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- Category nudge: Think about "if i'm being picky ..."
- Theme words count: 5 words to find
- First letters of theme words: A, C, D, E, O
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Today's Spangram
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Theme connection: This word relates to ""If I'm being picky ..."" and connects all theme words.
Today's Answers — Full Word List (In Order)
Theme Words:
ALTERNATIVE
CHOICE
DRUTHERS
ELECTIVE
OPTION
All Valid Solutions (1342 words):
ACED
ACER
ACEROSE
ACEROUS
ACERS
ACES
ACID
ACIDER
ACNE
ACNED
ACNES
ACRE
ACRED
ACRES
ACROTER
ADROIT
ADROITER
ADUST
AEON
AERIE
AERO
AEROS
AEROTONE
AERY
AESIR
AITU
AITUS
ALDER
ALDERS
ALEC
ALEE
ALERCE
ALES
ALTER
ALTERN
ALTERNAT
ALTERNATE
ALTERNATED
ALTERNATIVE
ALTS
ANCE
ANELE
ANELED
ANES
ANTE
ANTED
ANTI
ATTUITE
AVEL
CADE
CADEE
CADES
CADET
CADETS
CADRE
CADRES
CADS
CANE
CANED
CANER
CANERS
CANES
CEDE
CEES
CELERY
CELT
CELTS
CERCI
CERCIS
CERE
CEREAL
CERED
CEREOUS
CERES
CEREUS
CERIC
CERISE
CERNE
CERO
CEROS
CEROUS
CESTUI
CETE
CEVICHE
CHEER
CHEERIO
CHEERIOS
CHEERO
CHEEROS
CHEERS
CHEESIER
CHER
CHERE
CHEVIOT
CHIC
CHICA
CHICANE
CHICANED
CHICANER
CHICANERS
CHICANES
CHICANO
CHICER
CHICEST
CHICH
CHICHI
CHICHIER
CHICO
CHICON
CHID
CHIDE
CHIDED
CHIDER
CHIP
CHIRO
CHIROS
CHIS
CHISEL
CHISELED
CHIT
CHITON
CHIV
CHIVE
CHOICE
CHOICER
CHOIR
CHOIRED
CHOIRS
CHORD
CHORDA
CHORDAE
CHORDAL
CHORDEE
CHORDS
CHORE
CHOREA
CHOREAL
CHORED
CHOREE
CHOREES
CHOREIC
CHORES
CHORIC
CHORIST
CHORISTER
CHOSE
CHOSEN
CHOU
CHOUSE
CHOUSED
CHOUSER
CHOUT
CHOUTS
CHRISTEN
CHUT
CHUTE
CHUTED
CIDE
CIDED
CIDER
CIRCA
CIRCITER
CIRE
CIRES
CIST
CISTED
CISTERN
CISTERNA
CISTVAEN
CITE
CITED
CITER
CITERS
CITHER
CITHERS
CITHREN
CITO
CIVE
CIVET
CIVIE
COIT
CONE
CONED
CONES
COPE
COPER
COPERED
COPERS
COPIER
COPIERS
COPIHUE
CRECHE
CRED
CREDAL
CREDIT
CREDO
CREDS
CREE
CREED
CREEDAL
CREEDS
CREEL
CREELED
CREEP
CREES
CRENA
CREPON
CREPT
CREST
CRESTED
CRETIC
CRIOS
CRIS
CRISE
CROSIER
CROST
CROTON
CROUSE
CROUT
CROUTE
CROUTS
CRUD
CRUDE
CRUE
CRUET
CUED
CURD
CURDED
CURE
CURED
CURET
CUTE
CUTER
CUTIE
DACE
DACES
DACITE
DACOIT
DAES
DALE
DALES
DALT
DALTS
DANCE
DANCER
DANCERS
DANCES
DANCIER
DEACON
DEAL
DEALT
DEAN
DECAL
DECEIT
DECEIVE
DECEPTION
DECEPTIONAL
DECIDE
DECIDED
DECIDER
DECO
DECREPIT
DECREPITUDE
DEDUCE
DEDUCT
DEEP
DEER
DEERS
DEET
DELE
DELES
DELETE
DELT
DELTS
DERE
DERISION
DERISIVE
DERIVE
DERO
DEROS
DESI
DESIRE
DETENT
DETER
DETERS
DETERSION
DETERSIVE
DEUCE
DEUTERIC
DEVA
DEVIANT
DEVIATE
DICE
DICED
DICER
DICERS
DICES
DICOT
DICROTOUS
DIET
DIETED
DIETER
DIPT
DITCH
DITCHER
DITCHERS
DITE
DITED
DITHECAL
DITHEIST
DITHER
DITHERED
DITHERS
DITONE
DITONES
DOIT
DOITED
DOPE
DOPER
DOPERS
DOPIER
DOTE
DOTED
DOTER
DOTERS
DOTH
DOTIER
DREE
DREES
DREICH
DREICHER
DREST
DRICE
DRIVE
DROICH
DROIT
DROVE
DRUTHERS
DUCE
DUCI
DUCT
DUCTED
DUDE
DUED
DUET
DUETS
DUETT
DUETTI
DUETTS
DUIT
DUOS
DUOTONE
DURE
DURED
DUST
DUSTER
DUTCH
EALE
EAVE
EAVED
ECAD
ECADS
ECCE
ECESIC
ECHE
ECHO
ECHOIC
ECHOISE
ECHOISED
ECHOIST
ECHOS
ECHT
ECRU
ECTOPIC
EDIT
EDITION
EDITIONED
EDUCE
EDUCT
EELY
EERY
EIDE
EIDER
EISEL
ELAN
ELANCE
ELANCED
ELANCES
ELDER
ELDERS
ELDEST
ELDRICH
ELDS
ELECT
ELECTION
ELECTIVE
ELECTOR
ELECTORS
ELEVATE
ELTS
ENATE
ENTIA
EPIC
EPICAL
EPICEDE
EPIDOTE
EPODE
EPODIC
ERECT
ERECTER
ERECTERS
ERECTION
ERECTIVE
ERECTOR
ERECTORS
ERED
ERES
ERETHIC
ERIC
ERNE
EROS
EROSE
EROSION
EROSIVE
EROTISE
EROTISED
ERST
ERUCT
ERUCTED
ERUDITE
ERUDITION
ESOTERY
ESTER
ETCH
ETCHER
ETCHERS
ETEN
ETERNE
ETHE
ETHER
ETHEREAL
ETHERIC
ETHERISE
ETHERISED
ETHERIST
ETHERS
ETHIC
ETHICAL
ETIC
ETNA
ETTLE
ETTLED
ETTLES
ETUDE
ETUDES
ETUI
ETUIS
EUCHRE
EUCHRED
EUCHRES
EUOI
EUSTELE
EVICT
EVICTED
EVICTEE
EVICTEES
EVITE
EVOHE
EVOS
EYER
EYOT
EYRE
HECH
HECHT
HECTIC
HECTICAL
HECTOR
HECTORED
HECTORS
HECTOSTERE
HEED
HEEDS
HEEL
HEELED
HEID
HEIR
HEIRED
HEIRS
HEIST
HEISTED
HEISTER
HEPT
HERD
HERDED
HERDEN
HERDS
HERE
HERES
HERETIC
HERETICAL
HERETO
HERIOT
HERO
HEROIC
HEROISE
HEROISED
HEROS
HERS
HERSE
HERSED
HETE
HETERO
HEUCH
HEURETIC
HIDE
HIDED
HIDER
HIOI
HIOIS
HIPT
HIRE
HIRED
HIREE
HIREES
HIRES
HIRSEL
HIRSELED
HIRSUTE
HIST
HISTED
HITCH
HITCHER
HITCHIER
HIVE
HOISE
HOISED
HOIST
HOISTED
HOISTER
HORDE
HORDES
HORE
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HORIS
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HORSE
HORSED
HORSIER
HORST
HORSTE
HOSE
HOSED
HOSEL
HOSEN
HOSER
HOSIER
HOSIERY
HOST
HOSTED
HOSTEL
HOSTELED
HOSTELER
HOSTLER
HOTE
HOTEL
HOUDAN
HOUSE
HOUSED
HOUSEL
HOUSELED
HOUSER
HOUSIER
HOUT
HOUTED
HOUTS
HOVE
HUED
HUER
HUTCH
HUTCHIE
ICED
ICEHOUSE
ICER
ICERS
ICES
ICHOR
ICHORS
ICON
ICONES
ICTIC
IODURET
IRED
IRES
ISIT
ISOTONE
ISTLE
ITCH
ITCHIER
ITHER
IVORIST
LACE
LACED
LACER
LACERS
LACES
LACET
LACIER
LADE
LADEN
LADER
LADERS
LADES
LADETTE
LADS
LAER
LAERS
LAESIE
LANCE
LANCED
LANCER
LANCERS
LANCES
LANCET
LANCETED
LANCIERS
LANE
LANES
LEAD
LEADS
LEAN
LECTERN
LECTION
LECTOR
LECTORS
LEEP
LEER
LEERS
LEERY
LEET
LEIS
LEISTER
LENO
LEONE
LERE
LESION
LEST
LESTED
LETS
LETTER
LETTERN
LEVA
LEVANT
LEVANTER
LEVITE
LYRE
NACRE
NACRED
NACRES
NACROUS
NADS
NAIVE
NAIVETE
NALED
NALEDS
NATIVE
NATTER
NATTERY
NAVE
NAVEL
NAVETTE
NEAL
NEALED
NEAT
NEDETTE
NEDS
NEEP
NEIST
NEIVE
NERD
NERDS
NEREID
NEREIS
NEST
NESTED
NESTER
NESTLE
NESTLED
NETE
NETS
NETT
NETTED
NETTLE
NETTLED
NETTLER
NETTLERS
NETTLES
NETTS
NOEL
NOISE
NOISED
NOISIER
NOPE
NOTE
NOTER
NOTICE
NOTICED
NOTICER
NOTICERS
NOTICES
NOUS
NOUT
OCEAN
OCREA
ODIC
ONCE
ONCER
ONCERS
ONCES
ONCET
ONER
ONEROUS
ONERS
ONERY
ONES
OPERCELE
OPEROSE
OPTIC
OPTICAL
OPTION
OPTIONAL
OPTIONED
OPTIONEE
ORCA
ORDEAL
ORDS
OREAD
OREADS
ORECTIVE
OREIDE
ORES
ORNATE
OSIER
OSIERED
OSIERY
OSTENT
OSTLER
OTHER
OTHERS
OTIC
OTIOSE
OUDS
OUSEL
OUST
OUSTED
OUSTER
OUTDANCE
OUTDANCES
OUTDRIVE
OUTDROVE
OUTEAT
OUTED
OUTER
OUTLEAD
OUTLEADS
OUTLED
OUTLER
OUTLERS
OUTLET
OUTS
OUTSEE
OUTSIT
OVIST
OYER
PECAN
PEED
PEEL
PEELED
PEEN
PEER
PEERS
PEES
PEISE
PEISED
PERCALE
PERCALES
PERCE
PERCED
PERCEN
PERCES
PERDU
PERDUE
PERDUS
PERE
PEREA
PERES
PERI
PERIOST
PERIOSTEA
PERIS
PERSE
PERST
PERSUE
PETER
PETIT
PETITION
PETITIONED
PETITIONER
PETITIONERS
PICA
PICAL
PICE
PICOT
PICRIC
PIECE
PIECED
PIECEN
PIECER
PIECERS
PIECES
PIER
PIERCE
PIERCED
PIERCES
PIERIS
PIERS
PIERST
PIET
PION
PIONED
PIONEER
PIONEERS
PIONER
PIONERS
PIOTED
PITCH
PITCHER
PITCHERS
PITCHIER
PITCHOUT
PITCHOUTS
PITH
PITHIER
PITIER
PITIERS
PITON
PODITE
PONCE
PONCED
PONCES
PONCIER
PONE
PONES
POTCH
POTCHE
POTCHER
POTCHERS
POTE
POTED
POTEEN
POTHEEN
POTHER
POTHERED
POTHERS
POTION
PTOTIC
READ
READS
REAL
REALTER
REAN
REATE
REAVE
REAVED
RECAL
RECANE
RECANED
RECANES
RECCE
RECEDE
RECEIPT
RECEIVE
RECEPT
RECEPTION
RECHIE
RECHOSE
RECHOSEN
RECHRISTEN
RECIPE
RECISION
RECIT
RECITE
RECITED
RECITER
RECON
RECTI
RECTION
RECTO
RECTOR
RECTORS
RECTOS
RECUT
REDAN
REDE
REDIP
REDIPT
REDO
REDS
REDTOP
REDUCE
REDUIT
REED
REEDE
REEDS
REEL
REELED
REELEVATE
REEN
REES
REEST
REESTED
REHIRE
REHIRED
REHIRES
REHOUSE
REHOUSED
REIS
REIST
REISTED
REITER
REIVE
RELACE
RELET
RELETS
RELETTER
RELEVANT
RELY
RENAL
RENT
RENTE
RENTED
REPO
REPONE
REPONED
REPONES
REPOT
RESIT
RESITE
REST
RESTED
RESTER
RETCH
RETE
RETHREAD
RETHREADS
RETIA
RETIE
RETORE
RETORSION
RETS
RETTED
RETUSE
REUSE
REUSED
RICE
RICER
RICH
RICHER
RICHT
RICHTED
RICHTER
RIOT
RIOTER
RIOTISE
RIOTOUS
RISE
RISEN
RIVE
RIVET
RIVETER
RIVIERE
RIVO
RIVOS
ROIST
ROISTED
ROISTER
RONE
RONT
RONTE
ROSE
ROSEAL
ROSED
ROSIER
ROSIERE
ROSIT
ROST
ROSTED
ROSTER
ROTE
ROTI
ROTIS
ROTO
ROTON
ROTOR
ROTORS
ROTOS
ROUE
ROUEN
ROUSE
ROUSED
ROUSER
ROUST
ROUSTED
ROUSTER
ROUT
ROUTE
ROUTED
ROUTER
ROUTS
ROVE
RUCHE
RUDE
RUDIE
RUED
RUTH
RYOT
SEAL
SEALED
SEAN
SEANCE
SECO
SECONAL
SECRET
SECRETE
SECRETED
SECRETER
SEDAN
SEEP
SEER
SELD
SELE
SENA
SERE
SERIC
SICE
SICH
SICHT
SICHTED
SIEN
SIENT
SIETH
SIRE
SIRED
SIREE
SIREN
SITE
SOIREE
SORD
SORDA
SORE
SORED
SOREE
SOREL
SORI
SOUDAN
SOUT
SOUTANE
SOUTER
SOVIET
SOVIETIC
STEAN
STED
STEDE
STELA
STELAE
STELE
STEN
STENO
STENT
STENTED
STERE
STEREO
STERN
STERNA
STET
STUD
SUENT
SUER
SUET
SUIT
SUITE
SUITER
SUITOR
SUITORED
SUTLER
SUTTA
SUTTLE
SUTTLED
TANE
TANREC
TEAT
TEATED
TECH
TECHIE
TECHIER
TEDIER
TEDS
TEED
TEEL
TEEN
TEER
TEERS
TEES
TEHR
TEHRS
TELA
TELAE
TELD
TELE
TELEDU
TELEDUS
TELES
TELT
TENOR
TENREC
TENT
TENTED
TEPID
TEPIDER
TERCE
TERCEL
TERCELET
TERCELETS
TERCES
TERCIO
TERCIOS
TERES
TERETE
TERN
TERNATE
TERNE
TERSE
TERSION
TETE
TETS
TEUCH
TEUCHER
THECA
THECAE
THECAL
THEE
THEED
THEES
THEIC
THEIR
THEIRS
THEIST
THERE
THERES
THIO
THIR
THIRD
THIRDS
THIRST
THIRSTED
THIRSTER
THIS
THISTLE
THREAD
THREADS
THREE
THREEP
THREEPIT
THREES
THRICE
THRIST
THRISTED
THRISTLE
THRIVE
THRO
THROSTLE
THROVE
THUD
TICAL
TICE
TICED
TICES
TIDE
TIDED
TIER
TIERCE
TIERCED
TIERCEL
TIERCELET
TIERCELETS
TIERCES
TIERED
TIERS
TIPI
TIPT
TITCH
TITCHIER
TITE
TITER
TITERS
TITHE
TITHER
TITHERS
TITI
TOEA
TOEIER
TOEY
TOISE
TOIT
TOITED
TOITOI
TONAL
TONE
TONED
TONER
TONERS
TONES
TONETTE
TOPE
TOPEE
TOPEES
TOPER
TOPERS
TOPI
TOPIC
TOPICAL
TOPO
TOPOI
TORC
TORE
TORES
TORI
TORIC
TORN
TORS
TORSE
TORSEL
TORSI
TORSION
TORSIVE
TORY
TOSE
TOSED
TOST
TOTE
TOTED
TOTER
TOTERS
TOTHER
TOUSE
TOUSED
TOUSER
TOUSIER
TOUT
TOUTED
TOUTER
TOUTS
TOYER
TUIS
TURD
TUTS
TUTSED
UDAL
URDE
UREDO
URETER
URETERIC
URETERS
URETIC
USED
USER
UTERI
UTTER
VANE
VANT
VATTED
VATTER
VATU
VATUS
VECTOR
VECTORED
VECTORISE
VECTORISED
VECTORS
VEDUTA
VEDUTE
VELA
VELD
VELDS
VELDT
VELDTS
VELE
VELES
VETO
VETOER
VETS
VETTER
VIAE
VICE
VIER
VIERS
VIRE
VIRED
VIRES
VIRETOT
VIROSE
VIROUS
VISE
VISED
VISIE
VISIER
VISION
VISIONER
VISIT
VISITE
VISITEE
VISITER
VISITOR
VISOR
VISORED
VITA
VITAE
VITE
VITTLE
VITTLED
VITTLES
VOICE
VOICER
VORS
VOTE
VOTER
YETI
YETIS
YONT
YORE
YOUS
YOUSE
YRENT
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Yesterday's Strands Answers — October 29, 2025
- Theme: ""Nevermore!""
- Spangram: THATSSORAVEN
Theme words:
BLACK
CLEVER
FEATHERED
OMNIVOROUS
WINGED
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