Strands Answers in Order December 29, 2025 #834, Hints, and Tips

Here are the NYT Strands answers in order for December 29, 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: "Are you putting me on?"
  • Category nudge: Think about are you putting me on?
  • Theme words count: 7 words to find
  • First letters of theme words: B, C, J, L, S, S, V
  • Tip: Match colors to confirm words before moving on.

Today's Spangram

SPANGRAM: SUITYOURSELF

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

Theme connection: This word relates to "Are you putting me on?" and connects all theme words.

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

Theme Words:

BUTTON CUFF JACKET LAPEL SHIRT SLEEVE VEST

All Valid Solutions (1017 words):

ABIES
ABUNE
ABUT
ACTS
ALES
ALIEN
ALINE
ALINES
ALIST
ALIT
ALIVE
ALTER
ALTS
ALUNITE
ALUNITES
ALVINE
ANELE
ANES
ANESTRA
ANIL
ANILE
ANIS
ANISE
ANOESTRA
ANOLE
ANOLES
APER
APERT
APES
APRES
APTER
APTS
ARKS
AROSE
ARSE
ARSENAL
ARSENATE
ARSENATES
ARSENITE
ARSENITES
ARSENO
ARSINE
ARSINO
ARSY
ARTEL
ARTELS
ARTI
ARTIES
ARTIEST
ARTIS
ARTIST
ARTISTE
ARTS
ARTSY
ARTY
ATES
AUFS
AUKS
AUNE
AUNES
AUNT
AUTO
AVES
AVINE
AVISE
BAEL
BAELS
BALE
BALES
BALU
BALUN
BALUS
BANE
BANES
BANI
BANT
BANTU
BAPU
BATE
BATES
BATLER
BATLET
BATLETS
BATS
BAVIN
BIER
BIRL
BIRLE
BIRLES
BIRLS
BUAT
BUATS
BUFF
BUFFO
BUNA
BUNT
BUTT
BUTTLE
BUTTLES
BUTTON
CAKE
CARK
CARKS
CARS
CARSE
CART
CARTE
CARTEL
CARTELIST
CARTELS
CARTES
CARTS
CAUK
CAUKS
CELESTE
CELESTES
CELS
CELT
CELTS
CETE
CETES
CUFF
CUFFO
CUSH
CUSHIE
CUSHIER
CUSHIES
CUSHIEST
EALE
EALES
EATS
EAVE
EAVES
ECARTE
ECARTES
EELS
EFTEST
EFTS
EINA
ELAN
ELATE
ELATER
ELATES
ELECT
ELECTRO
ELECTROS
ELECTS
ELINT
ELITE
ELITES
ELSE
ELSIN
ELTS
ELUANT
ELUATE
ELUATES
ELUTE
ELUTES
ELVAN
ELVANITE
ELVANITES
ELVES
ENATE
ENATES
ENISLE
ENLIST
ENLISTEE
ENLISTEES
ENLIT
ENOL
ENOLS
ENUF
EPAULE
EPAULES
EPAULET
EPAULETS
EPULIS
ESES
ESKAR
ESTER
ESTIVAL
ESTIVATE
ESTIVATES
ESTRO
ESTROS
ETAPE
ETAPES
ETEN
ETUI
ETUIS
EVES
EVET
EVETS
EVIL
EVILEST
EVITE
EVITES
EYRA
FECK
FECKS
FELON
FELONIES
FELSITE
FELSITES
FELT
FELTS
FETE
FETES
FETS
FLECK
FLECKS
FLOE
FLOES
FLOUT
FOEN
FOES
FOETUS
FOETUSES
FONE
FONT
FOUAT
FOUATS
FOUL
FOULE
FOULES
FOULEST
FOULIE
FOULIES
FOUNT
FUBS
FUNEST
FUSC
FUTON
HIES
HIPT
HIRE
HIRES
INAPT
INLET
INLETS
INTO
INTUBATE
INTUBATES
INULA
IRES
ISLE
ISLET
ISTLE
ITSELF
JACK
JACKET
JACKETS
JACKS
JACKSIE
JACKSY
JAKE
JAKS
JARK
JARKS
JARS
JAUK
JAUKS
KARO
KARST
KARSY
KART
KARTS
KAURY
KELT
KELTS
KETE
KETS
LABS
LAER
LANE
LANES
LANT
LAPEL
LAPELS
LATE
LATER
LATS
LAUF
LAUFS
LAVE
LAVES
LAVS
LEAL
LEALEST
LEAN
LEANEST
LEANT
LEAP
LEAPT
LEAT
LEATS
LEAVE
LEAVES
LEAVIEST
LEES
LEESE
LEESES
LEET
LEETS
LEFT
LEFTE
LEFTEST
LEFTS
LEIR
LEIS
LEKS
LEKU
LENIS
LENITE
LENITES
LENITY
LENO
LENT
LENTO
LEPT
LEPTA
LERP
LESES
LEST
LETS
LEVE
LEVEE
LEVEES
LEVIES
LEVIN
LEVIS
LEVITE
LEVITES
LEVITY
LEVULIN
LEVY
LEYS
LIEN
LIES
LINE
LINES
LINO
LINT
LINTOL
LINTOLS
LISK
LISLE
LIST
LISTEE
LISTEES
LISTEL
LISTELS
LISTEN
LITE
LITES
LITS
LITU
LIVE
LIVES
LIVEST
LOFT
LOFTS
LONE
LOUN
LOUP
LOUPE
LOUPES
LOUT
LUES
LUFF
LUIT
LUITEN
LUNA
LUNATE
LUNATES
LUNE
LUNES
LUNET
LUNETS
LUNIES
LUNIEST
LUNT
LUTE
LUTEIN
LUTENIST
LUTES
LUTIST
LUVS
NABS
NAPE
NAPES
NATES
NATS
NAVE
NAVES
NAVIES
NEIST
NEIVE
NEIVES
NELIS
NEST
NESTLE
NETE
NETES
NETS
NIES
NITE
NITES
NITRO
NITROS
NITRY
NITS
NIVAL
NOEL
NOELS
NOES
NOLE
NOLES
NOTT
NOUL
NOULE
NOULES
NOUP
NOUT
NUBS
NUFF
OFFS
OFTEN
OFTEST
OLEIN
OLENT
OLES
OLESTRA
ONES
ONIE
ONLIEST
ORTS
OSETRA
OUKS
OUPA
OUPH
OUPHS
OURS
OURSELF
OURSELVES
OYES
PALE
PALES
PALEST
PALESTRA
PALET
PALETS
PALIEST
PALTER
PANE
PANEITY
PANEL
PANELIST
PANELS
PANES
PANISK
PANT
PANTO
PANTOFLE
PANTOFLES
PATE
PATER
PATES
PATS
PAUL
PAULIN
PAVE
PAVES
PAVIN
PAVIS
PAVISE
PAVS
PEAL
PEAN
PEANUT
PEAT
PEATS
PEAVIES
PELT
PELTA
PELTS
PERI
PERT
PESETA
PEST
PESTLE
PESTLES
PETAL
PETALINE
PETS
PIBAL
PIER
PIERT
PIES
PIET
PIETA
PIETS
PIRL
PIRLS
PRESE
PRESES
PRESET
PREST
PRIES
PRIEST
PRIESTLIEST
PUBS
PUFF
PULA
PULE
PULES
PULI
PULIEST
PULIS
PULTAN
PULU
PULUS
PULVINATE
PUNA
PUNIEST
PUNT
PUNTO
PUTOFF
PUTOFFS
PUTON
PUTT
PUTTO
RACE
RACK
RACKET
RACKETS
RACKS
RAKE
RAKU
REAL
REALES
REALEST
REALISE
REALIST
REALITY
REAN
REAP
REATE
REATES
REAVE
REAVES
REPANEL
REPANELS
REPAVE
REPAVES
REPTANT
REPUNIT
REPUNITS
RESES
RESET
REST
RETE
RETES
RETS
RIBA
RIBS
RIEL
RIELS
RIPE
RIPES
RIPEST
RIPT
ROES
ROSE
ROSET
ROSETS
ROSETY
ROSY
ROYST
RYES
SCUFF
SCUFT
SEAL
SEALINE
SEALINES
SEAN
SEAT
SEEL
SEELS
SEES
SEIL
SEIR
SEITY
SELE
SELECT
SELF
SELVA
SELVES
SENA
SENATE
SENATES
SENT
SEPAL
SEPALINE
SEPT
SEPTA
SEPTAL
SERIPH
SERIPHS
SERPULA
SERPULITE
SERPULITES
SESE
SESTET
SETA
SETAE
SETAL
SETLINE
SETLINES
SETS
SETULE
SETULES
SEYS
SHIEL
SHIELS
SHIER
SHIES
SHIEST
SHIP
SHIR
SHIRE
SHIRES
SHIRT
SIEN
SIENT
SILANE
SILE
SILEN
SILENT
SILT
SILTS
SILVA
SILVAE
SILVAN
SINE
SINUATE
SINUATES
SITE
SITES
SITULA
SITULAE
SITUS
SITUSES
SKART
SKELF
SKET
SKRY
SKUA
SLEAVE
SLEAVES
SLEE
SLEET
SLEETIEST
SLEETS
SLEETY
SLEEVE
SLEEVES
SLEPT
SLEY
SLEYS
SLOE
SLOT
SORA
SORT
SORTES
SORTIE
SORTIES
SORTS
SOUK
SOUKS
SOUR
SOURS
SOURSE
SOYS
STAB
STABS
STALE
STALES
STALEST
STANE
STANES
STANIEL
STANIELS
STANOL
STANOLS
STAP
STAPH
STAPHS
STAUN
STAVE
STAVES
STEAL
STEALE
STEALES
STEAN
STEANE
STEANES
STEEL
STEELS
STEEVE
STEEVES
STEIL
STEIN
STELA
STELAE
STELE
STELES
STEN
STENO
STENT
STEP
STET
STEY
STIE
STILE
STILET
STILT
STILTER
STILTS
STINT
STIVE
STIVES
STIVY
STRAKE
STROY
STROYS
STYE
STYES
SUES
SUET
SUETS
SUINT
SUIT
SUITE
SUITES
SUITS
SULTAN
SULU
SUTILE
SUTRA
SYES
SYRTES
SYRTIS
TABI
TABS
TABU
TABULI
TABULIS
TABUN
TAEL
TAELS
TAES
TALE
TALENT
TALES
TALI
TALUS
TALUSES
TANE
TANIST
TANISTRY
TANTO
TAPE
TAPER
TAPES
TAPET
TAPIR
TAPU
TAUNT
TAUON
TAUPE
TAUPES
TAUPIE
TAUPIES
TAUT
TAVS
TEAL
TEAT
TEATS
TEEL
TEELS
TEES
TEFLON
TEIL
TELA
TELAE
TELE
TELES
TELEVISE
TELNET
TELNETS
TELS
TELT
TENT
TENTFUL
TENUTO
TEPA
TEPAL
TEST
TESTA
TESTE
TESTEE
TESTEES
TESTES
TESTY
TETANIES
TETANISE
TETE
TETES
TETRA
TETRI
TETS
TIES
TILE
TILES
TILT
TILTER
TILTS
TINE
TINES
TINT
TIVY
TOES
TOFF
TOFFS
TOFT
TOFTS
TOLE
TOLES
TOLSEL
TOLT
TOLTS
TONAL
TONALITE
TONALITES
TONALITY
TONE
TONES
TONIES
TONIEST
TONITE
TONITES
TONLET
TONLETS
TOUN
TOUPET
TOUPETS
TOUT
TRACE
TRACK
TRACKS
TRACT
TRACTS
TREAT
TREATS
TREPAN
TRES
TREST
TRESTLE
TRESTLES
TRET
TRETS
TRIBAL
TRIBALIST
TRIBULATE
TRIBULATES
TRIBUNAL
TRIBUNATE
TRIBUNATES
TRIBUNE
TRIBUNES
TRIE
TRIES
TRIP
TRIPE
TRIPES
TRIPTAN
TRIPTANE
TRIPTANES
TROY
TROYS
TRYE
TRYST
TRYSTE
TRYSTES
TUAN
TUBA
TUBAE
TUBAL
TUBATE
TUBS
TUFF
TUINA
TUIS
TULE
TULES
TUNA
TUNE
TUNES
TUNIEST
TYEE
TYEES
TYES
TYRO
TYROES
TYROS
ULAN
ULES
ULNA
ULNAE
ULUS
ULVA
UNALIST
UNALIVE
UNAPT
UNIS
UNIT
UNITE
UNITES
UNITS
UNITY
UNLET
UNLIT
UNLIVE
UNLIVES
UNTO
UPREST
UPTA
UPTER
URSINE
USES
UTES
UTILE
UTIS
UVAE
VAES
VALE
VALES
VALET
VALETE
VALETES
VALETS
VALI
VALINE
VALINES
VALIS
VALISE
VALUE
VALUES
VANE
VANES
VANITY
VANT
VATS
VAULT
VAULTER
VAULTS
VAUNT
VAUT
VEES
VELE
VELES
VEST
VESTA
VESTAL
VETS
VIES
VILE
VILEST
VINA
VINAL
VINE
VINES
VINO
VINT
VISE
VITE
VIVA
VIVAT
VIVATS
VIVE
VIVES
VLEI
VLEIS
VLIES
VULN
VULVA
VULVAE
VULVATE
YETI
YETIS
YEVE
YEVES
YORK
YORKS
YOUK
YOUKS
YOUR
YOURS
YOURSELF
YOURSELVES
YOURT
YOURTS
YUKE
YUKS
YURT
YURTS

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Yesterday's Strands Answers — December 28, 2025

  • Theme: "Opening numbers"
  • Spangram: PREFIX

Theme words:

BICYCLE PENTAGON QUADRANT SEXTET TRIPOD UNICORN

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