Today's Strands Hints (No Spoilers)
- Category nudge: Think about big bad wolf
- Theme words count: 7 words to find
- First letters of theme words: B, B, D, H, P, S, S
- Tip: Match colors to confirm words before moving on.
Today's Spangram
Note: The spangram ties the theme together and crosses the grid.
Theme connection: This word relates to "Big bad wolf" and connects all theme words.
Today's Answers — Full Word List (In Order)
Theme Words:
BLOW
BRICKS
DOWN
HUFF
PUFF
STICKS
STRAW
All Valid Solutions (652 words):
ACID
ACIDOTIC
ACRID
ADOS
ADOWN
ARKS
ARTS
ASCI
AWDL
BHEL
BIBLIOTIC
BIBLIOTICS
BIBS
BIDON
BIDONS
BIGHT
BIGHTS
BIGS
BIOPIC
BIOPICS
BIOTIC
BIOTICS
BISH
BISK
BIST
BITE
BITER
BITERS
BITT
BITTE
BITTER
BITTERS
BITTIE
BITTIER
BLIGHT
BLIGHTS
BLIP
BLITE
BLOC
BLOCK
BLOCKS
BLOCS
BLOT
BLOTS
BLOW
BLOWDOWN
BLOWDOWNS
BLOWS
BRICK
BRICKS
BRIG
BRIGHT
BRIGHTS
BRIGS
BRIS
BRISK
CADI
CADIS
CARK
CARKS
CART
CARTS
CASK
CAST
CATS
CAWS
CIEL
CIGS
CIST
CITO
CITS
COIL
COIR
COIRS
COIT
COITS
COLD
COLDISH
COLT
COLTS
COPE
COPTER
COPTERS
COTS
COWL
COWS
CRIB
CRIBS
CRIS
DACK
DACKS
DAKS
DARK
DARKS
DART
DARTS
DAWS
DAWT
DAWTS
DIBS
DICAST
DICK
DICKS
DIGHT
DIGHTS
DIGIT
DIGITULE
DIGLOT
DIGLOTS
DIGS
DISA
DISAS
DISC
DISH
DISHERIT
DISK
DONS
DOSS
DOST
DOTS
DOWAR
DOWL
DOWN
DOWNS
DOWS
DOWT
DOWTS
EFTS
ELHI
ELITE
ELUTE
EPIC
EPICS
ERGS
ERST
ETTLE
ETUI
FEEL
FEER
FEERS
FEET
FEHS
FERTILE
FETT
FETTLE
FLUIER
FLUTE
FLUTER
FLUTERS
FLUTIER
FLUTTER
FLUTTERS
FREE
FREIT
FRET
FRIB
FRIBS
FRIG
FRIGHT
FRIGHTS
FRIGID
FRIGS
FRIT
FRITT
FUTILE
FUTILER
GHEE
GIBLI
GIBS
GILD
GILT
GILTS
GIRSH
GIRT
GIST
GITE
GLIB
GLIBS
GLIT
GLITTER
GLITTERS
GLOIRE
GLOP
GLOW
GLOWS
GLOWSTICK
GLOWSTICKS
GREE
GRIEF
GRIOT
GRIOTS
GRIP
GRIPE
GRIPLE
GRIPT
GRIT
HEEL
HEFT
HEFTS
HEIL
HEIR
HEIRS
HELE
HERIOT
HERIOTS
HERS
HIRE
HIREE
HITTER
HITTERS
HUFF
HULE
IBIS
IOLITE
KADI
KADIS
KART
KARTS
KATS
KAWS
KNOT
KNOTS
KNOW
KNOWS
KSAR
LEEP
LEER
LEERS
LEET
LEFT
LEFTS
LEHR
LEHRS
LEIR
LEIRS
LEPER
LEPERS
LEPT
LETTER
LETTERS
LETTRE
LIBIDO
LIBIDOS
LIBS
LIEF
LIEFER
LIER
LIERS
LIGHT
LIGHTS
LIGS
LIPE
LIPO
LIPOIC
LIRE
LIRI
LIRIOPE
LITE
LITER
LITERS
LITRE
LITTER
LITTERS
LITTLE
LITU
LOCI
LOCK
LOCKS
LOIPE
LOIR
LOIRS
LOITER
LOITERS
LOPE
LOTI
LOTIC
LOTO
LOTOS
LOTS
LOWDOWN
LOWDOWNS
LOWS
LOWT
LOWTS
LUFF
LUIT
LUTE
LUTER
LUTERS
LUTITE
NODI
NOSTOC
NOSTOI
NOWL
NOWS
NOWT
NOWTS
ODAS
ODIC
ODIST
OLDISH
OLIGIST
OLPE
ONST
OPTER
OPTERS
OSAR
OTIC
OWNS
OWTS
PEEL
PEER
PEERS
PEHS
PELE
PELF
PELITE
PELT
PERI
PERIL
PERIOTIC
PERIOTICS
PERITI
PERST
PERT
PETIT
PETITE
PETTER
PETTERS
PETTI
PETTIER
PETTLE
PFFT
PICK
PICKS
PICOT
PICOTS
PICS
PIET
PIGHT
PIGHTS
PIGS
PILOT
PILOTS
PILOW
PILOWS
PIRS
PITIER
PITIERS
PITON
PITONS
PITS
PITTER
PITTERS
PITUITE
PLIGHT
PLIGHTS
PLOT
PLOTS
PLOW
PLOWS
PLUFF
PLUTEI
POCK
POCKS
POET
POITREL
POLITE
POLITER
POLT
POLTS
POTS
POWS
POWWOW
POWWOWS
PTUI
PUFF
PUFFER
PUFFERS
RACIST
RACK
RACKS
RADISH
RADON
RADONS
RAST
RATS
RAWS
REEF
REEL
REFEL
REFT
REHS
RELIE
RELIEF
RELIT
REPEL
RETIE
RETILE
RETITLE
RIBS
RICK
RICKS
RIEL
RIGHT
RIGHTS
RIGID
RIGS
RILE
RIOT
RIOTS
RIPE
RIPT
RISK
RITE
RITT
SACK
SACKS
SACRIST
SACS
SADI
SADIS
SADIST
SADO
SADOS
SARK
SARKS
SAWS
SCAD
SCAR
SCART
SCARTS
SCAT
SCATS
SCAW
SCAWS
SCIOLTO
SCOLD
SCOP
SCOPE
SCOT
SCOW
SCOWL
SHEEL
SHEEP
SHET
SHRI
SIBS
SICK
SICKS
SICS
SIDA
SIDAS
SIGH
SIGHER
SIGHERS
SIGHS
SIGHT
SIGHTS
SIGIL
SIGLOI
SIRCAR
SIRS
SIST
SKART
SKARTS
SKAS
SKAT
SKATS
SKAW
SKAWS
SNOD
SNOT
SNOTS
SNOW
SNOWCAT
SNOWCATS
SNOWS
SODA
SODAS
SODIC
SONS
SOSS
SOTOL
SOTS
SOWAR
SOWCAR
SOWL
SOWN
SOWS
SRIS
STACK
STACKS
STAR
STARK
STARKS
STASIS
STAW
STICK
STICKS
STIE
STIPE
STIPEL
STOCK
STOCKS
STOEP
STOIC
STOIT
STOITER
STOITERS
STONK
STONKS
STOP
STOPE
STOPLIGHT
STOPLIGHTS
STOPT
STOW
STOWDOWN
STOWDOWNS
STOWN
STOWS
STRAD
STRAW
SWACK
SWAD
SWART
SWAT
SWOP
SWOPT
SWOT
SWOTS
TACK
TACKS
TAKS
TASK
TAWS
TEEL
TEFF
TEHR
TEHRS
TEIL
TELE
TERF
TERFE
TERGITE
THEE
THEIR
THEIRS
THREE
THREEP
THRIP
TICK
TICKS
TICS
TIER
TIERS
TIGHT
TIGHTS
TIGS
TILE
TILER
TILERS
TILT
TILTS
TIPI
TIPT
TIRE
TITE
TITER
TITERS
TITI
TITLE
TITRE
TITULE
TITULI
TOCK
TOCKS
TOCS
TOIL
TOIT
TOLD
TONK
TONKS
TONS
TOPE
TOPI
TOPIC
TOPICS
TOSA
TOSAS
TOSS
TOST
TOWN
TOWNS
TOWS
TOWSACK
TOWSACKS
TOWT
TOWTS
TRACK
TRACKS
TRAD
TREE
TREF
TRIE
TRIG
TRIGLOT
TRIGLOTS
TRIGS
TRILD
TRIO
TRIOL
TRIP
TRIPE
TRIPLE
TRIPLET
TRITE
TSADI
TSADIS
TSAR
TSKS
TUFF
TUFT
TUFTIER
TULE
TUTEE
TWAS
TWOS
UTERI
UTILE
UTTER
UTTERS
WACK
WACKS
WADI
WADIS
WARK
WARKS
WART
WARTS
WAST
WATS
WOCK
WOCKS
WOLD
WONK
WONKS
WONS
WOST
WOTS
WOWS
Note: Words are listed alphabetically. The game may present them in different order based on discovery.
Yesterday's Strands Answers — December 20, 2025
- Theme: "All the trimmings"
- Spangram: CHRISTMASTREE
Theme words:
ANGEL
LIGHTS
ORNAMENT
RIBBON
STAR
TINSEL
See the full page for yesterday: Strands Answers — December 20, 2025