Today's Strands Hints (No Spoilers)
- Category nudge: Think about appeal to a hire power
- Theme words count: 6 words to find
- First letters of theme words: A, C, E, E, N, S
- 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 "Appeal to a hire power" and connects all theme words.
Today's Answers — Full Word List (In Order)
Theme Words:
AWARDS
CONTACT
EDUCATION
EXPERIENCE
NAME
SKILLS
All Valid Solutions (1105 words):
AALS
ACARUS
ACER
ACERS
ACES
ACETA
ACME
ACMES
ACNE
ACNES
ACNODE
ACRE
ACRES
ACTA
ADOS
ADUNC
AERIE
AIMS
AITU
AITUS
ALIKE
ALISON
ALKO
ALKOS
ALLEE
ALLEES
ALLIS
ALLISES
ALLS
ALSIKE
ALSO
AMAS
AMATE
AMEER
AMEERS
AMEN
AMENE
AMENS
AMESACE
AMESACES
AMITOSES
AMUS
AMUSE
AMUSER
AMUSERS
AMUSES
ANCE
ANEAR
ANEARS
ANES
ANEW
ANNO
ANODE
ANOW
ANSA
ANSAE
ANTA
ANTAE
ANTRE
ARAME
ARAMES
ARDS
ARSE
ARUM
ARUMS
ASAR
ASARUM
ASARUMS
ASEA
ASRAMA
ASRAMAS
ATMA
ATMAN
ATMANS
ATMAS
ATONE
ATONER
ATONERS
ATONES
ATUA
ATUAS
AUNE
AUNES
AURA
AURAE
AURAS
AUTO
AUTOS
AWAIT
AWARD
AWARDS
AWEE
AWEEL
AWES
CAAS
CACA
CACAS
CADE
CAECA
CAESE
CAESURA
CAESURAE
CAESURAS
CAMA
CAMAN
CAMANS
CAMAS
CAMASES
CAME
CAMES
CAMESE
CAMESES
CANE
CANELLA
CANELLAS
CANER
CANERS
CANES
CANS
CANSO
CARD
CARDS
CARS
CARSE
CART
CARTA
CARTE
CASA
CASE
CASEASE
CASEMAN
CASEMATE
CASERN
CASERNE
CASERNES
CASES
CATE
CATION
CATIONS
CAWS
CEAS
CEASE
CEASES
CECA
CEES
CELL
CELLA
CELLAE
CELLI
CELLS
CELS
CENS
CENSE
CENSES
CEPE
CERE
CERNE
CERNES
CERT
CESURA
CESURAE
CESURAS
COKE
CONE
CONI
CONIN
CONINE
CONK
CONKS
CONN
CONNE
CONNS
CONTACT
CONTACTEE
CRAAL
CRAALS
CRAM
CRAME
CRAMES
CRAMS
CRASES
CRAW
CRAWS
CREAM
CREANT
CREASE
CREASES
CREATE
CREATRIX
CREE
CREES
CRENA
CRENAS
CREPE
CRINE
CRUS
CRUSADE
CRUSADO
CRUSE
CRUSES
CUED
CUNEAL
DACE
DACES
DAES
DAME
DAMES
DAMS
DANCE
DANCER
DANCERS
DANCES
DANS
DART
DATO
DATOS
DATUM
DATUMS
DATURA
DATURAS
DAUNER
DAUNERS
DAUR
DAURS
DAUT
DAWEN
DAWS
DEAN
DEANER
DEANERS
DEANS
DEUCE
DEUCES
DOAT
DOIT
DONA
DONAS
DONE
DONEE
DONEES
DONER
DONS
DOSE
DOSER
DOSERS
DOSES
DOUAR
DOUARS
DOUM
DOUMA
DOUMAS
DOUMS
DOUR
DOURA
DOURAS
DOUSE
DOUSER
DOUSERS
DOUSES
DOUT
DOWAR
DOWARS
DOWS
DOWSE
DOWSER
DOWSERS
DOWSES
DRAC
DRAM
DRAMA
DRAMAS
DRAMS
DRAW
DRAWEE
DRAWEES
DRAWS
DRUM
DRUMS
DRUSE
DRUSES
DUAN
DUANS
DUCAT
DUCE
DUCES
DUNCE
DUNCELIKE
DUNCES
DUNE
DUNELIKE
DUNES
DUNS
EANS
EARD
EARDS
EARS
EASE
EASEL
EASELS
EASER
EASERS
EASES
EASLE
EASLES
EAUS
ECAD
ECRU
ECRUS
ECTASES
ECTASIS
EDUCATION
EDUCATIONESE
EDUCATIONESES
EDUCATIONS
EDUCE
EDUCES
EELLIKE
EELS
EERIE
ELLS
ELSE
EMCEE
EMIT
EMUS
ENCASE
ENCASES
ENEMA
ENEMAS
ENEMATA
ENES
ENEW
ENEWS
ENOKI
ENOKIS
ENOSES
ENOSIS
ENOSISES
ENOW
ENOWS
ENSEAL
ENSEALS
ENSEAM
ENSEAR
ENSEARS
ENSEW
ENTAME
ENTAMES
ENTASES
ENTASIS
ENTREAT
ENTREE
EPEE
ERECT
ERNE
ERNES
ERNS
ERSES
ESES
ESILE
ESILES
ESNE
ESNES
ETAT
EXINE
EXPECT
EXPERIENCE
EXPERT
IKON
ILEA
ILEAL
ILKS
ILLER
ILLS
INCREATE
INKS
INNS
INTACT
INTREAT
IONS
IOTA
IOTAS
ISLE
ISLES
ISNA
ISNAE
ITAS
KEIR
KENO
KENOS
KENOSIS
KENOSISES
KENT
KILL
KILLAS
KILLASES
KILLER
KILLERS
KILLS
KILN
KILNS
KISAN
LAER
LAERS
LAMA
LAMAS
LAME
LAMES
LANK
LANKS
LANT
LASE
LASER
LASES
LATRINE
LEAL
LEAM
LEAN
LEANS
LEANT
LEAS
LEASE
LEASES
LEAT
LEEAR
LEEARS
LEES
LEEWARD
LEEWARDS
LENES
LENO
LENOS
LENS
LENSE
LENSES
LERNEAN
LESES
LIKE
LIKEN
LISK
LISLE
LISLES
LLAMA
LLAMAS
MAAR
MAARS
MAAS
MAASES
MACAW
MACAWS
MACE
MACER
MACRAME
MACRAMES
MACRAMI
MADRAS
MADRASA
MADRASES
MADS
MAENAD
MAES
MALI
MALIK
MALIKS
MALIS
MALISON
MALL
MALLEE
MALLEES
MALLS
MALS
MANLIKE
MANS
MANSE
MANSES
MANTA
MARA
MARACA
MARAE
MARAES
MARAS
MARASMUS
MARASMUSES
MARC
MARD
MARS
MARSE
MART
MASA
MASE
MASER
MASERS
MASES
MASON
MASU
MATE
MATRIX
MAUT
MAWR
MAWRS
MAWS
MEAD
MEADS
MEAL
MEALS
MEAN
MEANS
MEANT
MEASE
MEASES
MEASLE
MEASLES
MEAT
MEAWES
MEER
MEERCAT
MEERS
MEES
MENACE
MENACER
MENACERS
MENACES
MENAD
MENE
MENES
MENO
MENSA
MENSAE
MENSE
MENSES
MENU
MENUDO
MENUDOS
MESA
MESAL
MESE
MESEL
MESELS
MESES
MESNE
MESNES
MESON
MEWS
MEWSES
MIOSES
MITOSES
MNAS
MUON
MUONS
MURA
MURAENA
MURAENAS
MURAS
MUSAR
MUSARS
MUSE
MUSER
MUSERS
MUSES
MUSO
MUTASE
MUTASES
MUTI
MUTON
MUTONS
NAAM
NACRE
NACRES
NAME
NAMES
NAOI
NAOS
NAOSES
NASARD
NASARDS
NATURA
NATURAE
NEAL
NEALS
NEAR
NEARS
NEAT
NEEM
NEKS
NELIS
NEMA
NEMAS
NEMN
NEMNS
NEON
NEWS
NEWSES
NINE
NIXE
NIXER
NKOSI
NKOSIS
NOCK
NOCKS
NODE
NOSE
NOSEAN
NOSEANS
NOSELIKE
NOSER
NOSERS
NOSES
NOTA
NOTUM
NOUS
NOUSELL
NOUSELLS
NOUSES
NOUT
NOWS
NUCELLI
NUDE
OASES
ODAS
ODEA
ONCE
ONCER
ONCERS
ONCES
ONER
ONERS
ONES
ONIE
OSAR
OSES
OUMA
OUMAS
OURS
OUSEL
OUSELS
OUTDANCE
OUTDANCES
OWES
OWSE
OWSEN
PEACE
PEAT
PEATMAN
PEATMEN
PECTASE
PECTASES
PECTATE
PERCE
PERE
PEREA
PERI
PERN
PERT
PREACE
PREACT
PREE
PREX
PRINCE
PRINK
PRINKS
PRINT
RACA
RACE
RADS
RAIT
RAITA
RAITAS
RAMAL
RAMATE
RAMCAT
RAMEAL
RAMEE
RAMEES
RAMEN
RAMENS
RAMI
RAMS
RAMUS
RASE
RASER
RASERS
RASES
RAWS
REACT
REAL
REALISE
REALISES
REALS
REAM
REAME
REAMES
REAN
REANS
REATA
REATAS
REATE
RECANE
RECANES
RECTA
RECTAL
REEN
REENS
REES
RENEW
RENEWS
RENS
REPEAT
RESAT
RESAW
RESEAL
RESEALS
RESEASON
RESEAT
RESES
RESEW
RESEWS
RESOD
RESOURCE
RESOW
RESUME
RESUMES
REXINE
RINE
RINK
RINKS
RUME
RUMES
RUMS
RUSA
RUSE
RUSES
SACELLA
SACRA
SACRUM
SACRUMS
SADE
SADO
SAIM
SALL
SALLE
SALLEE
SALLEES
SALLES
SALS
SAMA
SAMAN
SAMANS
SAMARA
SAMARAS
SAMAS
SAME
SAMEN
SAMES
SANE
SANER
SANES
SANK
SANKO
SANKOS
SANNIE
SANT
SARD
SARDS
SARS
SARUS
SARUSES
SATI
SAUCE
SAUCER
SAUCERLIKE
SAUCERS
SAUCES
SAUT
SAWS
SCONE
SEAL
SEALLIKE
SEALS
SEAM
SEAMAN
SEAMANLIKE
SEAME
SEAMEN
SEAMES
SEAN
SEANS
SEAR
SEARCE
SEARS
SEAS
SEASE
SEASON
SEASONER
SEAT
SEATMATE
SEAWARD
SEAWARDS
SEEL
SEELS
SEEM
SEEN
SEER
SEERS
SEES
SEESAW
SELL
SELLA
SELLAE
SELLAS
SELLS
SELS
SEMI
SEMIOSES
SEMITONE
SEMITONES
SENA
SENAS
SENE
SENECA
SENECAS
SENS
SENSA
SENSE
SENSUM
SERS
SESAME
SESE
SESELI
SESELIS
SEWAR
SEWARS
SEWS
SIKE
SILE
SILEN
SILENE
SILENES
SILENS
SILER
SILERS
SILES
SILK
SILKEN
SILKS
SILL
SILLER
SILLERS
SILLS
SISAL
SISES
SKEIN
SKEN
SKEO
SKILL
SKILLS
SKIS
SLAE
SLAES
SLAM
SLANK
SLANT
SLAT
SLEE
SMART
SMEAR
SMEARCASE
SMEARCASES
SMIT
SMUR
SMUT
SNEE
SNEER
SNEERS
SNEES
SNELL
SNELLS
SNOD
SNOT
SNOUT
SNOW
SNOWCAT
SOCK
SODA
SOKE
SOKEN
SONCE
SONCES
SONE
SONES
SONLIKE
SONNE
SOUM
SOUMS
SOUR
SOURCE
SOURS
SOURSE
SOUT
SOUTANE
SOUTANES
SOWAR
SOWARS
SOWCAR
SOWCARS
SOWCE
SUIT
SUMS
SURA
SURAS
SURD
SURDS
SWAD
SWADS
SWAM
SWAMI
SWARD
SWARDS
SWART
SWEAL
SWEALS
SWEAR
SWEARD
SWEARDS
SWEARS
SWEAT
SWEE
SWEEL
SWEELS
SWEER
SWEERS
SWEES
SWONE
SWONES
SWOT
SWUM
TACE
TACES
TACET
TACNODE
TACRINE
TACT
TAED
TAEL
TAELS
TAES
TALI
TALK
TALKS
TALL
TALLER
TALLIS
TALLISES
TALLS
TAMAL
TAMALS
TAMARA
TAMARAS
TAMARAU
TAMARAUS
TAME
TAMES
TANE
TANK
TANKS
TANNIE
TANNIN
TANREC
TANS
TAOS
TASAR
TASARS
TASER
TASERS
TATE
TEAM
TEAT
TECTA
TECTAL
TECTRIX
TEER
TIAR
TIARA
TIARAS
TIARS
TIME
TIMES
TMESES
TMESIS
TOAD
TONE
TONER
TONERS
TONES
TONS
TOSA
TOSE
TOSES
TOUR
TOURS
TOUSE
TOUSER
TOUSERS
TOUSES
TOWARD
TOWARDS
TOWS
TOWSE
TOWSER
TOWSERS
TOWSES
TRACE
TRAD
TRADS
TRAIT
TRAM
TRAMS
TREAT
TREE
TRIE
TRIN
TRINE
TUART
TUMS
TURD
TURDS
UDON
UDONS
UDOS
UNCASE
UNCASES
UNCE
UNCES
UNEASE
UNEASES
UNREAL
UNREALISE
UNREALISES
UNSEAL
UNSEALS
UNSEAM
UNSEAT
UNSEEL
UNSEELS
UNSELL
UNSELLS
UNSEW
UNSOD
UNSUIT
UNSWEAR
UNSWEARS
URASE
URASES
URDS
URSA
URSAE
USANCE
USANCES
USAUNCE
USAUNCES
USER
USERS
USES
USNEA
USNEAS
USWARD
USWARDS
UTAS
UTASES
WAAC
WADS
WADT
WAES
WAIT
WAME
WAMES
WAMUS
WAMUSES
WARD
WARDS
WARS
WART
WASE
WASES
WASM
WAUR
WAURS
WEAL
WEALS
WEAN
WEANS
WEAR
WEARS
WEASEL
WEASELS
WEASON
WEEL
WEELS
WEEN
WEENS
WEER
WEES
WENA
WENS
WOAD
WONS
WUSES
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Yesterday's Strands Answers — January 11, 2026
- Theme: "Yay!!!"
- Spangram: THATSGREAT
Theme words:
AWESOME
BOOYAH
HOORAY
HUZZAH
WHOOPEE
YIPPEE
See the full page for yesterday: Strands Answers — January 11, 2026