Strands Answers in Order November 28, 2025 #802, Hints, and Tips

Here are the NYT Strands answers in order for November 28, 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: "If all else fails ..."
  • Category nudge: Think about if all else fails ...
  • Theme words count: 6 words to find
  • First letters of theme words: C, D, E, F, L, S
  • Tip: Match colors to confirm words before moving on.

Today's Spangram

SPANGRAM: MAKEAWISH

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

Theme connection: This word relates to "If all else fails ..." and connects all theme words.

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

Theme Words:

COIN DANDELION EYELASH FOUNTAIN LADYBUG STAR

All Valid Solutions (1186 words):

ABLE
ABLED
ABLET
ACELDAMA
ACES
ACETA
ACETYL
ACETYLIDE
ACETYLS
ADDIO
ADDIOS
ADDLE
ADDS
ADIOS
ADIT
ADONIS
ADOS
AEDILE
AGAS
AGLET
AGLU
AGMA
AGMAS
AIDE
AIDED
AIDOS
AILED
AILS
AINS
AISLE
AISLED
AITU
AKATEA
AKED
AKEE
AKELA
AKELAS
ALAE
ALAS
ALATE
ALATED
ALAY
ALBA
ALBATA
ALEC
ALECS
ALEE
ALEW
ALEYE
ALEYES
ALGA
ALGAE
ALGAL
ALGAS
ALKANE
ALKANET
ALLAY
ALLEE
ALLEL
ALLELE
ALLELIC
ALLELS
ALLEY
ALLEYS
ALLICE
ALLICES
ALLIED
ALLIES
ALLIS
ALLS
ALLY
AMAS
ANAN
ANATA
ANDS
ANEW
ANIL
ANILE
ANILITY
ANILS
ANION
ANIS
ANNA
ANNAT
ANNEAL
ANNO
ANOA
ANODAL
ANODALLY
ANODE
ANON
ANOW
ANSA
ANSAE
ANTA
ANTAE
ANTE
ANTED
ANTI
ARSINO
ARSON
ARSY
ASIDE
ATES
ATUA
AUBADE
AULA
AUNE
AUNT
AWED
AWEE
AWEEL
AYES
AYIN
AYINS
BADE
BAEL
BAKE
BAKED
BAKELITE
BAKELITES
BAKEN
BALE
BALED
BALK
BALKED
BALL
BALLAD
BALLADE
BALLADED
BALLADIN
BALLADINS
BALLADIST
BALLADS
BALLED
BALU
BATE
BATED
BAULK
BAULKED
BLAD
BLADE
BLADY
BLAE
BLAG
BLAM
BLAMS
BLAT
BLATE
BLAY
BLEACH
BLEAK
BLEAT
BLED
BLENT
BLET
BLEW
BLEWITS
BUAT
BUGLE
BUGLED
BUGLET
BUGLEWEED
BUGLEWEEDS
BULK
BULKED
BULL
BULLA
BULLAE
BULLED
BULLWEED
BULLWEEDS
BYDE
CAKE
CAKED
CAKEY
CANADA
CANE
CANED
CANELLA
CANELLAS
CANN
CANNA
CANNED
CANNEL
CANON
CANT
CANTAL
CANTALA
CANTED
CATE
CATENA
CAWED
CAWK
CEIL
CEILED
CEILI
CEILIS
CEILS
CELADON
CELADONS
CELL
CELLA
CELLAE
CELLED
CELLENTANI
CELLI
CELLIST
CELLS
CELS
CETYL
CETYLS
CHIN
CHINA
CHINNED
CHINO
CHINONE
CHINOS
CHOANA
CHON
CHOSE
CHOW
CHOWED
CHOWK
CIEL
CIELED
CIELS
CILIA
CILL
CITE
CITES
CITS
CITY
COAT
COATE
COATED
COATI
COIF
COIN
CONE
CONED
CONF
CONI
CONN
CONNATE
CONNE
CONNED
CONTAIN
CONTE
COSE
COSET
COSETS
COSEY
COSEYS
COSH
COSIE
COSILY
COWAN
COWED
COWISH
COWK
COWKED
COWL
COWLED
DADA
DADAIST
DADAISTIC
DADAS
DADO
DADOS
DADS
DAIDLE
DAILIES
DAILY
DAIS
DAISY
DALE
DALED
DALEDH
DALEDHS
DALEDS
DALLE
DALLIED
DALLIES
DALLY
DAMS
DANDELION
DANDELIONS
DANDILY
DANDLE
DANEWEED
DANEWEEDS
DANS
DANT
DASH
DATA
DATABLE
DATAL
DATE
DAUB
DAUBY
DAUNT
DAUT
DEACON
DEAD
DEADLY
DEADS
DEAL
DEALATE
DEALATED
DEALBATE
DEAN
DEASH
DEAW
DEAWIE
DEDAL
DEDANS
DEEK
DEELY
DEEWAN
DEID
DEIL
DEILS
DEIST
DEISTIC
DEKE
DELAY
DELE
DELI
DELICATE
DELICE
DELICES
DELIS
DELISH
DELIST
DELL
DELLIES
DELLS
DELLY
DELS
DENT
DENTAL
DENTIN
DETACH
DETAIN
DEWAN
DEWANI
DEWILY
DIED
DIEL
DILL
DILLED
DINAR
DINARS
DINO
DINOS
DINS
DISA
DISLEAL
DISRATE
DISRATES
DISTICH
DISTICHS
DISTIL
DISTILL
DISTILLED
DISTYLE
DITA
DITAL
DITE
DOILED
DOILIES
DOILY
DONA
DONAS
DONATE
DONATES
DONS
DONSIE
DONSY
DOST
DYABLE
EACH
EAGLE
EAGLED
EAGLET
EALE
ECHINATE
ECHINATED
ECHO
ECHOS
ECONUT
ECOS
EDDO
EDHS
EDILE
EDIT
EECH
EELS
EELY
EIDOS
EILD
EINA
EISH
EKED
ELDIN
ELDINS
ELIAD
ELIADS
ELIDE
ELIDED
ELITE
ELITES
ELLS
ELSIN
ELYSIAN
ENOW
ENTIA
ESILE
ETAS
ETIC
ETNA
EWKED
EYAS
EYELASH
EYELIAD
EYELIADS
EYELID
EYES
EYLIAD
EYLIADS
FINNAC
FINNACS
FINNED
FINO
FINOS
FOIN
FONE
FONNED
FONT
FONTAL
FOUAT
FOUNT
FOUNTAIN
GADDI
GADDIS
GADE
GADI
GADIS
GADS
GAED
GALA
GALAS
GALATEA
GALE
GALEA
GALEAS
GALENA
GALL
GALLATE
GALLED
GALLEIN
GALLEINS
GALLET
GALLETA
GALLEY
GALLEYS
GALLIC
GALLICA
GALLICAN
GALLIED
GALLIES
GALLISE
GALLS
GALLY
GAMA
GAMAS
GAMASH
GAMS
GASH
GLAD
GLADE
GLADIATE
GLADY
GLAM
GLAMS
GLEAN
GLED
GLEN
GLENT
GULA
GULE
GULL
GULLED
GULLEY
GULLEYS
HOAED
HONAN
HONE
HONED
HOSE
HOSEY
HOSEYS
HOWE
HOWK
HOWKED
HOWL
HOWLED
ICES
ICHS
ICON
IDANT
IDEA
IDEAL
IDEALLY
IDEAS
IDEATA
IDEE
IDENT
IDLE
IDLED
IDLY
ILEA
ILEAL
ILIA
ILIAD
ILIADS
ILICES
INANE
INDENT
INDEW
INFO
INNATE
INNED
INOSITE
INSTAR
INSTIL
INSTILL
INSTILLED
INYALA
IONONE
IONS
ISLE
ISLED
ISNA
ITAS
KAAL
KAAS
KADE
KADI
KAED
KAGU
KALAM
KALAMDAN
KALAMDANS
KALAMS
KALE
KAMA
KAMAS
KANA
KANE
KANT
KANTED
KANTELA
KAON
KATA
KATANA
KATI
KAWED
KEEL
KEELIE
KEELIES
KEELS
KEELSON
KELL
KELLIES
KELLS
KELLY
KELSON
KENO
KENOS
KENT
KENTIA
KETA
KEWL
KEYS
KLEAGLE
KWELA
KWELAS
LABDA
LADDIE
LADE
LADED
LADEN
LADINO
LADINOS
LADLE
LADLED
LADS
LADY
LADYBUG
LAKE
LAKED
LALL
LALLED
LALLS
LAMA
LAMAS
LAMS
LASH
LATE
LATED
LATEN
LATEWAKE
LATI
LATU
LAYIN
LEACH
LEAD
LEADS
LEADY
LEAK
LEAKED
LEAL
LEAM
LEAMS
LEAN
LEANT
LEAS
LEASH
LEAT
LECH
LEECH
LEED
LEEK
LEIS
LEISH
LEKE
LENO
LENOS
LENT
LENTI
LEWIS
LEYS
LICE
LICH
LICHI
LIDO
LIDOS
LIED
LIES
LINO
LINOS
LINS
LION
LIONS
LIST
LITAS
LITE
LITES
LITS
LLAMA
LLAMAS
LWEI
LWEIS
LYES
LYSATE
LYSATES
LYSIN
LYTE
LYTES
LYTIC
MAAED
MAAS
MADE
MADISON
MADLY
MADS
MAELID
MAKABLE
MAKE
MALA
MALADY
MALAS
MALATE
MALE
MALEIC
MALL
MALLECHO
MALLECHOS
MALLED
MALLEE
MALLEI
MALLET
MALLS
MALWA
MASH
MAUBY
MAUL
MAULED
NACELLE
NACH
NACHO
NACHOS
NADA
NADAS
NADS
NAIL
NAILED
NAILS
NAIN
NAKED
NANA
NANE
NANUA
NAOI
NAOS
NASTIC
NASTIES
NASTILY
NASTY
NATAL
NATES
NATIS
NATS
NAYS
NEAL
NEAT
NEWEL
NEWELL
NEWELLED
NEWELLS
NEWELS
NEWIE
NEWIES
NEWISH
NIDAL
NIDATE
NIDE
NIDED
NIED
NIELLATED
NIELLI
NILL
NILLED
NILS
NITE
NOCAKE
NODAL
NODALLY
NODE
NODI
NOIL
NOILS
NOILY
NOISY
NONA
NONE
NONET
NONI
NONTIDAL
NOSE
NOSEY
NOSEYS
NOSH
NOSILY
NOSY
NOUN
NOUT
NOWED
NOWISE
NOWL
NUNATAK
NYALA
OAKED
OAKEN
OATEN
OCELLATE
OCELLATED
OCELLI
ODAL
ODAS
ODDS
ODEA
ODIST
OILED
OILS
OILY
ONIE
ONION
ONIONED
ONNED
ONOS
ONSIDE
ONST
OSAR
OUTED
OWED
OWLED
RANI
RANID
RANIS
RAST
RATE
RATES
RATS
RAYLE
RAYLED
RAYS
SADDLE
SADDO
SADDOS
SADE
SADI
SADIS
SADIST
SADISTIC
SADLY
SADO
SADOS
SAGA
SALAL
SALE
SALL
SALLAD
SALLE
SALLEE
SALLET
SALLIED
SALLIES
SALLY
SAMA
SARNIE
SATE
SATES
SATI
SATIS
SAYID
SCAN
SCANNED
SCANT
SCANTED
SCAT
SCAW
SCILLA
SCILLAS
SCONE
SCOW
SCOWED
SCOWL
SCOWLED
SDEIN
SDEINS
SECANT
SECH
SECO
SEIL
SEILED
SEILS
SEITAN
SEITANS
SEITY
SETA
SETS
SEYS
SHIN
SHINNE
SHINNED
SHOAT
SHONE
SHOW
SHOWED
SHOWILY
SICE
SICH
SIDA
SIDAS
SIDE
SIDED
SIDLE
SIDLED
SIELD
SILD
SILE
SILED
SILICA
SILICATE
SILICATED
SILICON
SILICONE
SILL
SITAR
SITARS
SITE
SITS
SLED
SLEDS
SLEE
SLEECH
SLEEK
SLEEKED
SLEEKEN
SLEW
SLEWED
SLEY
SLICE
SLICES
SLID
SLIDE
SLIDED
SLISH
SLIT
SLYISH
SMAAK
SMAAKED
SMALL
SMALLED
SMALLISH
SMALLS
SMALLSAT
SNAIL
SNAILED
SNAILS
SNAILY
SNAR
SNIDE
SNIDED
SNIDELY
SNOD
SOAK
SOAKED
SOAKEN
SOCA
SOCIETY
SODA
SODAIN
SODAS
SOIL
SOILED
SOILY
SONANT
SONANTAL
SONAR
SONATA
SONE
SONNE
SONNET
SOWCE
SOWED
SOWL
SOWLE
SOWLED
STANIEL
STAR
STARN
STARNIE
STAY
STEIL
STEY
STICH
STICHOI
STICHOS
STICHS
STIE
STIES
STILE
STILED
STILL
STILLED
STYE
STYES
STYLE
STYLED
STYLI
STYLIE
STYLISE
STYLISH
SYES
SYLI
SYLIS
TABLA
TABLE
TABLED
TABLEWISE
TABU
TABULA
TABULAE
TACE
TACES
TACET
TACETS
TACH
TACHO
TACHOS
TACHS
TACIT
TACO
TACOS
TAED
TAEL
TAIN
TAKA
TAKABLE
TAKE
TAKEN
TALA
TALAK
TALE
TALEA
TALK
TALKED
TALL
TANA
TANE
TANH
TANHS
TANNA
TANNED
TANS
TANSY
TAOS
TARN
TARNS
TARS
TARSI
TARSIA
TAUON
TAWED
TAWIE
TAYS
TEACH
TEAD
TEAK
TEAL
TECH
TECHNO
TECHNOS
TECHS
TECS
TEDY
TEIL
TEILS
TELA
TELAE
TELL
TENACE
TENACES
TENACITY
TENNO
TENNOS
TENON
TEWEL
TEWELS
TEWIT
TEWITS
TICE
TICES
TICH
TICS
TIDAL
TIDE
TIDY
TIES
TILDE
TILE
TILED
TILL
TILLED
TILS
TIND
TINDAL
TINY
TSAR
TUAN
TUNA
TUNE
TUNED
TUNNED
TUNNEL
TUNNELLED
TYEE
TYES
TYIN
ULAMA
ULAMAS
UNAI
UNAIDABLE
UNAWED
UNION
UNOWED
UNTEACH
UNTIDY
UNTIN
WAKA
WAKE
WAKED
WAKEN
WANE
WANED
WANION
WANNA
WANNED
WANNEL
WANT
WANTED
WATE
WEAK
WEAL
WEAN
WEED
WEEDILY
WEEDS
WEEL
WEELS
WEIL
WEILS
WEISE
WEKA
WELD
WELDED
WELK
WELKE
WELKED
WELL
WELLED
WELLIE
WELLIES
WELLS
WELLY
WENA
WENT
WETA
WEYS
WICE
WICH
WIEL
WIELD
WIELDED
WIELS
WILD
WILDED
WILE
WILED
WILI
WILIS
WILL
WILLED
WILLEY
WILLEYS
WILY
WISE
WISH
WITAN
WITANS
WITE
WITES
WITS
WONNED
WONT
WONTED
YALE
YARN
YARNS
YATE
YATES
YBLENT
YECH
YECHS
YEED
YEEDS
YEELIN
YEELINS
YELD
YELK
YELL
YELLED
YELLS
YETI
YETIS
YEWEN
YIELD
YIELDED
YILL
YINS
YITE
YITES

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Yesterday's Strands Answers — November 27, 2025

  • Theme: "With gratitude"
  • Spangram: THANKFUL

Theme words:

COMMUNITY FAMILY FOOD FRIENDS HEALTH LIFE WORK

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