Strands Answers in Order October 25, 2025 #769, Hints, and Tips

Here are the NYT Strands answers in order for October 25, 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: "Quite a transformation!"
  • Category nudge: Think about quite a transformation!
  • Theme words count: 4 words to find
  • First letters of theme words: C, S, V, W
  • Tip: Match colors to confirm words before moving on.

Today's Spangram

SPANGRAM: SHAPESHIFTERS

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

Theme connection: This word relates to "Quite a transformation!" and connects all theme words.

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

Theme Words:

CHANGELING SKINWALKER VAMPIRE WEREWOLF

All Valid Solutions (1028 words):

ACHE
ACRAWL
ACRE
ACTA
ACTS
AESIR
AFAR
AFARS
AFIRE
AFTER
AFTERS
AGEE
AGELONG
AGEN
AHEAP
AHIS
AIRLINE
AKELA
AKES
ALEPH
ALEPHS
ALERCE
ALERT
ALERTS
ALES
ALEW
AMPS
ANGEL
ANGELING
APES
APHIS
APPEL
APPRISE
APPRISER
APPS
APSE
ARCH
ARCHANGEL
ARCHWISE
ARCS
ARET
ARETS
AREW
ARTEL
ARTS
ASEA
ASHAKE
ASHAME
ASHAMES
ASHEN
ASHERIES
ASHIER
ASPS
ASTARE
ASTER
ASTRAL
ATWEEL
ATWEEN
AVAL
AVALE
AVALES
AVAS
AVISE
CAGE
CAGELING
CANG
CASH
CASHEW
CAST
CASTE
CASTER
CASTRAL
CHANG
CHANGE
CHANGELING
CHAS
CHASTE
CHASTER
CHEER
CHEERO
CHEW
CHEWER
CHEWIE
CHEWIER
CRAFT
CRAFTS
CRAKE
CRAKES
CRATE
CRAW
CRAWL
CRAWLER
CRAWLERS
CREAK
CREW
EALE
EALES
EARS
EARST
EASE
EASER
EASIER
EATCHE
EATS
EECH
EERIE
EFTS
EGGLER
EISH
ELATE
ELATER
ELATERS
ELECT
ELECTS
ELOIN
ELVISH
EMPAIRE
EMPAIRES
EMPIRE
EMPIRES
ENOL
ENOW
EORL
EPHA
EPHAS
EPRIS
ERELONG
ERES
ERKS
ERST
ETCH
ETWEE
EWER
EWTS
FAHS
FAIR
FAKE
FAKER
FAKERS
FAKES
FAME
FAMES
FARCE
FARE
FARS
FART
FARTS
FASH
FATE
FATS
FAVA
FAVAS
FAVISM
FAWN
FEEL
FEELING
FEEN
FEHS
FEIS
FELINE
FELON
FERE
FERES
FERIA
FERIAS
FEWTER
FEWTERS
FIER
FIERE
FIERES
FILE
FILEFISH
FILER
FILO
FINE
FINEER
FINO
FIRE
FIRES
FISH
FISHER
FLING
FLOE
FLONG
FLOR
FLOW
FLOWER
FOIL
FOIN
FONE
FORE
FOREL
FORELEG
FORES
FORESHEW
FORESPAKE
FOWL
FOWLING
GASH
GAST
GASTER
GASTRAL
GASTREA
GHAST
GHEE
GLEE
GLEG
GLEI
GLEIS
GLEN
GLORIA
GLORIAS
GLOW
GLOWER
GNASH
GNOW
HAES
HAFT
HAFTER
HAFTERS
HAFTS
HAGG
HAGGLE
HAGGLER
HAIR
HAIRLINE
HAKA
HAKE
HAKES
HAME
HAMES
HAMPER
HAMPERS
HAMS
HANG
HAPPIER
HAPPIES
HAPS
HASH
HASHIER
HASP
HASPS
HAST
HASTA
HASTE
HEAP
HEAPS
HECTARE
HEEL
HEELING
HEFT
HEFTE
HEFTER
HEFTERS
HEFTS
HEIR
HELE
HELING
HELIO
HELO
HEPPER
HEPS
HERE
HEREOF
HEREON
HERES
HERIES
HERL
HERLING
HERO
HEROE
HEROIN
HEROINE
HERON
HERPES
HERS
HESP
HESPS
HEWER
HIEMS
HIES
HIPS
HIRE
HIREE
HIREES
HIRELING
HIRES
HIRLING
IFTAR
IFTARS
INGLE
INKER
INKERS
INKS
INLET
INLETS
IRES
IRKS
IRON
IRONE
KAFIR
KAIE
KAIF
KAIS
KAISER
KALE
KALES
KAME
KAMELA
KAMES
KAPA
KAPAS
KAPH
KAPHS
KARST
KART
KARTS
KASHER
KASME
KATS
KAVA
KAVAS
KEIR
KEIRS
KEKS
KEMP
KEMPS
KEPHIR
KEPHIRS
KEPI
KEPIS
KEPS
KERN
KIRK
KIRN
KIRS
KLATCH
KLATSCH
KLAVIER
KVAS
LAER
LAERS
LAKE
LAKER
LAKERS
LAKES
LARCH
LARCHEN
LARE
LARS
LATCH
LATE
LATER
LATS
LAVA
LAVAS
LAVASH
LAVISH
LAVISHER
LAWER
LAWN
LEAF
LEAFIER
LEAK
LEAKER
LEAKERS
LEAR
LEARS
LEAT
LEATS
LEAVIER
LECH
LECHWE
LEECH
LEER
LEFT
LEFTE
LEFTER
LEFTS
LEHR
LEIR
LEIRS
LEIS
LEISH
LEISHER
LEKS
LEKVAR
LEKVARS
LENG
LENO
LEONE
LEPS
LERE
LERES
LETCH
LETS
LEWIS
LILO
LINE
LINECASTER
LING
LINGEL
LINGLE
LINO
LION
LIONEL
LOIN
LONE
LONG
LONGE
LORE
LOREL
LORES
LORIS
LOWE
LOWER
LOWES
LOWRIE
LWEI
LWEIS
MAHSEER
MAHSIR
MAIR
MAIRE
MAIRES
MAISE
MAKAR
MAKARS
MAKE
MAKER
MAKERS
MAKES
MAPPER
MAPPERS
MAPS
MASA
MASAS
MASE
MASER
MASH
MASHER
MASHIE
MASHIER
MAVIE
MAVIS
MELA
MERI
MERK
MERKIN
MERKS
MERL
MERLE
NACH
NACHE
NACRE
NECTAR
NECTARS
NEWEL
NEWER
NEWIE
NEWISH
NEWT
NEWTS
NIRL
NOEL
NOIL
NOLE
NORI
NORIA
NORIAS
NORIS
NOWHERE
NOWHERES
NOWL
OILER
ORES
ORIEL
ORISHA
ORLE
OWER
OWES
OWLING
OWRE
OWRES
OWRIE
PAHS
PAIR
PAIRE
PAIRES
PAIS
PAISA
PAISAS
PAISE
PAMPER
PAMPERS
PAMS
PASE
PASH
PASHA
PASHM
PASHMS
PAVIS
PAVISE
PAVISER
PEAS
PEASE
PEER
PEERIE
PEES
PEHS
PEKIN
PELA
PELE
PELVIS
PERI
PERK
PERKIN
PERKS
PERN
PHASE
PHIS
PIER
PIERS
PIES
PIRS
PISE
PRESA
PRESHAPE
PRESHAPES
PRIER
PRIERS
PRIES
PRISE
PRISER
RAFT
RAFTS
RAKE
RAKER
RAKERS
RAKES
RALE
RALES
RATCH
RATE
RATEL
RATFISH
RATS
RAVISH
RAVISHER
RAWN
REAK
REAL
REALER
REALES
REECH
REEL
REELING
REEN
REES
REFT
REHASH
REHEEL
REHEELING
REHS
REIF
REIS
RELATE
RELATER
RELATERS
RELET
RELETS
RELINE
REMAP
REMAPS
REMS
REOIL
REPP
REPPS
REPS
RESH
RESHAPE
RESHAPES
RESHIP
RESHIPS
RESIFT
RESIFTS
RESPIRE
RESPIRES
RETAKE
RETAKER
RETAKERS
RETAKES
RETCH
RETS
REWAKE
REWAKES
REWON
RHAPHAE
RHAPHE
RHAPHES
RHAPHIS
RHEA
RHEAS
RHIES
RIAS
RIEL
RIEM
RIEMS
RIFE
RIFT
RIFTE
RIFTS
RINK
RINKS
RIPE
RIPER
RIPERS
RIPES
RIPP
RIPPS
RIPS
RISE
RISER
RISK
RISKER
RISP
RISPS
RIVA
RIVAL
RIVAS
ROIL
ROIN
ROLE
ROLF
ROLFING
RONE
RONG
SACRA
SACRAL
SAFE
SAFER
SAFT
SAFTER
SAGE
SAIR
SAKE
SAKER
SAKERS
SAKES
SAME
SAMEK
SAMEKS
SAMEL
SAMES
SAMP
SAMPHIRE
SAMPHIRES
SAMPI
SAMPIRE
SAMPIRES
SAMPIS
SAMPS
SANG
SANGH
SAPPER
SAPPERS
SAPPHIRE
SAPPHIRES
SAPPIER
SAPS
SASER
SASH
SAVATE
SCAG
SCAN
SCRAE
SCRAT
SCRAW
SCRAWL
SCRAWLER
SCRAWLERS
SCREAK
SCREW
SEAS
SEASE
SEEP
SEEPS
SEER
SEIR
SEIRS
SELE
SELVA
SELVAS
SEMPRE
SEPS
SERE
SERIEMA
SERIEMAS
SERIES
SERIF
SERIN
SERIPH
SERK
SERON
SEROW
SHAFT
SHAFTER
SHAFTERS
SHAFTS
SHAG
SHAKE
SHAKER
SHAKERS
SHAKES
SHAM
SHAME
SHAMER
SHAMERS
SHAMES
SHAN
SHAPE
SHAPES
SHAPS
SHASH
SHAVIE
SHEA
SHEAS
SHEEL
SHEELING
SHEEN
SHEEP
SHEER
SHEERLEG
SHEOL
SHERE
SHERIA
SHERIF
SHEW
SHEWEL
SHEWER
SHIEL
SHIELING
SHIER
SHIERS
SHIES
SHIFT
SHIFTER
SHIFTERS
SHIFTS
SHIP
SHIPS
SHIR
SHIRE
SHIV
SHIVA
SHMEK
SHMEKS
SHREW
SHRI
SHRIEK
SHRIEKS
SHRIFT
SHRIFTS
SHRIS
SHROW
SIFAKA
SIFT
SIFTER
SIFTERS
SIFTS
SIPE
SIRE
SIREE
SIRES
SIRLOIN
SIRS
SKEP
SKER
SKIN
SKIRL
SMERK
SMERKS
SPAE
SPAES
SPAHEE
SPAHEES
SPAHI
SPAHIS
SPAKE
SPAM
SPAMS
SPAS
SPASM
SPAVIE
SPEER
SPEIR
SPEIRS
SPEK
SPELK
SPHERIER
SPIE
SPIEL
SPIELER
SPIELERS
SPIER
SPIRE
SPIRES
SPRIER
SRIS
STAKE
STAKES
STALE
STALER
STALES
STALK
STALKER
STALKERS
STAR
STARCH
STARE
STAW
STEAK
STEAL
STEALE
STEALER
STEALERS
STEALES
STEAR
STELA
STELAR
STELE
STELES
STEW
STRAE
STRAFE
STRAFER
STRAKE
STRAKES
STRAW
STRAWN
STREAK
STREAKER
STREAKERS
STREW
STREWN
TAEL
TAFIA
TAFIAS
TAKA
TAKAHE
TAKAHES
TAKAS
TAKE
TAKER
TAKERS
TAKES
TALE
TALER
TALERS
TALES
TALK
TALKER
TALKERS
TARCEL
TARE
TARS
TAVA
TAVAH
TAVAHS
TAVAS
TAWER
TAWERS
TEAK
TEAL
TEAR
TEARS
TELA
TELE
TELES
TERCE
TERCEL
TRAVIS
TRAWL
TRAWLER
TRAWLERS
TREW
TWEE
TWEEL
TWEELING
TWEEN
TWEER
TWIER
TWIRE
TWIRES
TWIRL
TWIRLING
VAIR
VAIRE
VALE
VALES
VALET
VALETS
VAMP
VAMPER
VAMPERS
VAMPIER
VAMPIRE
VAMPIRES
VAMPS
VARE
VARS
VASA
VASE
VATS
VIAS
VIER
VIEW
VIRE
VIREO
VIRES
VIRL
VISA
VISAS
VISE
VLEI
VLEIS
WAFER
WAFT
WAFTER
WAFTERS
WAFTS
WAKA
WAKAME
WAKAMES
WAKAS
WAKE
WAKER
WAKERS
WAKES
WALE
WALER
WALERS
WALES
WALK
WALKER
WALKERS
WARE
WARS
WARST
WART
WARTS
WATCH
WATE
WATER
WATERS
WATS
WAVIER
WEAK
WEAKER
WEAL
WEAR
WEARS
WEEL
WEEN
WEEP
WEEPS
WEER
WEES
WEFT
WEFTE
WEFTS
WEIR
WEISE
WELK
WELKE
WELKES
WERE
WEREWOLF
WERO
WERSH
WERT
WERWOLF
WETA
WETS
WHAM
WHAMS
WHANG
WHANGEE
WHAP
WHAPPER
WHAPPERS
WHAPS
WHEE
WHEECH
WHEECHS
WHEEL
WHEELING
WHEEN
WHEEP
WHEEPS
WHEFT
WHEFTS
WHEN
WHERE
WHEREOF
WHEREON
WHERES
WHEW
WHIFT
WHIFTS
WHIR
WHIRL
WHIRLING
WIEL
WIFE
WIRE
WIRES
WISE
WISER
WISH
WISHA
WISHER
WISP
WISPS
WOLF
WOLFING
WORE
WRONG

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Yesterday's Strands Answers — October 24, 2025

  • Theme: "Through the ages"
  • Spangram: HISTORY

Theme words:

BRONZE INDUSTRIAL INFORMATION IRON SPACE STONE

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