACK
SNACKER
SNACKS
SNAG
SNAR
SNARE
SNARES
SNARK
SNARKIEST
SNARKS
SNATH
SNATHE
SNECK
SNECKS
SNIG
SNOG
SNOUT
SNOUTING
SNUB
SOAR
SOARE
SOARES
SOMA
SOMAN
SOMANS
SOME
SOMETIME
SOMITE
SONAR
SONG
SONIC
SONTAG
SORA
SORAGE
SORE
SORN
SORT
SORTA
SOUM
SOUMING
SOUR
SOUREST
SOUT
STEIL
STEM
STEME
STEMING
STET
STOMA
STOMATE
STORAGE
STORE
STOREMAN
STORK
STORM
STORMING
STOT
STOTIN
TAGS
TAME
TAMER
TAMES
TAMEST
TAMIN
TAMING
TANG
TANGI
TANGIS
TANGS
TANS
TAOS
TARE
TARES
TARO
TAROS
TAROT
TAROTS
TAUON
TAUONS
TAUT
TAUTING
TAUTOMER
TEAED
TEAM
TEAMED
TEAMER
TEAMS
TEAS
TEASE
TEASED
TEASER
TEASES
TEGS
TEIL
TEME
TEMED
TEMES
TEMS
TEMSE
TEMSED
TEMSES
TENCH
TENS
TENSE
TENSED
TENSER
TENSES
TERM
TERMING
TERMITE
TETE
TETES
TETS
THACK
THACKS
THAE
THAN
THANE
THANS
THECA
THECAE
THEGN
THEGNS
THEM
THEMA
THEME
THEMED
THEMES
THEN
THENS
THIG
THIGS
THIN
THING
THINGS
THINS
THIS
THUMB
TIER
TIES
TIKE
TIKES
TIME
TIMER
TIMES
TING
TMESES
TOCK
TOCKIER
TOCKIEST
TOCKS
TOEA
TOEAS
TOED
TOERAG
TOERAGS
TOES
TOMAN
TOMANS
TOME
TOMES
TOMS
TORA
TORAN
TORANS
TORAS
TORE
TORES
TORN
TORT
TORTA
TORTE
TORTEN
TOSE
TOST
TOTE
TOTEM
TOTER
TOTES
TOTING
TOTS
TOUN
TOUR
TOURED
TRAGI
TRAGIC
TRAM
TRANS
TREK
TREKS
TREMA
TRES
TREST
TRET
TRETS
TROMINO
TROMINOS
TROT
TROTS
TRUCE
TRUCK
TRUCKIE
TRUCKIES
TRUCKS
TRUE
TRUEMAN
TRUES
TRUEST
TRUING
TUAN
TUANS
TUART
TUATH
TUCK
TUCKER
TUCKET
TUCKETS
TUCKS
TUMOR
TUNA
TUNG
TUNGS
TUNIC
TUNS
TURK
TURKIES
TURKIS
TURKS
TURM
TURME
TURMES
TUTMAN
TUTMEN
TUTOR
TUTORED
TUTORESS
UDDER
UKES
UMBER
UMBRE
UMBRES
UNARM
UNARMING
UNAU
UNBE
UNCHECK
UNCHECKS
UNCI
UNCINATE
UNEASE
UNEASES
UNETH
UNGET
UNHINGE
UNION
UNIONS
UNIS
UNISON
UNIT
UNITE
UNLIKE
UNLIKES
UNLIT
UNLOCK
UNLOCKS
UNLORD
UNORNATE
UNREAD
UNRED
UNSEAM
UNSEAMS
UNSIGHT
UNTAME
UNTAMES
UNTAMING
UNTEAM
UNTEAMED
UNTEAMS
UNTIE
UNTIES
UNTIL
UNTO
UNTRUE
UNTRUEST
UNTUCK
UNTUCKS
UNTUTORED
URANIC
URAO
URAOS
URASE
URASES
URATE
URDE
UREA
UREAS
UREASE
UREASES
URES
URESES
URMAN
URMANS
URNLIKE
UTIS
UTMOST

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Yesterday's Strands Answers — October 19, 2025

  • Theme: "For the picking"
  • Spangram: APPLES

Theme words:

BUTTER CIDER COMPOTE FRITTER JELLY SAUCE STRUDEL

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