Today's Strands Hints (No Spoilers)
- Category nudge: Think about not your average joe
- Theme words count: 7 words to find
- First letters of theme words: A, B, B, N, S, S, V
- 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 "Not your average joe" and connects all theme words.
Today's Answers — Full Word List (In Order)
Theme Words:
AROMATIC
BITTER
BOLD
NUTTY
SMOOTH
STRONG
VELVETY
All Valid Solutions (730 words):
ACETYL
ACETYLENE
ALEC
ALEE
ALEF
ALEFT
ALFS
ALME
AMEN
AMENE
AMENT
AMOLE
AMOROSO
AMOVE
AMYL
AMYLENE
ARCO
ARCS
ARFS
AROMA
AROMATIC
ARSY
ASCOT
ASCOTS
ASYLA
AVEL
AVOS
BIEN
BIER
BINE
BINER
BINT
BIONT
BIONTIC
BITE
BITER
BITO
BITT
BITTE
BITTEN
BITTER
BITTERN
BITTERNUT
BITTY
BLOT
BLOTS
BOET
BOFF
BOFFO
BOFFOLA
BOFFOS
BOFFS
BOITE
BOLD
BOLT
BOLTS
BONE
BONG
BOOB
BOOBIE
BOOBY
BOOL
BOOR
BOORS
BOOS
BOOST
BOOT
BOOTS
BOOTY
BORA
BORAS
BORM
BORON
BORS
BORT
BORTS
BORTY
BOTNET
BOTS
BOTT
BOTTE
BROO
BROOL
BROOS
BROS
CALF
CALFS
CALM
CALO
CALOS
CALVE
CAME
CAMEL
CAMLET
CAMO
CAMOS
CAMS
CAROB
CAROL
CAROM
CAROMEL
CAROMS
CARR
CARRON
CARROT
CARROTIER
CARROTIN
CARROTS
CARROTY
CARS
CATE
CAVE
CAVEL
CAVY
CELOM
CELOMS
CETE
CETYL
CIEL
CITAL
CITE
COBB
COBBY
COFF
COFFEE
COOL
COOS
COOST
COOT
COOTS
CORAM
CORBIE
CORBY
CORF
CORM
CORMEL
CORONEL
CORONET
CORS
CORSO
COST
COTS
CRAM
CRAMS
CROME
CROOL
CROST
EALE
EATEN
EAVE
EELY
EFFORT
EFFORTS
EFFS
EGER
ELATE
ELEVATE
ELFS
ELMEN
EMOS
EMOVE
ENEMA
ENFORM
ENMOVE
ENORM
ENTAME
ENTER
ENTETE
ENTIA
ENTICE
ENTITY
ETEN
ETERNITY
ETHYL
ETHYLATE
ETHYLENE
ETIC
ETTIN
ETYMA
EVET
EVOS
FEAL
FEAT
FEEN
FEET
FEMAL
FEMALE
FEMORA
FENT
FETA
FETAL
FETE
FETIAL
FLAM
FLAME
FLAMEN
FLAT
FLATETTE
FLAVOR
FLAVORS
FLEA
FLEAM
FLEE
FLEECIE
FLEET
FLEETER
FLOR
FLORA
FLORAS
FLORS
FLYTE
FOEN
FOIN
FOLATE
FOMENT
FOMENTER
FONE
FONT
FONTAL
FOOL
FOOT
FOOTBOY
FOOTROT
FOOTS
FOOTY
FORA
FORAM
FORAMS
FORB
FORBY
FORFEIT
FORM
FORMAL
FORMAT
FORMATE
FORME
FORMEE
FORMOL
FORSOOTH
FORT
FORTS
FORTY
FOVEA
FOVEAE
FOVEAL
FOVEATE
FOYLE
FOYS
FRAS
FROE
FROM
FRONT
FRONTAL
FRONTER
FRONTIER
FROS
FROST
FROSTBIT
FROSTBITE
FROSTBITTEN
FROSTY
GEIT
GENE
GENET
GENETIC
GENETICAL
GENITOR
GENT
GENTIER
GENU
GERT
GETA
GETTER
HYLA
HYLE
HYTE
INERT
INTER
ITEM
LACE
LACET
LAEVO
LAIC
LAME
LAMENT
LAMENTER
LATE
LATEEN
LATEN
LATENT
LATI
LAVE
LEAM
LEAT
LEAVE
LEAVY
LEET
LEFT
LEFTE
LEFTER
LEFTIE
LENG
LENGER
LENO
LENT
LENTEN
LENTI
LENTIC
LENTO
LENTOR
LEVA
LEVE
LEVO
LEVY
LOBBY
LOMA
LOMAS
LOME
LOMENT
LOMENTA
LOOBIER
LOOBY
LOOF
LOOFS
LOOR
LOOS
LOOT
LOOTS
LOST
LOTO
LOTOS
LOTS
LOVAT
LOVE
LOYS
LYMS
LYTE
MACE
MACRO
MACROBIOTE
MACROS
MACS
MALE
MALEIC
MARC
MARCS
MAROR
MARRON
MARS
MASCOT
MASCOTS
MATE
MEAL
MEALY
MEAT
MEET
MEETER
MEFF
MEFFS
MELA
MELEE
MENE
MENG
MENGE
MENO
MENT
MENTA
MENTAL
MENTO
MENTOR
META
METAL
METE
METIC
METICAL
MOAS
MOFO
MOFOS
MOLA
MOLE
MOLY
MOME
MOMENT
MOMENTA
MOMENTO
MOMS
MOOS
MOOT
MORA
MORAS
MORRO
MORROS
MORS
MOTH
MOTHY
MOVE
MOYL
MOYLE
MOYS
MYOMA
MYTH
NEAL
NEAT
NEELE
NEEM
NEMA
NEMATIC
NEON
NETE
NETT
NETTER
NITE
NITER
NITON
NITTY
NOBBY
NOINT
NOINTER
NORM
NORMA
NORMAL
NOTE
NOTER
NOTT
NUTTY
OARS
OBIT
OBITER
OBOE
OBOS
OCAS
OFFS
OFTEN
OFTER
OINT
OLEA
OLEATE
OLEIC
OLENT
OMELET
OMEN
OMENTA
OMENTAL
OMOV
ONELY
ONTIC
OOBIT
OOFS
OOMS
OOSY
OOTS
ORBIER
ORBIT
ORBITER
ORBITY
ORBY
ORCA
ORCAS
ORCS
ORFE
ORFS
ORRA
ORTS
OSAR
OSCAR
OSCARS
OSMOL
OSMOLE
OTTER
OVAL
OVATE
OVATELY
OVEL
RAMS
REGENT
REGENTAL
REIN
RENITENT
RENT
RETE
RETENE
RETINT
RETORT
RETORTS
REUNION
REUNITE
ROBIN
ROBOT
ROBOTS
ROCS
ROENTGEN
ROIN
ROLE
ROLF
ROLFS
ROMA
ROMAL
ROMAS
ROMS
RONE
RONG
RONT
RONTE
RONTGEN
ROOS
ROOST
ROOT
ROOTS
ROOTY
RORT
RORTS
RORTY
ROST
ROSY
ROTE
ROTI
ROTL
ROTO
ROTOS
ROTS
ROTTE
ROTTEN
ROTTER
ROVE
SACS
SAROS
SARS
SCAM
SCAMS
SCAMTO
SCAMTOS
SCAR
SCARF
SCARFS
SCARS
SCOFF
SCOOBY
SCOOT
SCOOTS
SCOT
SCOTS
SCRAM
SCRAMS
SCROME
SCROYLE
SMOOT
SMOOTH
SMOOTHY
SMOYLE
SOAR
SOARS
SOCA
SOCAS
SOCS
SOLA
SOLACE
SOLATE
SOLD
SOLE
SOLEI
SOLEMN
SOLENETTE
SOLVATE
SOLVE
SOMA
SOMATIC
SOME
SOMY
SOOL
SOOM
SOOT
SOOTH
SOOTY
SORA
SORAS
SORB
SORBITE
SORBO
SORRA
SORRAS
SORT
SOTH
SOTOL
SOYLE
STOB
STOOL
STOOR
STOORS
STORM
STRONG
STRONGER
STRONTIA
STRONTIC
STROY
SYLVA
SYLVAE
SYLVATIC
SYMAR
SYMARS
TACE
TACET
TAEL
TALE
TALENT
TAME
TAMELY
TEAL
TEAM
TEAT
TEEL
TEEM
TEEN
TEENTIER
TEETER
TEFF
TEFFS
TELA
TELAE
TELE
TELEMATIC
TELOME
TELOS
TENE
TENET
TENGE
TENOR
TENT
TENTER
TENTIE
TENTIER
TENUITY
TENUTI
TERN
TERNION
TETE
TETTER
THYMOL
TICAL
TICE
TIER
TINE
TINT
TINTER
TITE
TITER
TITTER
TITTY
TOBY
TOCS
TOFF
TOFFEE
TOFFS
TOIT
TOLD
TOLT
TOMO
TOMOS
TOMS
TONE
TONETIC
TONG
TONGER
TOOL
TOOM
TOOMS
TORA
TORAS
TORC
TORCS
TORMENT
TORMENTA
TORMENTER
TORO
TOROS
TOROT
TORR
TORRS
TORS
TORSO
TORT
TORTS
TOSA
TRET
TROCAR
TROCARS
TRON
TRONE
TROT
TROTTER
TROY
TUNE
TUNER
TUNIER
TYIN
TYTE
UNION
UNIT
UNITE
UNITER
UNITY
VALE
VALENTINE
VALET
VALETE
VALOR
VALORS
VATIC
VEAL
VEALE
VEALY
VELA
VELAMEN
VELATE
VELE
VELETA
VELVET
VELVETY
VLEI
VOLA
VOLAE
VOLATIC
VOLE
VOLET
VORS
YITE
YITTEN
YLEM
YOBBO
YOBBOS
YONT
Note: Words are listed alphabetically. The game may present them in different order based on discovery.
Yesterday's Strands Answers — December 31, 2025
- Theme: "One good turn deserves another"
- Spangram: ROUNDANDROUND
Theme words:
CIRCLE
ORBIT
PIROUETTE
ROTATE
SPIN
WHIRL
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