Strands Answers in Order January 15, 2026 #850, Hints, and Tips

Here are the NYT Strands answers in order for January 15, 2026. 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: "The ears have it!"
  • Category nudge: Think about the ears have it!
  • Theme words count: 7 words to find
  • First letters of theme words: A, C, C, D, H, L, S
  • Tip: Match colors to confirm words before moving on.

Today's Spangram

SPANGRAM: HEARHEAR

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

Theme connection: This word relates to "The ears have it!" and connects all theme words.

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

Theme Words:

ANVIL CANAL CARTILAGE DRUM HAMMER LOBE STIRRUP

All Valid Solutions (918 words):

ACAI
ACARI
ACARIAN
ACES
ACETA
ACHE
ACHES
ACME
ACNE
ADHERE
ADUNC
AEGIRITE
AEGIRITES
AESC
AGHA
AGILE
AGILER
AGIO
AGITA
AGITAS
AGLEAM
AGLU
AGLUS
AGORA
AGORAS
AHEM
AIMER
AIRER
AIRMAN
AIRMEN
AIRT
AIRTS
AITS
AITU
AITUS
ALAN
ALAND
ALANE
ALGOR
ALIT
ALMA
ALMAH
ALME
ALMEH
ALMNER
ALMUD
AMAH
AMAIN
AMELIA
AMEN
AMEND
AMIA
AMIN
AMIR
AMLA
AMMIRAL
AMNIA
ANAL
ANEAR
ANELE
ANIL
ANILE
ANIMA
ANIMAL
ANIME
ANURIA
ANURIAS
ANVIL
APIOL
APSE
APTS
ARCANA
ARCANE
ARCANUM
AREA
AREAL
AREAR
ARENA
ARIA
ARIL
ARLE
ARMER
ARMIL
ARMURE
ARREAR
ARTI
ARTS
ASAR
ASEA
ASHET
ASPRO
ASTIR
ASTRUT
ATES
ATRIA
ATRIAL
ATRIP
AUMAIL
AUNE
AURELIA
AURELIAN
AVAIL
AVAILE
AVAL
AVALE
AVIAN
BELGA
BLEAR
BLEARER
BLOG
BLOT
BOGLE
BOIL
BOILER
BOLE
BORA
BORACES
BORAS
BORT
BOTA
BOTAS
BRACE
BRACES
BRACH
BRACHES
BRACHET
BRACHETS
BRACHS
BRAS
BRASH
BRAST
BRAT
BROG
BROGH
BROIL
BROILER
BROLGA
CAIN
CALANDRIA
CALANDRIAS
CALENDAL
CALIMA
CALM
CALMER
CAMA
CAMAIL
CAMAN
CAME
CAMEL
CAMELIA
CAMERA
CAMERAE
CAMERAL
CANAL
CANE
CANEH
CANER
CAPI
CAPITOL
CAPITULA
CAPITULAR
CAPS
CAPSULAR
CAPSULE
CAPTOR
CAPUL
CAPUT
CARB
CARBO
CARINA
CARMAN
CARMEN
CAROB
CAROL
CARP
CARPI
CARPS
CARPUS
CART
CARTILAGE
CASA
CASE
CASH
CAST
CASTE
CAVA
CAVIL
CAVILER
CEAS
CESTA
CESTI
CESTUI
CHEAT
CHEATS
CHEST
CRAM
CRAME
CRAMMER
CRIM
CRIME
CRIMMER
DAUNER
DAUR
DHURRA
DHURRAS
DRUM
DRUMLIN
DUAL
DUAN
DUEL
DUELER
DUMA
DUMELA
DUNAM
DUNE
DURE
DURR
DURRA
DURRAS
EAGLE
EALE
EARL
EAST
EATS
EGAL
ELAIN
ELEGIT
ELEMI
ELMEN
ELOGE
ELUTE
ELUTES
ELUTOR
EMAIL
EMIR
EMMA
ENCALM
EREMURI
ERMELIN
ESCAR
ESCAROLE
ESCARP
ESPARTO
ESPIAL
ESTRIOL
ETAS
ETUI
GAIR
GAIT
GALE
GALEA
GALERE
GALIOT
GALUT
GALUTS
GARE
GARRE
GEAL
GEAR
GEARE
GHARRI
GILA
GIPS
GIRL
GIRR
GIRT
GIRTS
GIUST
GLAIR
GLARE
GLAREAL
GLEAM
GLIA
GLIT
GLOB
GLOBE
GLUT
GLUTE
GLUTES
GLUTS
GOEL
GOLE
GORA
GORAS
GORP
GORPS
HAAR
HAEM
HAEMAL
HAEMIN
HAEREMAI
HAIL
HAILER
HAIR
HALE
HALER
HALITUS
HAMAL
HAME
HAMMAL
HAMMAM
HAMMER
HAMMERER
HARE
HARELIP
HARELIPS
HAREM
HARL
HARM
HARMALIN
HARMEL
HARMIN
HEAL
HEALER
HEAME
HEAR
HEARE
HEARER
HEART
HEARTS
HEAST
HEAT
HEATS
HELE
HELIAC
HELIACAL
HELIO
HELM
HELMER
HELO
HELOT
HEMAL
HEMIN
HEMINA
HEND
HERE
HERL
HERM
HERMA
HERMAE
HERMAI
HESP
HEST
HETAIRIA
HETS
HIATUS
HIRE
HIRER
HITS
HUDNA
HUER
HUMA
HUMAN
HUMANE
HUMANER
HUMERAL
HUMERI
HURL
HURLER
HURRA
HURRAH
HURRAS
IGLU
IGLUS
ILEA
ILEAC
ILEAL
ILEUM
IMAM
INVAR
IOTA
IOTAS
IRATE
IRREAL
IRRUPT
IRRUPTS
ITAS
LACRIMAL
LAER
LAIGH
LAIGHER
LAIN
LAIPSE
LAIR
LAMA
LAME
LAMER
LAMIA
LAMINA
LAMMER
LANA
LAND
LANDAU
LANE
LARE
LARI
LARRUP
LARRUPS
LARVA
LAUD
LAUND
LAUREL
LAVA
LEAL
LEALER
LEAM
LEAR
LEARE
LEGAL
LEGIT
LEHR
LEHUA
LEMAN
LEMMA
LEMUR
LEND
LERE
LEUD
LIAR
LIMA
LIME
LIMELIT
LIMMA
LIMMER
LIMN
LIPA
LIPASE
LIPS
LIPURIA
LIPURIAS
LIRA
LIRI
LITAS
LITU
LOBE
LOGE
LOGIA
LOIR
LOTA
LOTAS
LOTI
LOTUS
LUIT
LUSH
LUST
LUSTRA
LUTE
LUTEA
LUTES
MAAR
MAARE
MACRAME
MACRAMI
MAENAD
MAIL
MAILE
MAILER
MAILMAN
MAILMEN
MAIM
MAIMER
MAIN
MAIR
MALA
MALE
MALI
MALM
MAMA
MAMMA
MAMMAE
MAMMER
MANA
MAND
MANE
MANEH
MANUAL
MANUHIRI
MANURE
MANURER
MARC
MARIA
MARINA
MARM
MAVIN
MEAL
MEALER
MEARE
MELA
MELENA
MENAD
MEND
MENU
MERE
MEREL
MERER
MERI
MERIT
MERITS
MERL
MERLE
MERLIN
MILE
MILEAGE
MILER
MIME
MIMER
MINA
MIRV
MUDHEN
MURE
MURENA
MURIATE
MURIATES
MURL
MURLAIN
MURLIN
MURR
MURRA
MURRAGH
MURRAS
MURRE
MURREN
MURRI
NAAM
NAIL
NAILER
NAIRA
NALA
NAME
NAMER
NAMU
NAVAL
NAVAR
NEAL
NEAR
NEMA
NERAL
NERITE
NERITES
NEUM
NEURITE
NEURITES
NIMMER
NIVAL
NUMERAL
NURD
NURL
NURR
OBTUSE
OGHAM
OGLE
OGLER
OILER
OLEA
ORACH
ORACHE
ORACHES
PACE
PACES
PACS
PARBOIL
PAROL
PAROLE
PART
PARTI
PARTIAL
PASE
PASEAR
PASH
PAST
PASTA
PASTE
PATIO
PATROL
PATU
PATUS
PIAL
PILA
PILAR
PILE
PILEA
PILER
PILUS
PIRL
PITA
PITAS
PITUITA
PITUITAS
PITUITE
PITUITES
PITURI
PRASE
PRAT
PROB
PROBE
PROG
PROLE
PROLEG
PTUI
PUIR
PUIRER
PULA
PULE
PULER
PULI
PURI
PURL
PURLER
PURR
PUSH
PUSHCART
PUTS
PUTSCH
RACA
RACE
RACES
RACH
RACHE
RACHES
RACHET
RACHETS
RAGE
RAGI
RAIA
RAIL
RAILE
RAILER
RAILMAN
RAILMEN
RAIN
RAIRD
RAIT
RAITA
RAITAS
RAITS
RALE
RAMAL
RAMEAL
RAMEN
RAMI
RAMIN
RAMMEL
RAMMER
RAPS
RAPT
RASE
RASH
RASP
RAST
RASTA
RATE
RATES
RATIO
RATO
RATS
RATU
RATUS
RAVIN
REAL
REALER
REALIA
REALM
REAM
REAME
REAMER
REAR
REARM
REAVAIL
RELEND
RELIT
REMAIL
REMAIN
REMAN
REMAND
REMUDA
RENAL
REND
RERAIL
REREMAI
RERUN
RHEA
RHEUM
RIAL
RIAS
RIGOL
RIGOR
RILE
RIMA
RIMAE
RIME
RIMER
RIMMER
RIOT
RIPS
RIPT
RITE
RITES
RITS
RIVA
RIVAL
ROBE
ROBLE
ROIL
ROLE
ROTA
ROTAS
ROTI
ROTULA
ROTULAE
RUANA
RUER
RULE
RULER
RUMAL
RUME
RUMEN
RUND
RUNE
RUPIA
RUPIAH
RUSA
RUSE
RUSH
RUST
RUTILE
RUTS
SACHET
SAIR
SAIRER
SAPROBE
SARI
SATE
SATI
SATIRE
SCAPI
SCAPULA
SCAPULAE
SCAPULAR
SCAR
SCARP
SCART
SCAT
SCATOLE
SCEAT
SEAR
SEAT
SECH
SECPAR
SETA
SETULE
SETUP
SHEA
SHEAR
SHET
SPACE
SPAR
SPART
SPAT
SPATIAL
SPATULA
SPATULAR
SPATULE
SPIAL
SPIGOT
SPILE
SPIRIT
SPIRT
SPIRULA
SPIRULAE
SPIT
SPRAT
SPROG
SPULE
SPUR
SPURIAE
SPURRER
SPURT
SPUTA
STAIR
STAR
STARR
STEAR
STIR
STIRE
STIRRA
STIRRAH
STIRRE
STIRRER
STIRRUP
STRAE
STRIA
STRIAE
STRIG
STRIGA
STRIGAE
STRIP
STRIPT
STRUT
STUPA
SUIT
SUITE
SUITOR
SUPRA
SURRA
SURREAL
SUTILE
SUTOR
SUTRA
TACE
TACES
TACET
TACETS
TACH
TACHE
TACHES
TACHS
TAES
TAPIR
TAPS
TAPU
TAPUS
TARO
TARP
TARPS
TASAR
TASH
TASTE
TEAR
TEAS
TECH
TECHS
TECS
TIAR
TIGE
TILE
TILER
TIPS
TIPT
TIPULA
TIRE
TIRL
TIRR
TIRRIT
TIRRITS
TOEA
TOGA
TOGAE
TOGE
TOIL
TOILE
TOILER
TOLE
TORA
TORAS
TRACE
TRACES
TRACHEA
TRACHEAS
TRAP
TRAPS
TRAPT
TRASH
TRIAGE
TRIAL
TRIG
TRIGLOT
TRIGO
TRILEMMA
TRIO
TRIOL
TRIOR
TRIP
TRIPART
TRIPS
TROG
TROILUS
TSAR
TULAREMIA
TULE
TULIP
TULIPS
TUPS
TUSCHE
TUSH
TUTOR
TUTS
UDAL
ULEMA
UMAMI
UPAS
UPCAST
UPSET
UPSTAIR
UPSTIR
UPTA
UPTEAR
UREA
UREAL
URENA
URIAL
URITE
URITES
UTAS
UTES
UTILE
VAIL
VAIN
VAIR
VALE
VALI
VARIA
VIAE
VIAL
VILE
VILER
VINA
VIRAL
VRIL

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

Yesterday's Strands Answers — January 14, 2026

  • Theme: ""Oh boy!""
  • Spangram: LETSDOTHIS

Theme words:

EAGER ENTHUSIASTIC EXCITED FERVENT ZEALOUS

See the full page for yesterday: Strands Answers — January 14, 2026