Today's Strands Hints (No Spoilers)
- Category nudge: Think about banding together
- Theme words count: 5 words to find
- First letters of theme words: E, H, M, O, S
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Today's Spangram
Note: The spangram ties the theme together and crosses the grid.
Theme connection: This word relates to "Banding together" and connects all theme words.
Today's Answers — Full Word List (In Order)
Theme Words:
ENCORE
HEADLINER
MERCHANDISE
OPENER
STAGE
All Valid Solutions (1307 words):
ACCEDE
ACCEDER
ACCOIED
ACCOIL
ACCOST
ACCRETE
ACCRETES
ACCRETIVE
ACED
ACER
ACME
ACMITE
ACMITES
ACNE
ACNED
ACRE
ACTIVE
ACTIVES
AEON
AEONS
AERIE
AERO
AGES
AGON
AGONE
AGONS
ALDER
ALDERN
ALEE
ALERION
ALERIONS
ALIEN
ALIENER
ALIENOR
ALIENS
ALINE
ALINER
ANDESINE
ANDS
ANELE
ANES
ANTE
ANTECEDE
ANTEED
ANTES
ANTRE
ANTRES
ANTS
ARCED
ARCH
ARCO
ARCS
ARCTAN
ARED
AREDE
ARENE
ARENOSE
AREOLE
ARERE
ARES
ARET
ARETE
ARETES
ARETS
ARIEL
ARIL
ARMIL
ARREEDE
ARRET
ARTERIOLE
ARTI
ARTIER
ARTS
ASCONCE
ASTER
ASTERN
ASTERT
ATES
CADE
CADEE
CADEES
CADENCE
CADENCES
CADES
CADI
CADIE
CADIS
CADS
CANDIE
CANE
CANED
CANES
CANS
CARE
CARED
CAREEN
CAREENS
CAREER
CARER
CARES
CARET
CARETS
CARMELITE
CARMELITES
CARR
CARROCH
CARRON
CART
CARTE
CARTER
CARTES
CARVE
CARVEL
CARVEN
CARVER
CARVES
CECA
CECAL
CEDAR
CEDE
CEDER
CEES
CEIL
CEILER
CENS
CENSE
CENSER
CERE
CEREAL
CERED
CERES
CERITE
CERNE
CERO
CERT
CERTES
CERTS
CESAREVITCH
CESTA
CETANE
CETE
CETES
CHACE
CHAD
CHADS
CHAR
CHARE
CHARM
CHEDER
CHEER
CHEERED
CHEERER
CHEERO
CHELA
CHELAE
CHER
CHERE
CHID
CHIDE
CHIDES
CHIEL
CHIELD
CHILD
CHILDCARE
CHILDCARES
CHILDE
CHILDER
CHILE
CHIN
CHINE
CHINO
CHINS
CHIRL
CHIRLED
CHIS
CHOIR
CHOIRED
CHON
CHONS
CHORE
CHOREA
CHOREAL
CHOREE
CNIDA
COAL
COALED
COALER
COALIER
COED
COERCE
COERCED
COERCER
COERCES
COERECT
COERECTS
COGS
COHEAD
COHEIR
COHERE
COIL
COILED
COILER
COIN
COINER
COINHERE
COIR
CONCEAL
CONCEALED
CONCEALER
CONCEDE
CONCEDER
CONCERT
CONCERTI
COND
CONDIE
CONE
CONED
CONI
CONS
CONSERVE
CONSERVER
CONSTER
CONSTERED
CORE
CORER
CORM
CORMEL
CORRADE
CORRAL
CORREA
CORRECT
CORRECTER
CORRECTS
CORTILE
COSE
COSET
COST
COSTA
COSTAR
COSTE
COSTER
COSTREL
CRADLE
CRADLER
CRAN
CRANE
CRANED
CRANES
CRANS
CRECHE
CRED
CREDAL
CREE
CREED
CREEDAL
CREEL
CREES
CREESE
CREM
CREST
CRESTA
CROC
CROCHE
CRONE
DACE
DACRON
DACRONS
DALE
DALI
DANS
DARE
DARER
DARES
DARRE
DART
DARTER
DARTRE
DEAL
DEALER
DEAR
DEARE
DEARER
DEARES
DEAREST
DECAL
DECARE
DECARES
DECERN
DECO
DECOS
DECREE
DECREER
DECRETIVE
DECTET
DEER
DEERE
DEES
DEET
DEETS
DEEV
DEEVE
DEHORT
DEHORTER
DEIL
DEIONISE
DEIONISED
DELI
DENAR
DENS
DENSE
DENSER
DERE
DERES
DERN
DERRO
DERV
DESI
DESINE
DIENE
DINE
DINO
DINS
EALE
EARCON
EARCONS
EARED
ECAD
ECADS
ECARTE
ECARTES
ECCE
ECCO
ECHE
ECHED
ECHIDNA
ECHO
ECHOED
ECHOER
ECOS
EECH
EECHED
EELIER
EERIE
EERIER
EEVEN
EGOS
EHED
EIDE
EILD
EINE
ELDER
ELECT
ELECTEE
ELECTIVE
ELECTIVES
ELECTRET
ELECTRETS
ELECTRO
ELECTROED
ELECTRON
ELECTRONS
ELEMI
ELITE
ELITES
ELMIER
ELOPE
ELOPER
EMIR
EMIRATE
EMIRATES
EMIT
ENACT
ENACTIVE
ENARCH
ENARM
ENATE
ENATES
ENCHARM
ENCHEER
ENCHEERED
ENCORE
ENCRADLE
ENDARCH
ENDS
ENERVE
ENERVES
ENORM
ENRAGE
ENRAGES
ENSATE
ENSNARE
ENTER
ENTERA
ENTERAL
ENTERED
ENTERER
ENTETE
ENTETEE
ENTREE
EONS
EPEIRA
EPEIRAS
ERAS
ERASE
ERASER
ERECT
ERECTER
ERECTS
ERED
ERES
EREV
ERNE
ERRED
ERVEN
ERVIL
ESNE
ESTER
ESTRAGON
ESTREPE
ESTRIOL
ETAGE
ETAGES
ETAS
ETCH
ETERNE
ETNA
ETNAS
ETRIER
EVEN
EVENER
EVENT
EVENTS
EVER
EVERT
EVERTS
EVES
EVET
EVETS
EVIL
EVILER
EVIRATE
EVIRATES
EVITE
EVITES
GANE
GANEV
GANT
GANTS
GARE
GARI
GART
GARTER
GARTERED
GARVIE
GASCON
GAST
GASTER
GATE
GATER
GATES
GATS
GEOS
GEST
GESTE
GOES
GONE
GONER
GONS
GOSTER
GOSTERED
HADE
HADES
HADS
HAND
HANDS
HANSE
HARE
HAREM
HARM
HARMEL
HEAD
HEADER
HEADLINE
HEADLINER
HEAL
HEALD
HEAR
HEARE
HEARER
HEARES
HEART
HEARTIER
HEDER
HEDERA
HEDERAL
HEID
HEIDS
HEIL
HEILED
HEIR
HEIRED
HELD
HELIO
HENCE
HEND
HENDS
HENS
HERE
HEREIN
HERL
HERN
HIDE
HIDES
HIED
HILA
HILAR
HILD
HIND
HINDS
HINS
HIRE
HIRED
HIREE
HISN
HOAED
HOAR
HOARED
HOED
HOER
HOND
HONDA
HONDS
HONE
HONS
HORE
HORME
IDES
ILEA
ILEAC
INCH
INCHED
INCHER
INCORRECT
INHERE
INSNARE
IONISE
IONISED
IONS
IRATE
IRATER
IRED
IRES
ISNA
ITCH
ITERANT
LACE
LACED
LACER
LADE
LADEN
LADENS
LADER
LAER
LAERED
LARE
LAREE
LAREES
LARES
LEAD
LEADEN
LEADENS
LEADER
LEAR
LEARE
LEARED
LEARES
LECH
LECTERN
LEEAR
LEECH
LEEP
LEER
LEERED
LEERIER
LEET
LEIR
LENT
LEONE
LEPER
LERE
LERES
LEVE
LEVEE
LEVEED
LEVER
LEVERAGE
LEVERAGES
LEVERED
LEVERET
LEVIER
LEVIRATE
LEVIRATES
LEVITE
LEVITES
LIED
LIEDER
LIEN
LIENS
LIER
LIERNE
LIEVE
LIEVER
LIEVEST
LIME
LINE
LINEN
LINENS
LINER
LION
LIONISE
LIONISED
LIONS
LIRA
LIRAS
LIRE
LITE
LITER
LITERAL
LITES
LITRE
LITRES
LIVE
LIVEN
LIVENER
LIVER
LIVERED
LIVES
LIVEST
LIVRE
LIVRES
LOERIE
LOIR
LOITER
LOITERED
LOITERER
LOPE
LOPER
MELEE
MELENA
MELENAS
MERC
MERCH
MERCHANDISE
MIEN
MIEVE
MIEVES
MILE
MILER
MILO
MIRAGE
MIRAGES
MIRE
MIRES
MIRV
MITCH
MITE
MITER
MITERED
MITERER
MITES
MITRAL
MITRE
MITRED
MITRES
NACH
NACRE
NADS
NAGS
NARC
NARE
NARES
NATES
NATS
NEAL
NEALED
NEAR
NEARER
NEAREST
NECTAR
NEDS
NEELE
NEEP
NEESE
NEIVE
NEIVES
NENE
NEPER
NERAL
NERITE
NERITES
NERTS
NERVE
NERVER
NERVES
NERVIER
NEVE
NEVER
NEVES
NEVI
NIDE
NIDES
NIDS
NIED
NIHIL
NIRL
NIRLED
NOCHEL
NOEL
NOES
NOGS
NOIL
NOIR
NORM
NOSE
NOSER
NOSTRIL
OARED
OCHE
OCHER
OCHRE
OCHREA
OCHREAE
OCREA
OCREAE
OCTA
OCTAN
OCTANE
OCTAS
OCTET
OESTRIOL
OHED
OILED
OILER
OLENT
OLIVE
OLIVER
OLIVES
OLIVET
OLIVETS
ONCE
ONCER
ONCES
ONCET
ONER
ONIE
ONSET
ONSIDE
ONST
ONSTAGE
OPEN
OPENER
OPERA
OPERANT
OPERANTS
OPERAS
OPERATE
OPERATES
ORCA
ORCHEL
ORCHID
ORCHIDS
ORCHIL
ORCHIS
OREAD
ORMER
ORRA
OSAR
OSETRA
PEEL
PEELER
PEEN
PEER
PEERAGE
PEERAGES
PEERIE
PEERIER
PEEVE
PEEVER
PEEVES
PELE
PELITE
PELITES
PENATES
PENE
PENT
PENTAGON
PENTAGONS
PENTS
PERE
PERES
PERI
PERIL
PERN
PERT
PERTER
PERTS
PERV
PERVE
PERVERT
PERVERTER
PERVES
POLE
POLENTA
POLENTAS
POLER
POLITE
POLITER
POLITEST
RACE
RACED
RACH
RADE
RADS
RAGE
RAGES
RAGS
RALE
RAND
RANDIE
RANDS
RANEE
RANT
RANTER
RANTS
RASE
RASER
RAST
RASTER
RASTERED
RATE
RATEEN
RATEENS
RATER
RATES
RATS
REACCEDE
READ
READER
REAL
REALER
REAR
REARED
REARER
RECAL
RECANE
RECANED
RECANES
RECCE
RECCED
RECCEED
RECCES
RECCO
RECCOS
RECEDE
RECENSE
RECHIE
RECOAL
RECOALED
RECOIL
RECOILED
RECOILER
RECOIN
RECON
RECONS
RECS
RECTA
RECTI
REDE
REDEAL
REDEAR
REDLINE
REDLINER
REECH
REECHED
REECHIE
REECHIER
REECHO
REECHOED
REED
REEDE
REEDEN
REEDER
REEL
REELECT
REELER
REEN
REENS
REENTER
REENTERED
REERECT
REERECTS
REES
REEST
REEVE
REEVES
REIN
REITER
REITERANT
REIVE
REIVER
REIVES
RELACE
RELACED
RELENT
RELENTS
RELEVE
RELEVES
RELIE
RELIER
RELIEVE
RELIEVER
RELIEVES
RELINE
RELIT
RELIVE
RELIVER
RELIVERED
RELIVES
REMIT
RENIED
RENS
RENT
RENTE
RENTER
RENTES
RENTS
REOIL
REOILED
REOPEN
REPEL
REPENT
REPENTER
REPENTS
REPO
RERAN
REREAD
RERENT
RERENTS
RESAT
RESCREEN
REST
RESTAGE
RESTRIVE
RESTRIVEN
RETAG
RETAGS
RETCH
RETE
RETEAR
RETES
RETEST
RETIE
RETILE
RETIME
RETIRANT
RETIRANTS
RETIRE
RETIREE
RETIRER
RETIRES
RETRACE
RETRACED
RETRAL
RETREAD
RETREE
RETREES
RETRIM
RETRO
RETS
REVEL
REVELER
REVERE
REVERED
REVERENT
REVERER
REVERIE
REVERT
REVERTER
REVERTS
REVEST
REVET
REVETS
REVIE
REVILE
REVILER
RIEL
RIEM
RIEVE
RIEVER
RIEVES
RILE
RILED
RIME
RIMER
RINE
RITE
RITES
RIVE
RIVEL
RIVEN
RIVER
RIVERED
RIVERET
RIVES
RIVET
RIVETER
RIVETS
ROAD
ROAR
ROARED
ROARER
ROCH
ROED
ROIL
ROILED
ROIN
RONDE
RONDES
RONE
SAGE
SAGO
SANE
SANER
SANT
SANTERA
SAREE
SARI
SATE
SATEEN
SCERNE
SCOG
SCONCE
SCONCED
SCONE
SCRAE
SCREE
SCREECH
SCREECHED
SCREECHER
SCREECHIER
SCREED
SCREEDER
SCREEN
SCREET
SCREEVE
SCREEVER
SECEDE
SECEDER
SECO
SECRET
SECRETIVE
SECT
SEDAN
SEED
SEEDER
SEEN
SEER
SEGAR
SEGO
SENA
SEND
SERA
SERAC
SERAL
SERE
SERED
SERENE
SERER
SERR
SERRE
SERVE
SERVER
SERVIENT
SERVILE
SETA
SEVEN
SEVER
SEVERE
SIDA
SIDE
SIDH
SIDHA
SIEN
SINCE
SINCERE
SINCERER
SINCEREST
SIND
SINE
SINH
SNAR
SNARE
SNEAD
SNED
SNEE
SNEER
SNEERER
SNEERIER
SNIDE
SNOG
SNORE
SNORER
SNORT
SNORTER
SNORTIER
SOCCER
SONCE
SONE
STAG
STAGE
STANE
STAR
STARE
STARER
STARN
STARVE
STARVER
STEED
STEEN
STEER
STEERER
STERE
STEREO
STEREOED
STERILE
STERN
STERNA
STERNAGE
STERVE
STET
STEVEN
STRAG
STREEL
STRENE
STREP
STRETCH
STRIVE
STRIVEN
STRIVER
TAGS
TANE
TANREC
TANRECS
TARE
TARES
TARN
TASER
TASERED
TEAD
TEADE
TEAED
TEAL
TEAR
TEARED
TEARER
TECH
TECHED
TECHIE
TECHIER
TECHNO
TECS
TECTA
TEED
TEEL
TEEN
TEENS
TEER
TERAS
TERCE
TERCEL
TERCES
TERCET
TERCETS
TERES
TERM
TERMER
TERN
TERNE
TERRA
TERRACE
TERRACED
TERRAE
TERREEN
TERREENS
TERRET
TERRETS
TERROIR
TERTS
TEST
TESTA
TESTRIL
TETE
TETRA
TETRAD
TETRAGON
TETRAGONS
TETRAS
TETRI
TETS
TIER
TILE
TILER
TIME
TIMER
TIRAGE
TIRAGES
TIRE
TIRES
TRACE
TRACED
TRAD
TRADE
TRADER
TREAD
TREADER
TREADLE
TREADLER
TREE
TREED
TREEN
TREENS
TREES
TRES
TREST
TRET
TRETS
TREVET
TRIE
TRIENE
TRIER
TRIM
TRIMER
TRIO
TRIOL
TRITE
TRITER
TRITES
TRIVET
TROAD
TROADE
TROCHAR
TROCHE
TROCHEE
TROCHI
TROCHIL
TROELIE
TRON
TRONC
TRONE
TRONS
TSAR
TSAREVITCH
VEENA
VEENAS
VEEP
VEER
VEIL
VEILER
VELE
VELITES
VENA
VENERATE
VENERATES
VENERER
VENT
VENTAGE
VENTAGES
VENTER
VENTRE
VENTRES
VENTS
VERA
VERIER
VERITE
VERITES
VERT
VERTS
VEST
VESTA
VETCH
VETS
VIER
VILE
VILER
VIOL
VIOLENT
VIOLENTS
VIOLER
VIRAGO
VIRAGOES
VIRAGOS
VIRE
VIRENT
VIREO
VIRES
VITE
VRIL
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Yesterday's Strands Answers — October 20, 2025
- Theme: "“It's in the mail”"
- Spangram: CHECKLIST
Theme words:
ADDRESS
AMOUNT
MEMO
NUMBER
ROUTING
SIGNATURE
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