Today's Strands Hints (No Spoilers)
- Category nudge: Think about please hold
- Theme words count: 7 words to find
- First letters of theme words: B, C, G, L, M, S, T
- 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 "Please hold" and connects all theme words.
Today's Answers — Full Word List (In Order)
Theme Words:
BALLOT
CARDBOARD
GIFT
LUNCH
MATCH
SHOE
TACKLE
All Valid Solutions (889 words):
ABAC
ABACA
ABACK
ABBE
ABBED
ABBOT
ABDOMINA
ABOARD
ABOLLA
ABORAL
ABORD
ACAI
ACARBOSE
ACED
ACER
ACERB
ACES
ACETIC
ACHE
ACHES
ACKER
ACOLD
ACTA
ACTANT
ACTIN
ACTING
ACYL
ACYLATING
ADOS
AIMING
AIMS
AITCH
AITCHES
AITU
AKED
AKELA
ALAE
ALAR
ALAY
ALBA
ALBE
ALBEDO
ALCO
ALDEA
ALDER
ALDOL
ALEC
ALECK
ALKY
ALLOBAR
ALLOCATING
ALLOD
ALLOT
ALOD
ALOE
ALOED
ALTO
AMIA
AMIN
AMORAL
ANIMA
ANIMAS
ANIMATE
ANIMATES
ANIMATIC
ANIME
ANIMES
ANIMI
ANTA
ANTI
ANTIAR
ANTIC
ANTIFAT
ANTIGUN
ANTIMACHO
ARBA
ARBOR
ARBS
ARDEB
ARECA
ARED
AREOLA
AREOLAR
ARLE
ARLED
AROBA
AROLLA
AROMA
AROMAS
AROMATIC
AROSE
ASHET
ATAXIA
ATES
AXING
BAAING
BACK
BACKDATING
BACKED
BACKER
BACKYARD
BAIT
BALBOA
BALD
BALDER
BALL
BALLOT
BARACAN
BARB
BARBS
BARD
BARDO
BARDOS
BAROCK
BAROLO
BEAR
BEARD
BECK
BEDRAL
BELAR
BELATING
BELAY
BERAY
BLAB
BLAD
BLOAT
BLOATING
BLOB
BLOC
BLOCK
BLOCKED
BLOCKER
BLOCKY
BLOT
BOAB
BOAK
BOAKED
BOAR
BOARD
BOAT
BOATING
BOBA
BOBAC
BOBCAT
BOBOL
BOCK
BOCKED
BODE
BOHEA
BOHEAS
BOHEMIA
BOHEMIAN
BOHEMIAS
BOHO
BOHOS
BOHS
BOLA
BOLAR
BOLD
BOLDER
BOLL
BOLLARD
BOLLOCK
BOLLOCKED
BOLO
BOLT
BOMA
BOMAS
BORA
BORAL
BORAX
BORD
BOSH
BOXING
BRAAI
BRAATA
BRACE
BRACED
BRACER
BRACK
BRACT
BRAD
BRAE
BRAIN
BRAY
BRED
BROCK
BROCKED
BROD
BROMATE
BROMATES
BROME
BROMES
BROMIC
BROMIN
BROS
BROSE
CAAING
CABA
CABAL
CABBED
CABOB
CAECA
CAIMAC
CAIN
CAKE
CAKED
CAKY
CALCAR
CALCED
CALK
CALKED
CALKER
CAME
CAMEO
CAMEOS
CAMES
CAMO
CAMOS
CAMS
CAMSHO
CANG
CANT
CANTAL
CANTALA
CANTIC
CARB
CARBO
CARBORA
CARBOS
CARBS
CARD
CARDBOARD
CARE
CARED
CARL
CARLE
CAROB
CAROBS
CAROL
CAROM
CAROMING
CAROMS
CASE
CASH
CASHBOX
CATE
CATES
CEAS
CHACE
CHACES
CHACO
CHACOES
CHACOS
CHAFING
CHAFT
CHAI
CHAM
CHAMS
CHAS
CHASE
CHASM
CHAT
CHEAT
CHEMIC
CHEMO
CHEMOS
CHETAH
CHETH
CHIA
CHIAS
CHIASM
CHIASMI
CHIME
CHIMES
CHIMING
CHIMO
CHIT
CHITIN
CHOSE
CITE
CITES
CITING
CLAD
CLAT
CLAY
CLEAR
CLECK
CLECKY
COAITA
COARB
COARBS
COAT
COATI
COATING
COAX
COAXING
COBALT
COBB
COBBED
COBBER
COBRA
COED
COHO
COHOS
COLA
COLD
COLDER
COLL
COLLAR
COLLARD
COLT
CORAL
CORD
COSE
COSET
COSH
COSMEA
COSMETIC
COSMIC
COSMIN
CULT
CULTI
CUTIN
DABBED
DABBER
DAKER
DALE
DALED
DALT
DARB
DARBS
DATA
DATACARD
DATING
DAYCARE
DEAL
DEAR
DEARLY
DECANI
DECANT
DECARB
DECARBS
DECK
DECO
DECOR
DELATING
DELAY
DERAY
DOAB
DOBLA
DOBRA
DOBRO
DOBS
DOHS
DOLL
DOLLAR
DOLOR
DOLOROSO
DOLT
DOME
DOMES
DOMIC
DOMING
DOMS
DORB
DORBA
DORBS
DOSE
DOSEH
DOSH
DRAB
DRABBED
DRABBER
DRAC
DRACK
DRACO
DRAIN
DRAY
DRECK
DRECKY
DREK
DROLL
DROME
DROMES
DROMIC
EACH
EARBOB
EARD
EARL
EARLY
EATH
ECHO
ECHOS
ECLAT
ECOS
ELATING
EMIC
EMIT
EMOS
EOAN
ETAMIN
ETAS
ETCH
ETHIC
ETIC
FACE
FACES
FACET
FACT
FAITH
FAME
FAMES
FAMING
FASH
FATE
FATES
FIAR
FIAT
FIGHT
FIND
FITCH
FITCHE
FITCHES
FITNA
GHAT
GIFT
GIFTING
GITE
GITES
GLUG
GLUNCH
GLUT
GNAT
HAEM
HAEMIC
HAEMIN
HAEMS
HAES
HAET
HAFT
HAFTING
HAME
HAMES
HAMING
HAMOSE
HAMS
HASH
HATCH
HATCHES
HATE
HATES
HEAT
HEATH
HECH
HECTIC
HEHS
HEMATIC
HEMIC
HEMIN
HEMINA
HEMS
HETH
HIMS
HITCH
HITCHES
HOAING
HOAR
HOARD
HOAX
HOAXING
HOBS
HOES
HOHS
HOMA
HOMAS
HOME
HOMES
HOMING
HOMS
HORA
HORAL
HOROEKA
HOSE
HOXING
IGLU
IMITANT
INFAME
INFAMES
INFIGHT
INFIMA
INTAKE
INTI
INTIMA
INTIMAE
INTIMAS
INTIMATE
INTIMATES
INTIME
ITAS
ITCH
ITCHES
ITEM
ITEMING
ITEMS
IXORA
KAIF
KAIM
KAIMS
KAIN
KAING
KALE
KANG
KANT
KATA
KATI
KAYLE
KEBOB
KERB
KYAR
KYAT
KYLE
LABOR
LABRA
LABROSE
LACY
LAER
LAKE
LAKED
LAKER
LAKY
LARBOARD
LARD
LARE
LATI
LATINA
LATKE
LEAR
LECTIN
LOAN
LOBAR
LOBBED
LOBBER
LOBE
LOBED
LOBO
LOBOLA
LOCA
LOCATING
LOCK
LOCKED
LOCKER
LODE
LORAL
LORD
LORDOMA
LORDOMAS
LUCITE
LUCITES
LUNCH
LUNCHTIME
LUNCHTIMES
LUNG
LUNGI
LUTING
LUTITE
LUTITES
LYARD
MACE
MACES
MACH
MACHE
MACHES
MACHO
MACHOS
MAES
MAFIA
MAFIC
MASE
MASH
MATCH
MATCHES
MATE
MATES
MATH
MEAT
MEATH
MESA
MESH
META
METH
METIC
METIF
MICH
MICHT
MIGHT
MIHA
MINA
MIND
MING
MINT
MITCH
MITCHES
MITE
MITES
MOAI
MOBS
MODAL
MORA
MORAL
MORALL
MOSAIC
MOSE
MOSH
MOXA
NAIF
NAKED
NAKER
NATAL
NIMS
NUCHA
NUCHAE
OAKED
OAKER
OAKY
OBOE
OBOL
OCAS
OCHE
OCHES
OCKER
OCTA
OCTAD
OCTAL
OCTAN
OCTANT
OCTAS
ODAL
ODEA
OHOS
OLDER
OLLA
OLOROSO
OMIT
ORACLE
ORACLED
ORAD
ORAL
ORBS
ORDO
ORDOS
OSMATE
OSMATIC
OSMIATE
OSMIC
OXIM
OXIME
OXIMES
OXIMS
RACA
RACE
RACED
RACER
RACK
RACKED
RACKER
RACKLE
RACY
RADOME
RADOMES
RAIA
RAIN
RAINTIGHT
RAIT
RAITA
RALE
RAXING
RAYA
RAYLE
RAYLED
REAL
REBOANT
REBOARD
RECANT
RECK
RECKAN
RECLAD
RECOAT
RECOATING
RECORD
RECTA
RECTAL
RECTI
RECTITIC
REDO
RELATA
RELATING
RELAY
RELY
ROAN
ROATING
ROBALO
ROBBED
ROBBER
ROBE
ROBED
ROBOT
ROBS
ROCK
ROCKED
ROCKER
ROCKLAY
ROCKY
ROED
ROLL
ROLLBACK
ROMA
ROMAS
ROMEO
ROMEOS
ROMS
ROSACE
ROSE
ROSET
SACHEM
SACHEMIC
SACHET
SAFING
SAFT
SAIC
SAIM
SAIMIN
SAITH
SAME
SAMECH
SAMITE
SAMITI
SATE
SATEM
SATI
SEAM
SEAMING
SEAT
SECH
SECO
SECT
SEMATIC
SEMI
SEMIFIT
SEMINA
SETA
SHEA
SHEAF
SHEAFING
SHEATH
SHET
SHOCHET
SHOCHETIM
SHOD
SHOE
SMATCH
SMEATH
SMECTIC
SMIGHT
SMIT
SMITE
SMITH
SMITING
SOAR
SOCA
SODA
SOHO
SOMA
SOMATIC
SOME
SOMITAL
SOMITE
SOMITIC
SORA
SORAL
SORB
SORBO
SORD
SORDA
TACE
TACES
TACH
TACHE
TACHES
TACHO
TACHOS
TACK
TACKED
TACKER
TACKLE
TACKLED
TACKLER
TACKY
TACO
TACOS
TAES
TAFIA
TAIG
TAIN
TAINT
TAIT
TAKA
TAKE
TAKER
TAKY
TALA
TALAR
TALC
TALCED
TALCKED
TALCKY
TALCY
TALE
TALEA
TALER
TALK
TALKED
TALKER
TALKY
TAME
TAMES
TAMIN
TAMING
TAMS
TANG
TANTI
TASH
TAXA
TAXI
TAXING
TAXITIC
TAXOR
TEACH
TEAM
TEAMING
TEAMS
TEAS
TECH
TEMS
THAE
THAIM
THIAMIN
THIG
TIAR
TIARA
TICH
TIFT
TIFTING
TIGHT
TIME
TIMES
TIMING
TIND
TINDAL
TING
TINT
TINTACK
TITAN
TITCH
TITCHES
TITE
TITI
TITIAN
TOLA
TOLAR
TOLD
TOLL
TOLLBAR
TUNG
ULNA
ULTIMA
ULTIMAS
ULTIMATE
ULTIMATES
ULTIMO
UNCI
UNCIA
UNCIAE
YALE
YARD
YARE
YCLAD
YCLED
YLKE
Note: Words are listed alphabetically. The game may present them in different order based on discovery.
Yesterday's Strands Answers — December 25, 2025
- Theme: "Caroler's count"
- Spangram: CHRISTMASDAYS
Theme words:
DRUMMERS
LADIES
LORDS
MAIDS
PIPERS
SWANS
See the full page for yesterday: Strands Answers — December 25, 2025