Strands Answers in Order December 22, 2025 #826, Hints, and Tips

Here are the NYT Strands answers in order for December 22, 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: "Pass it along"
  • Category nudge: Think about pass it along
  • Theme words count: 7 words to find
  • First letters of theme words: B, C, E, G, L, S, W
  • Tip: Match colors to confirm words before moving on.

Today's Spangram

SPANGRAM: REGIFTING

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

Theme connection: This word relates to "Pass it along" and connects all theme words.

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

Theme Words:

BOOK CANDLE EARRINGS GADGET LOTION SCARF WINE

All Valid Solutions (1178 words):

ACER
ACES
ACNE
ACRASIA
ACRASIN
ACRE
ACRID
ACTA
ACTIN
ACTING
ACTINS
ACTS
AESC
AFALD
AFAR
AFFLICT
AFFLICTER
AFFLICTERS
AFFLICTING
AFFLICTS
AFFRET
AFFRETS
AFRAID
AGED
AGEE
AGNAIL
AIDE
AILED
AINE
AINGA
AINS
AIRFARE
AIRN
AIRNED
AITS
ALAE
ALAN
ALAND
ALANE
ALANG
ALAR
ALAS
ALEE
ALEW
ALIAS
ALIASING
ALIEN
ALIENIST
ALIENS
ALINE
ALINES
ANELACE
ANELACES
ANELING
ANENST
ANES
ANESTRA
ANESTRI
ANEW
ANGA
ANIL
ANILE
ANLACE
ANLACES
ANLAS
ANNS
ANODE
ARAK
ARANEID
ARAR
ARCANE
ARCS
ARCSIN
ARCSINE
AREG
ARES
ARET
ARETS
ARFS
ARIA
ARIAS
ARID
ARIEL
ARIL
ARILED
ARLE
ARLED
ARLING
ARNA
ARSE
ARTI
ARTIES
ARTIS
ARTISAN
ARTS
ASAR
ASCARID
ASCEND
ASCI
ASEA
ASTARE
ASTER
ASTERN
ASTERS
ASTRINGE
ASTRINGER
ASTRINGERS
ASTRINGES
ATES
BEEDI
BEEDIES
BEET
BEIN
BEING
BELACE
BELACES
BELAR
BELIE
BELIES
BEND
BETE
BETED
BEWET
BODE
BODLE
BONA
BONACI
BOND
BONE
BONED
BONK
BOODLE
BOODLING
BOOK
BOON
CAESAR
CAESARS
CAFF
CAFFS
CAID
CAIN
CAIRN
CAIRNED
CALANDO
CALID
CANDELA
CANDELAS
CANDIE
CANDIED
CANDIES
CANDLE
CANDLING
CANE
CANED
CANES
CANG
CANID
CANIEST
CANN
CANNIE
CANNIEST
CANNISTER
CANNISTERS
CANNS
CANOODLE
CANOODLING
CARACT
CARACTS
CARCANET
CARCASE
CARCASING
CARCERAL
CARE
CARFARE
CARIED
CARIES
CARINA
CARINAE
CARINAL
CARINAS
CARING
CARK
CARL
CARLE
CARLIN
CARLINE
CARLINES
CARLING
CARN
CARNAL
CARNELIAN
CARNET
CASA
CASE
CASEIN
CASING
CASITA
CAST
CASTE
CASTER
CASTERS
CASTES
CASTING
CEAS
CEASING
CEIL
CEILED
CENS
CERNE
CERNED
CESTA
CESTI
CICALA
CICALAS
CICALE
CION
CIRL
CIRRATE
CRAN
CRANE
CRANED
CRANES
CRANK
CRANNIES
CRARE
CREAK
CRIED
CRIES
CRINAL
CRINE
CRINES
CRINGE
CRINGES
DEBT
DEBTED
DEED
DEEDIEST
DEEDING
DEEING
DEEN
DEET
DEID
DEIL
DELAINE
DELAINES
DELI
DENAR
DENARI
DENARIES
DEWED
DEWIEST
DEWING
DIACT
DIACTINE
DIAL
DIALED
DIASTER
DIASTERS
DIEB
DIED
DIEING
DIEL
DIES
DIESTER
DIESTERS
DIET
DILDO
DINAR
DINE
DINES
DING
DINGE
DINGES
DIRL
DIRLED
DIRNDL
DONA
DONARIES
DONE
DONEE
DOOB
DOOK
DOON
DOONA
DWEEB
DWILE
DWINE
DWINES
EALE
EANED
EANLING
EARING
EARL
EARLIES
EARLIEST
EARN
EARNED
EARRING
EARRINGS
EARS
EASE
EASING
EAST
EASTER
EASTERN
EASTERS
EASTING
EATING
EATS
EBON
EBOOK
EDGE
EDGES
EDILE
EELIEST
EGAD
EIDE
EILD
EINA
EINE
ELAIN
ELAN
ELAND
ELASTIN
ELIDE
ENACT
ENACTING
ENACTS
ENCRINAL
ENDEW
ENDEWED
ENDLANG
ENGAGE
ENGAGED
ENGAGEE
ENGILT
ENGIRT
ENIAC
ENIACS
ENLACE
ENLACES
ENOL
ENOLIC
ENRACE
ENRACES
ENRANGE
ENRANGES
ENRING
ENSATE
ERAS
ERASE
ERASING
ERGS
ERNE
ERNED
ERRING
ERRINGS
ESCAR
ESTER
ESTERS
ESTRIN
ESTRIOL
ETAS
ETEN
FACE
FACER
FACES
FACT
FACTIS
FACTS
FAIL
FAILED
FAIN
FAINE
FAINES
FAINEST
FAINNE
FAINNES
FAIR
FAND
FANE
FANES
FANG
FANGA
FANK
FANNIES
FANO
FARAND
FARCE
FARCER
FARCES
FARCI
FARCICAL
FARE
FARINA
FARINAS
FARING
FARL
FARLE
FASCI
FASCIO
FAST
FASTER
FASTERS
FASTI
FASTIE
FASTING
FICE
FICES
FIFTIES
FIGO
FILING
FILINGS
FILO
FIRING
FIRINGS
FIRLOT
FIRN
FLIC
FLICS
FLING
FLINGER
FLINGERS
FLINGS
FLIR
FLIRT
FLIRTER
FLIRTERS
FLIRTING
FLIRTS
FLIT
FLOG
FLONG
FRACT
FRACTI
FRACTING
FRACTS
FRAE
FRAIL
FRAISE
FRANK
FRAS
FRAT
FRATE
FRATI
FRATS
FRET
FRETS
FRIAND
FRIANDE
FRICANDO
FRIDGE
FRIDGES
FRIED
FRIEND
FRIES
FRIG
FRIGOT
FRINGE
FRINGES
FRIT
GADE
GADGE
GADGES
GADGET
GADI
GAGE
GAGED
GEAL
GEALED
GEALING
GEAN
GEAR
GEARCASE
GEARING
GEARS
GEAT
GEATS
GEED
GEEING
GEIST
GEIT
GEITS
GENA
GENAL
GENAS
GENIAL
GENIE
GENISTA
GENS
GERNE
GERNED
GERT
GEST
GESTE
GESTES
GETA
GETAS
GETS
GIFT
GIFTING
GIFTS
GILT
GIRL
GIRN
GIRR
GIRRS
GIRT
GIRTING
GIRTS
GLIFF
GLIFFS
GLIFT
GLIFTS
GLIT
GNAR
GNARL
GNARLED
GNARLIEST
GOING
GOINGS
GOLF
GOLFS
GONE
GONER
GOOL
GOON
GRAIN
GRAINE
GRAINES
GRAINS
GRASTE
GRAT
GRATE
GRATES
GRATIN
GRATINE
GRATING
GRATINS
GRATIS
GREASE
GREASING
GREAT
GREATS
GRICE
GRICER
GRICES
GRIFF
GRIFFS
GRIFT
GRIFTER
GRIFTERS
GRIFTING
GRIFTS
GRIG
GRIN
GRIOT
GRIT
GWINE
IATRIC
IATRICAL
ICER
ICES
IDEE
IFTAR
IFTARS
IGLOO
ILICES
INDEED
INDEW
INDEWED
INGEST
INGESTA
INGRAIN
INGRAINS
INGRATE
INGRATES
INNS
INSANE
INSANIE
INSECT
INSTAR
INSTARRING
INSTARS
IRING
ITAS
KAFFIR
KAFIR
KALE
KALI
KALIAN
KANE
KARA
KARANGA
KARAS
KARENGO
KARN
KNAR
KNARL
KNEE
KNEED
KNEW
KNOB
KOBO
KOND
KONDO
KRENG
LACE
LACER
LACES
LACS
LACTASE
LAER
LAID
LAIN
LAIR
LAND
LANDE
LANE
LANES
LANG
LANGEST
LANK
LARCENIST
LARE
LARI
LARINE
LARK
LARN
LARNED
LASE
LASING
LAST
LASTER
LASTERS
LASTING
LEED
LEET
LEIR
LEND
LENO
LEWD
LIANE
LIANES
LIANG
LIAR
LIAS
LICE
LIED
LIEN
LIENS
LIES
LIFT
LIFTER
LIFTERS
LIFTING
LIFTS
LIGER
LIGNE
LINAC
LINACS
LIND
LINE
LINEAR
LINECASTER
LINECASTERS
LINECASTING
LINEN
LINENS
LINES
LING
LINGA
LINGER
LINGERS
LINGS
LINN
LINNIES
LINNS
LION
LIRA
LIRAS
LIRI
LOGE
LOGIC
LOGICAL
LOGICS
LOGO
LOGOI
LOGON
LOIN
LOIR
LONE
LONER
LONG
LONGE
LONGER
LOON
LOOT
LOOTING
LOOTINGS
LOTI
LOTION
LOTO
LWEI
NACRE
NAFF
NAFFS
NAIL
NAILED
NAIRA
NALA
NALAS
NALED
NARAS
NARC
NARCEIN
NARCEINS
NARCS
NARE
NARIAL
NARINE
NARK
NEAL
NEALED
NEALING
NEAR
NEARING
NEARLIEST
NECTAR
NECTARS
NEED
NEEDIEST
NEEDING
NEINEI
NEINEIS
NEIST
NELIES
NERAL
NERK
NERKA
NEST
NESTER
NESTERS
NESTING
NETE
NEWED
NEWIE
NEWIES
NEWING
NEWT
NIDE
NIDGET
NIED
NIES
NIRL
NIRLED
NISEI
NITE
NITER
NITERS
NITES
NITON
NITRE
NITRES
NITRIC
NITRIL
NITS
NODE
NOIL
NOIR
NOODLE
NOODLING
NOOIT
NOTING
OBELI
OBELIA
OBELIAS
OBTEND
OGLING
OGLINGS
OILING
OKRA
ONCE
ONCER
ONER
ONGOING
ONGOINGS
ONLIEST
ONLINE
RACE
RACEGOING
RACEGOINGS
RACER
RACES
RAFALE
RAFF
RAFFLING
RAFFS
RAID
RAIL
RAILE
RAILED
RAIN
RAINE
RAINES
RAINS
RAIS
RAISE
RAIT
RAITS
RALE
RAND
RANDIE
RANDIES
RANDIEST
RANEE
RANG
RANGE
RANGES
RANI
RANID
RANK
RARE
RARING
RARK
RASCAL
RASE
RASING
RAST
RASTA
RASTER
RASTERS
RATE
RATES
RATINE
RATINES
RATING
RATS
REAK
REAL
REALIA
REAN
REAR
REARING
REASCEND
REAST
REASTING
RECAL
RECANE
RECANED
REGILT
REGION
REGO
REGS
RETAIN
RETAINS
RETIA
RETIE
RETIEING
RETIES
RETINE
RETINES
RETS
RIAL
RIAS
RICE
RICER
RICES
RICRAC
RICRACS
RIDE
RIDGE
RIDGES
RIEL
RIFF
RIFFLING
RIFFS
RIFLING
RIFLINGS
RIFS
RIFT
RIFTE
RIFTING
RIFTS
RIGLIN
RIGLING
RIGLINGS
RIGOL
RILE
RILED
RILING
RIND
RINE
RINES
RING
RINGER
RINGERS
RINGS
RIOT
RIOTING
RIOTINGS
SACRA
SACRAL
SACRING
SAFARI
SAFARIED
SAID
SAIL
SAILED
SAIN
SAINE
SAIR
SALARIED
SALE
SALET
SALEWD
SALINE
SAND
SANE
SANG
SANGA
SANNIE
SARAN
SARGE
SARGES
SARI
SARIN
SARING
SARS
SATE
SATES
SATI
SATIN
SATING
SCAFF
SCAIL
SCAILED
SCALA
SCALAE
SCALAR
SCALARE
SCALD
SCALE
SCALED
SCALING
SCAN
SCAND
SCAR
SCARCE
SCARCER
SCARF
SCARING
SCARLET
SCARLETED
SCENA
SCEND
SCIOLTO
SCION
SCRAE
SCRAN
SCRIED
SCRINE
SEAFARING
SEAL
SEALED
SEALING
SEAN
SEAR
SEARCE
SEARING
SEAS
SEASE
SEASING
SEAT
SEATING
SEATS
SECT
SEGNI
SEIL
SEILED
SEIR
SENA
SEND
SENILE
SENNA
SENNIT
SERA
SERAI
SERAIS
SERF
SERFS
SERR
SERRING
SETA
SETS
SIEN
SIENNA
SINE
SING
SINGE
SINGEING
SITAR
SITARS
SITE
SITES
SNIT
STAIN
STAR
STARE
STARES
STARN
STARR
STARRING
STARRINGS
STARS
STEAR
STEARS
STERN
STIE
STING
STRAE
STRAES
STRAIN
STRIG
STRING
STRINGER
STRINGERS
STRINGS
TAES
TAIN
TAINS
TAIS
TARE
TARES
TARGE
TARGES
TARN
TARRING
TARRINGS
TARS
TASAR
TEAING
TEAR
TEARS
TEAS
TEASE
TEASING
TEDIEST
TEED
TEEING
TEEL
TEEN
TEEND
TEGG
TEGS
TEIL
TEIND
TELA
TELAE
TELD
TELIA
TENACE
TEND
TENREC
TERAI
TERAIS
TERAS
TERF
TERFS
TERN
TERNION
TERRIT
TEWED
TEWEL
TEWING
TIAR
TIARS
TIEING
TIES
TINE
TINEA
TINEAL
TINEAS
TINEID
TINES
TING
TINGE
TINGEING
TINGES
TINGS
TINNIE
TINNIES
TINS
TIRL
TIRR
TIRRS
TISANE
TOGE
TOIL
TOILING
TOILINGS
TOING
TOINGS
TOLING
TOLINGS
TONE
TONER
TONG
TONGER
TOOL
TOOLING
TOOLINGS
TOON
TRAIN
TRAINS
TRES
TRICAR
TRICE
TRICES
TRIFF
TRIFLING
TRIFLINGS
TRIG
TRIGLOT
TRIGO
TRIGON
TRIN
TRIO
TRIOL
TRITON
TRITONE
TSAR
TSARS
TWEE
TWEED
TWEEDIEST
TWEEDLING
TWEEL
TWEELING
TWEEN
TWIN
TWINE
TWINES
TWINGE
TWINGES
TWIRL
TWIRLED
WEDGE
WEDGES
WEED
WEEDIEST
WEEDING
WEEING
WEEL
WEEN
WEET
WEID
WEIL
WEIR
WELD
WENA
WEND
WIDE
WIDGET
WIEL
WIELD
WILD
WILE
WILED
WIND
WINDAGE
WINE
WINES
WING
WINGE
WINGES
WINN
WINNS

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Yesterday's Strands Answers — December 21, 2025

  • Theme: "Big bad wolf"
  • Spangram: THREELITTLEPIGS

Theme words:

BLOW BRICKS DOWN HUFF PUFF STICKS STRAW

See the full page for yesterday: Strands Answers — December 21, 2025