Strands Answers in Order December 31, 2025 #836, Hints, and Tips

Here are the NYT Strands answers in order for December 31, 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: "One good turn deserves another"
  • Category nudge: Think about one good turn deserves another
  • Theme words count: 6 words to find
  • First letters of theme words: C, O, P, R, S, W
  • Tip: Match colors to confirm words before moving on.

Today's Spangram

SPANGRAM: ROUNDANDROUND

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

Theme connection: This word relates to "One good turn deserves another" and connects all theme words.

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

Theme Words:

CIRCLE ORBIT PIROUETTE ROTATE SPIN WHIRL

All Valid Solutions (742 words):

ACID
ACRE
ACRID
ACROLEIN
ACROLITH
ACULEI
AHINT
AILERON
AIOLI
AIRER
AIRIER
AIRN
AIRPORT
AIRT
AIRTH
AITU
ANCILE
ANCON
ANDIRON
ANDRO
ANIL
ANILE
ANION
ANOLE
ANOW
ATRIP
ATTIRE
ATTRIT
ATTRITE
ATTRITION
BIOTIN
BIOTRON
BIRD
BIRO
BISON
BITE
BITER
BITO
BODLE
BOIS
BOITE
BOLD
BOLE
BOLERO
BOLETI
BOLT
BOLTER
BOND
BONDUC
BORD
BORN
BOTEL
BRIO
BRIS
BRIT
BROD
BRONC
BRONCO
BROND
CAID
CAIN
CAIRD
CAIRN
CANID
CANOE
CANOER
CION
CIRCLE
CIRCLER
CIRCLET
CIRE
CIRL
CLERIC
CLERID
CLOD
CLOISON
CLON
CLOT
CLOTE
COIL
COILER
COIN
COIR
COLE
COLIN
COND
CORD
CORE
CORER
CORIA
CORTIN
COUR
COURD
COWIER
COWL
CRETIN
CROW
CRUD
CULET
CURD
CURR
DACRON
DANIO
DILDO
DIOL
DIRE
DIRER
DIRL
DIRT
DIRTIER
DOBS
DOBSON
DOIT
DOLE
DOLIA
DOLINA
DOLT
DORB
DORBS
DORIS
DOTE
DOTER
DOTIER
DRIB
DRIBS
DRIP
DRIPS
DROIT
DROLE
DROLER
DURO
DUROC
DURR
ELHI
ELIAD
ELINT
ELOIN
EOLITH
EORL
EOSIN
ERIC
ERICA
EROS
EROSION
ETAT
ETIOLIN
ETTIN
EURO
EURONOTE
HAIL
HAILER
HAIN
HAINT
HAIR
HAIRIER
HAIRPIN
HATE
HATER
HATTER
HINT
HIRE
HIRER
HITTER
ICON
ILEITIS
INCRETION
INIA
INION
INOSITE
INOSITOL
INPOUR
INPUT
INPUTTER
INPUTTERS
INTI
INTIL
INTIRE
INTO
INTORT
INURE
INUTILE
IRIS
IRITIS
IRON
IRONIER
ISIT
ISONITRILE
LEIR
LEIS
LERP
LERPS
LIATRIS
LIER
LINAC
LIND
LINIER
LINO
LINOS
LINT
LION
LIRE
LIRI
LITH
LITHATE
LITRE
LITTER
LITU
LOBI
LOBS
LOCA
LOCI
LOID
LOIN
LOIR
LOITER
LORD
LORE
LOREL
LORIC
LORICA
LORIS
LORN
LOTE
LOTI
LOUN
LOUND
LUCID
LUCRE
LUNA
NACRE
NAIL
NAILER
NAIN
NICAD
NICOL
NIOBITE
NIP
NIPS
NIRL
NIRLIE
NIRLIER
NIRLIT
NISI
NITE
NITER
NITON
NITRE
NITRIC
NITRID
NITRIL
NITRILE
NITRITE
NITRO
NOAH
NOBS
NOEL
NOIL
NOINT
NOIR
NOISIER
NOLE
NORI
NORIA
NORIS
NORITE
NOSIER
NOTA
NOTATE
NOTE
NOTER
NOTERS
NOTT
NOUL
NOULE
NOUP
NOUPS
NOUT
NOWL
NUCLEI
NUCLEIN
NUCLEOID
NUCLEOLI
NUCLEON
NURD
NURR
NUTATE
NUTRIA
NUTRITION
NUTTER
NUTTERS
NUTTIER
OATER
OATH
OBIIT
OBIS
OBIT
OBITER
OCULI
OILER
OINT
OLEIN
OLEO
OLID
OLIO
ONIE
ONION
ONOS
ONTO
OPSIN
OPUNTIA
ORBIT
ORBITER
ORBS
ORCA
ORCIN
ORDINAND
ORISON
ORLE
ORLON
ORPIN
OSIER
OTTER
OTTERS
OUPS
OUTATE
OUTER
OUTHIRE
OUTRE
OUTRO
OUTROS
OUTTOP
OUTTOPS
OWLER
OWLET
OWLIER
PIER
PIERID
PIERS
PIERT
PIET
PINIER
PINOT
PINT
PINTA
PINTAIL
PINTO
PIOLET
PION
PIPI
PIPIER
PIPIS
PIPIT
PIPS
PIRL
PIRN
PIRNIE
PIRNIT
PIROUETTE
PIRS
PISO
PITIER
PITON
PITTER
POET
PONT
PONTIE
PONTIL
PONTILE
PORE
PORT
PORTER
POSIER
POSIT
POSITION
POSITON
POSITRON
POTE
POTT
POTTER
POTTERS
POTTIER
POUR
POUT
POUTER
POUTIER
PRETOLD
PRETOR
PRIER
PRINT
PRINTOUT
PRION
PRIOR
PRISON
PROETTE
PRONOTA
PRONTO
PROP
PROPRETOR
PROPRIA
PROPRIETOR
PROPS
PROS
PROSIER
PROSIT
PROTEI
PROUNION
PSION
PUER
PUNIER
PUNITION
PUNT
PUNTO
PURE
PUTON
PUTT
PUTTER
PUTTERS
PUTTI
PUTTIE
PUTTIER
PUTTIERS
PUTTO
REIN
REIS
RELIC
RELIT
REOIL
REOS
RETAIL
RETAILER
RETAILOR
RETAIN
RETINT
RETINUE
RETOLD
RETORE
RETORN
RETORSION
RETORT
RETOUR
RETRO
RETROS
REUNION
REUNITE
REUNITER
REUTTER
REUTTERS
RIBS
RIEL
RILE
RIND
RIOT
RIOTER
RIPS
RISP
RITE
RITT
RITTER
ROATE
ROBS
ROIL
ROIN
ROLE
RONION
RONT
ROPIER
ROSIER
ROSIN
ROSIT
ROTA
ROTATE
ROTE
ROTI
ROTIS
ROTL
ROTTE
ROTTER
ROUE
ROUL
ROULE
ROUND
ROUNDLE
ROUNDLET
ROUNDTRIP
ROUNDTRIPS
ROUP
ROUPIER
ROUPIT
ROUPS
ROUT
ROUTE
ROUTER
ROUTH
ROUTHIE
ROUTHIER
RUND
RUNDLE
RUNDLET
RUNT
RUNTIER
RUTH
RUTILE
RUTIN
RUTTER
RUTTERS
RUTTIER
SIELD
SINOPITE
SIRE
SIRI
SIRIH
SIRLOIN
SITE
SITTER
SOPITE
SORE
SORI
SORT
SORTER
SORTIE
SOUP
SOUPIER
SOUR
SOUT
SOUTER
SOUTH
SOUTIE
SPIE
SPIEL
SPIER
SPIN
SPINIER
SPINOR
SPINOUT
SPINTO
SPIRE
SPIRIER
SPIRIT
SPIRT
SPIRTLE
SPIT
SPITE
SPITTER
SPORE
SPORT
SPORTER
SPOT
SPOTTER
SPOTTIE
SPOTTIER
SPOUT
SPOUTER
SPOUTIER
SPRIER
SPRINT
SPRIT
SPRITE
SPROUT
SPUE
SPUER
SPUN
SPUR
SPURT
SPUTA
SPUTTER
TAHINI
TAHINIS
TAIL
TAILER
TAILERON
TAILOR
TAIN
TAINT
TAINTURE
TAIT
TATE
TATER
TATH
TATIE
TATOU
TATU
TEIL
TELCO
TELD
TELIA
TELIC
TELOI
TERCIO
TERN
TERNION
TERSION
TERTIA
THAT
THIN
THIR
THIRL
TIER
TIERS
TILE
TILER
TINIER
TINPOT
TINT
TINTIER
TIPI
TIPIS
TIPS
TIPSIER
TIRE
TIRITI
TIRITIS
TIRL
TIRO
TIROS
TOISON
TOLD
TOLE
TONIER
TONITE
TOPI
TOPIS
TOPS
TORE
TORI
TORII
TORN
TORS
TORSI
TORSION
TORT
TORTA
TORTE
TORTURE
TOTE
TOTER
TOTERS
TOUN
TOUR
TOUT
TOUTER
TOUTIE
TOUTIER
TRET
TRIAC
TRIAD
TRIATHLON
TRIE
TRIER
TRILD
TRIN
TRINITRIN
TRIO
TRIOL
TRIOLEIN
TRIOLET
TRIOR
TRIP
TRIPOS
TRIPS
TRITE
TRITER
TRITON
TRITONIA
TROAT
TRON
TRONA
TRONC
TROP
TROPIN
TROT
TROTH
TROULE
TROUT
TROUTER
TROUTIER
TROW
TRUE
TRUTH
TRUTHIER
TUNIER
TUPS
TUTOR
TUTORS
TUTTI
TUTTIS
UDON
UNAI
UNCI
UNCIA
UNCLE
UNCO
UNCOER
UNCOIL
UNCORD
UNCOWL
UNDO
UNION
UNIS
UNIT
UNITE
UNITER
UNITION
UNRIP
UNRIPS
UNTIE
UNTIL
UNTILE
UNTO
UPON
UTILE
UTTER
UTTERS
WHAT
WHATNOT
WHILE
WHIN
WHINIER
WHIR
WHIRL
WHIRLER
WHIRTLE
WHIT
WHITRET
WHITTER
WHITTRET
WIEL
WIELD
WILE
WINIER
WINO
WINOS
WINTRIER
WIRE
WIRER
WIRIER
WITH
WITTER
WORE
WORLD
WORT
WORTLE
WOUND

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

Yesterday's Strands Answers — December 30, 2025

  • Theme: "2025 Top Ten"
  • Spangram: HITSONGS

Theme words:

ABRACADABRA DAISIES GOLDEN MANCHILD ORDINARY

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