Strands Answers in Order December 16, 2025 #820, Hints, and Tips

Here are the NYT Strands answers in order for December 16, 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: "Let me count the ways"
  • Category nudge: Think about let me count the ways
  • Theme words count: 5 words to find
  • First letters of theme words: B, C, F, K, S
  • Tip: Match colors to confirm words before moving on.

Today's Spangram

SPANGRAM: HIGHPRAISE

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

Theme connection: This word relates to "Let me count the ways" and connects all theme words.

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

Theme Words:

BEAUTIFUL CHARMING FUNNY KINDHEARTED SMART

All Valid Solutions (835 words):

ABID
ABIDE
ABIDER
ADHERE
ADHERED
ADHERER
AETHER
AGES
AHEAD
AHED
AHIGH
AHIMSA
AHIND
AHIS
AIMFUL
AIMS
AINE
AINS
AITU
AITUS
ALAE
ALAR
ALARM
ALARMING
ALFA
ALINE
ALINES
ALMA
ALMAH
ALMAIN
ALMIRAH
ALUM
ALUMIN
ALUMNI
ALURE
AMIN
AMIR
AMLA
AMNESIA
AMNIA
AMUS
AMUSE
AMUSIA
ANES
ANIL
ANIS
ANISE
APED
APER
APERT
APHID
AREA
AREAD
AREAE
AREAL
AREAR
ARED
AREPA
AREPAS
ARERE
ARET
ARETE
ARHAT
ARMCHAIR
ARMFUL
ARMING
ARMS
ARPA
ARPAS
ARSE
ARTFUL
ARTI
ARTIC
ARUM
ARUMS
ATMA
ATUA
AULA
AUNE
AUNES
AURA
AURAE
AURAL
AUREI
BAGH
BAHT
BAPU
BAPUS
BASE
BAUR
BAURS
BEAT
BEAU
BEAUS
BEAUT
BEAUTIFUL
BEGAT
BESAT
BESMUT
BIDE
BIDER
BIDET
BIGA
BIGAE
BIGHA
BIGHAS
BIGHT
BIGHTED
CAMS
CAMUS
CARS
CARSE
CART
CHAFT
CHAI
CHAIN
CHAIR
CHAL
CHALAH
CHALAHS
CHALUPA
CHALUPAS
CHAM
CHAR
CHARING
CHARM
CHARMFUL
CHARMING
CHAUFING
CHIA
CHIMAR
CHIMARS
CHIT
CIMAR
CIMARS
CITRAL
DAHS
DANISH
DANK
DANKS
DANS
DARE
DARED
DARER
DART
DARTED
DARTER
DEAL
DEAR
DEARE
DEARER
DEER
DEET
DERAIL
DERE
DERTH
DETER
DHAL
DIGHT
DIKE
DIKES
DINAR
DINE
DINES
DINK
DINKS
DINS
EANS
EARED
EARL
EARLIER
EARTH
EARTHED
EARTHPEA
EAUS
EDGE
EDGES
EINA
EINE
EISH
ENDART
ENDARTED
ENNUI
ENNUIS
ENSNARE
ENSNARED
ENSNARER
ENUF
EPHA
EPHAS
EPULIS
ERED
ERUPT
ETHE
ETHER
FAIN
FAIR
FAMING
FAMULI
FARING
FARM
FARMING
FAUN
FAUNS
FAUR
FAURER
FAUT
FIAR
FIARS
FIAT
FIRM
FLAIR
FLAM
FLAMING
FLARE
FLARED
FLARING
FLAUNE
FLAUNES
FLAUTA
FLAUTAS
FLIER
FLISK
FLUIER
FLUISH
FLUMING
FLUS
FLUSH
FLUSHER
FLUSHIER
FRAIM
FRAMING
FRAU
FRAUS
FRAUTAGE
FRAUTAGES
FRINGY
FULMAR
FUMING
FUNNY
FUNS
FURAL
FURL
FUSE
FUSIL
GAES
GAPE
GAPED
GAPER
GAUM
GAUMS
GAUP
GAUPED
GAUPER
GAUR
GAURS
GAUS
GEAT
GEUM
GEUMS
GHAT
GHAUT
GHEE
GIBE
GIBES
GYNIE
HAED
HAES
HAET
HAFT
HAIL
HAIN
HAINS
HAIR
HALF
HALFA
HALM
HALMA
HAMING
HAMULAR
HAMULI
HAND
HANK
HANKS
HANSE
HAPTIC
HAPU
HAPUS
HARE
HARED
HARIM
HARING
HARL
HARM
HARMFUL
HARMIN
HARMING
HARP
HARPED
HARPER
HART
HATFUL
HATRED
HAUF
HAUL
HAULIER
HAULM
HAUSE
HAUSEN
HAUT
HEAD
HEAL
HEAR
HEARE
HEARER
HEART
HEARTED
HEARTH
HEDGE
HEDGES
HEED
HEIL
HEPATIC
HEPATICA
HEPT
HERE
HEREIN
HERL
HETE
HETH
HETHER
HIDE
HIDER
HIGH
HIGHED
HIGHER
HIGHT
HIGHTED
HILA
HILAR
HILUM
HILUS
HIMS
HIND
HINNY
HINS
HISN
IDEA
IDEAL
IDEALISE
IDEE
IHRAM
INDART
INDARTED
INFIMA
INFIRM
INFULA
INFULAE
INFUSE
INHAUL
INHERE
INHERED
INIA
INKS
INNS
INSNARE
INSNARED
INSNARER
INSULA
INSULAE
INSULAR
INSULIN
INULA
ISNA
ISNAE
ITAS
IURE
KENS
KESH
KINA
KIND
KINDA
KINDHEARTED
KINE
KINES
KININ
KININS
KINS
KNAR
KNISH
LAER
LAERED
LAHAR
LAHS
LAIN
LAIR
LAMING
LARE
LAREE
LARI
LAUF
LAURA
LAURAE
LIAR
LIART
LIER
LIND
LINE
LINEN
LINENS
LINENY
LINES
LINK
LINKS
LINN
LINNS
LINNY
LINS
LINUM
LINY
LISK
LUAU
LUAUS
LUIT
LUMA
LUNE
LUNES
LUNIER
LUNY
LUPUS
LURE
LURED
LURER
LUSH
LUSHER
LUSHIER
LUSK
MACH
MACHAIR
MACHI
MAFIA
MAFIC
MAIN
MAIR
MALA
MALAISE
MALAR
MALI
MALINE
MALINES
MALIS
MARS
MARSE
MART
MAUL
MAUN
MAUT
MIAUL
MICA
MICH
MIHA
MING
MINGY
MINY
MITRAL
MITRE
MITRED
MUIL
MULISH
MUNI
MUNIS
MUNS
MUNSHI
MURA
MUSE
MUSH
MUSHA
MUSHER
MUSHIER
MUSK
MUTASE
MUTI
MUTUAL
MUTUALISE
MUTULAR
NAHAL
NARE
NEKS
NESH
NESHER
NINE
NINES
NINNY
NISH
PAGE
PAGES
PASE
PATU
PATULIN
PATULINS
PATUS
PAUSE
PEAL
PEAR
PEARE
PEARL
PEARLIER
PEARLIN
PEARLINS
PEART
PEER
PERAEA
PERAI
PERAIS
PERE
PEREA
PEREIA
PERT
PERTER
PERTUSE
PETER
PETRE
PHAGE
PHAGES
PHASE
PHAT
PHATIC
PHEER
PRAISE
PRALINE
PRALINES
PRAU
PRAUS
PREE
PREED
PRUTA
PRUTAH
PTUI
PULA
PULI
PULIER
PULIS
PULU
PULUS
PUMA
PURE
PURED
PUREE
PUREED
PURER
PURL
PURLIN
PURLINE
PURLINES
PURLINS
PURS
PURSE
PUTURE
RACH
RAFT
RAHS
RAIL
RAIN
RAINE
RAINES
RAINS
RAINY
RAIS
RAISE
RAIT
RAITA
RAITAS
RAMI
RAMIFY
RAMIN
RAMS
RAMULAR
RAMULI
RAMUS
RAND
RANI
RANID
RANINE
RANIS
RANK
RANKE
RANKES
RANKS
RAUN
RAUNS
RAUPATU
RAUPATUS
READ
REAL
REALISE
REALM
REAN
REANS
REAR
REARED
REED
REHAB
REHS
REIN
REINFUSE
REINK
REINKS
REINS
REIS
REPURE
RERAIL
RERAISE
RERAN
REREAD
RETE
RETEAR
RETHREAD
RETREAD
RHAMNUS
RHEA
RHINE
RHINES
RIAL
RIMA
RIMU
RIMUS
RING
RUES
RULIER
RUMS
RUPEE
RUPTURE
RUPTURED
RUSA
RUSE
RUSMA
SABE
SAGE
SAHIB
SATI
SAUT
SEAT
SEATRAIN
SEATRAINS
SENA
SEND
SHAD
SHALIER
SHALM
SHAN
SHAND
SHANK
SHARE
SHARED
SHARER
SHARP
SHARPED
SHARPER
SHAUL
SHEA
SHEAL
SHEAR
SHEARED
SHEARER
SHEEP
SHEER
SHEET
SHEILA
SHERE
SHERPA
SHERPAS
SHET
SHIER
SHIN
SHINE
SHINNE
SHINNY
SHINY
SHRANK
SHRED
SIAL
SIETH
SIND
SINE
SINFUL
SINH
SINK
SKEN
SKID
SKIN
SKINHEAD
SMART
SMIT
SMUR
SMUT
SNAR
SNARE
SNARED
SNARER
SUIT
SULFA
SULFUR
SULFURED
SULFURET
SULFURETED
SULU
SUMAC
SUMACH
SUNN
SUNNY
SUPE
SUPER
SUPERHET
SUPERHIGH
SUPERLAIN
SUPERLIE
SUPRA
SURA
SURAT
SUTRA
SUTURAL
SUTURE
SUTURED
TABES
TABI
TABID
TACH
TACIT
TAES
TAHR
TAIT
TAMS
TAPE
TAPED
TAPER
TAPERER
TAPET
TAPU
TAPUS
TARS
TAUPE
TAUS
TEAD
TEAED
TEAL
TEAR
TEARED
TEARER
TEED
TEER
TEHR
TEIL
TEIND
TEPA
TEPAS
TEPHRA
TERAI
TERAIS
TERTIA
TERTIUM
TERTIUS
THAE
THAGI
THAT
THEE
THERE
THEREIN
THIG
THIGH
THRAE
THREAD
THREE
THREEP
THRU
THRUPUT
TIAR
TIARS
TICH
TRAD
TRAIL
TRAIN
TRAINFUL
TRAINS
TRAIT
TRAM
TRAMS
TRANK
TRANKS
TRANS
TRANSE
TRANSUMING
TRAUMA
TREAD
TREE
TREED
TREHALA
TRET
TRUE
TRUES
TUFA
TUMS
TURM
TURMS
TURPETH
ULMIN
ULUS
UMIAC
UMLAUT
UNFIRM
UNIS
UNSHARED
UNSHARP
UPAS
UPRAISE
UPREAR
UPREARED
UPTA
UPTRAIN
UPTRAINS
URACHI
URAEI
URALI
URALIS
UREA
UREAL
URETER
URPED
URSA
URSAE
URTICA
USAGE
USHER
USHERED
UTAS
UTUS

Note: Words are listed alphabetically. The game may present them in different order based on discovery.

Yesterday's Strands Answers — December 15, 2025

  • Theme: "Palette episodes"
  • Spangram: COLORTV

Theme words:

ACRES BLOODS BLUE GIRLS GOLDEN GREEN LOTUS WHITE

See the full page for yesterday: Strands Answers — December 15, 2025