Today's Strands Hints (No Spoilers)
- Category nudge: Think about that's putting it mildly!
- Theme words count: 5 words to find
- First letters of theme words: C, D, F, P, T
- 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 "That's putting it mildly!" and connects all theme words.
Today's Answers — Full Word List (In Order)
Theme Words:
CURSES
DRAT
FIDDLESTICKS
PHOOEY
TARNATION
All Valid Solutions (955 words):
ACED
ACER
ACEROUS
ACERS
ACES
ACETA
ACETAL
ACETALS
ACTED
ACTS
ACUPOINT
ADDLE
ADDLES
ADIT
AEDINE
AEON
AESC
AESCES
AGAIN
AGAS
AGAST
AGED
AGES
AGHA
AGHAS
AGHAST
AHORSE
AHOY
AIDE
AIDED
AIDES
AINE
AKED
AKELA
AKES
ALEC
ALECS
ALES
ALSO
ALTS
ANAN
ANOA
ANON
ANTI
ANYON
APHASIC
APHASICS
APHONOUS
APHONY
APNOEA
APNOEAS
ARDS
ARNA
AROYNT
ARTEL
ARTELS
ARTS
ASCI
ASEA
ATELIER
ATELIERS
ATES
ATOC
ATOCS
ATONY
ATOP
AYIN
AYONT
CACOPHONY
CACTI
CADE
CADES
CADET
CADETS
CADS
CAGE
CAGED
CAGES
CAGS
CAGY
CAHOOT
CAKE
CAKED
CAKES
CAPH
CAPO
CAPON
CAPOT
CASA
CASE
CASED
CASEIN
CAST
CASTE
CASTED
CASTLE
CASTLED
CEIL
CEILED
CEILS
CELS
CELT
CELTS
CERO
CEROUS
CERUSE
CESURE
CESURES
CIST
CISTED
CITE
CITED
CITES
CITS
COHO
COHOE
COIN
COIR
COIRS
COIT
CONI
CONTO
CONY
COPASETIC
CORE
CORES
CORS
CORSE
CORSES
CORSO
CORSOS
COTAN
COUP
COUR
COURE
COURES
COURS
COURSE
COURSES
CUES
CUIT
CURE
CURES
CURIO
CURS
CURSE
CURSES
DACE
DACES
DACITE
DACITES
DACK
DACKS
DACOIT
DAES
DAGS
DAHOON
DAINE
DAINT
DAKS
DALE
DALED
DALEDS
DALES
DALI
DALIS
DALS
DALT
DALTS
DART
DARTED
DARTLE
DARTLED
DARTLES
DARTS
DATE
DATED
DATES
DAYNT
DEAD
DEADS
DEAL
DEALS
DEALT
DEAR
DECAGYNOUS
DECO
DECOR
DECORS
DECOUPAGE
DECOUPAGED
DECOUPAGES
DECURION
DEGAS
DEGS
DEID
DEIL
DEILS
DELI
DELIS
DELS
DELT
DELTA
DELTIC
DELTS
DESI
DESIST
DESISTED
DETICK
DETICKED
DETICKS
DIDIE
DIDIES
DIED
DIEL
DIES
DIESIS
DIET
DIETIST
DIETS
DINDLE
DINDLES
DINE
DINT
DITA
DITE
DRAT
DRATS
DSOS
EARD
EARDS
EARN
EASE
EASED
EASEL
EASLE
EAST
EASTED
EATS
ECAD
ECADS
ECUS
EDIT
EDITOR
EGAD
EGADS
EIDE
EIDETIC
EIDETICS
EINE
EISEL
ELDIN
ELSE
ELTS
ENDED
ENTIA
EOAN
ERIOPHYID
ESCOT
ESES
ESILE
ETIC
EUOI
EUPAD
EUPADS
EUPHON
EUPHONY
EUPNOEA
EUPNOEAS
EURO
EYAS
EYOT
FECES
FEIS
FEUS
FIDDLE
FIDDLES
FIDDLESTICK
FIDDLESTICKS
FIND
FINE
FINI
FINITE
FINITO
FOES
FOIL
FOILED
FOILS
GADDI
GADE
GADES
GADI
GADID
GADS
GADSO
GADSOS
GAED
GAEN
GAES
GAID
GAIN
GAIT
GAPO
GAST
GASTED
GAYETIES
GEDDIT
GEIT
GELD
GELS
GELT
GELTS
GEST
GESTIC
GETS
GHAST
GHASTED
HACEK
HACEKS
HACK
HACKED
HACKS
HADDEST
HADE
HADED
HADES
HADS
HAED
HAEN
HAES
HAET
HAETS
HAGS
HAIN
HAINT
HAKE
HAKEA
HAKES
HAPU
HAPUS
HASLET
HAST
HASTE
HASTED
HOCUS
HOCUSED
HOCUSES
HONAN
HONOR
HONORS
HONOUR
HONOURS
HOOEY
HOON
HOOT
HOOTIEST
HORE
HORI
HORS
HORSE
HORSES
HOUR
HOURI
HOURS
HOUSE
HOUSED
HOUSEL
HOUSER
HOUSERS
HOUSES
HOUSIER
HOYA
HOYAS
HYEN
IDEA
IDEAS
IDES
IDLE
IDLED
IDLES
IDLEST
ILEA
INDIE
INDIES
INDITE
INIA
INPHASE
INPOUR
INPOURS
INTI
INTO
INTONATE
INTONATION
INTONATOR
INTONATORS
IOTA
IRES
IRON
IRONY
ISLE
ISLED
ISLET
ISLETS
ISOS
ISTLE
ISTLES
IURE
KADE
KADES
KAPH
KEDS
KELT
KELTS
KETA
KETS
KIST
KISTED
KITE
KITED
KITES
KITS
LADS
LAESIE
LARD
LARDS
LATE
LATED
LATKE
LATKES
LATS
LEAD
LEADS
LEAR
LEAS
LEAST
LEAT
LEATS
LEGS
LEIS
LEISURE
LEISURES
LEKS
LESES
LEST
LETS
LIED
LIEF
LIEFS
LIER
LIERS
LIES
LIEU
LIEUS
NANA
NATION
NEAR
NEAT
NEON
NIDE
NIDED
NIDES
NIDI
NIED
NIES
NITE
NITON
NOCAKE
NOCAKES
NOIR
NOIRS
NONA
NONI
NONPAST
NOON
NORI
NOTA
NOTE
NOTION
NOTOUR
NOUP
NOUS
NOUSES
NOUSLE
NOUSLED
NOYADE
NOYADES
NYAS
OATEN
OCAS
OILED
OILS
OINT
ONTO
OONT
OOTID
OPAH
OPUS
OPUSES
ORATE
ORES
ORNATE
OSES
OSETRA
OSIER
OSIERS
OUPA
OUPAS
OUPH
OURS
OUSEL
PACE
PACED
PACER
PACERS
PACES
PACK
PACKED
PACKET
PACKETS
PACKS
PACO
PACS
PACT
PACTS
PADS
PAGE
PAGED
PAGES
PASE
PAST
PASTE
PASTED
PASTEL
PASTIS
PHAETON
PHAGE
PHAGES
PHASE
PHASED
PHASIC
PHASIS
PHOCA
PHOCAS
PHON
PHONATE
PHONATION
PHONO
PHONON
PHONY
PHOOEY
PHOT
PHOTO
PHOTON
POINT
PONT
PONTON
PONTOON
PONY
PORE
PORES
PORINA
POTIN
POTOO
POUR
POURS
PUCE
PUCER
PUCES
PUER
PUERS
PUIR
PURE
PURES
PURI
PURIN
PURITAN
PURS
PURSE
PURSES
PUSES
PUSLE
PUSLED
RADS
RALE
RALES
RANA
RATE
RATED
RATEL
RATELS
RATES
RATINE
RATO
RATOO
RATOON
RATS
RECAP
RECAST
RECOIN
RECON
RECOUP
RECS
RECUSE
RECUSED
REFS
REIS
REOIL
REOILED
REOILS
REOS
RESEAL
RESEAT
RESEATS
RESEDA
RESEDAS
RESET
RESETS
RESILE
RESILED
RESLATE
RESLATED
REUSE
REUSED
RIOT
ROAN
ROATE
ROCS
ROIN
RONT
RONYON
ROON
ROOT
ROTA
ROTAN
ROTE
ROTI
ROTO
ROTON
ROUE
ROUES
ROUP
ROUSE
ROUSED
ROUSES
RUCS
RUES
RUIN
RUSE
RUSES
SACK
SACKED
SACKS
SACS
SADDLE
SADE
SADES
SADI
SADS
SAGA
SAGE
SAGY
SAID
SAIN
SAINE
SAINT
SAKE
SAKES
SAKI
SAKIS
SAPOR
SAPORS
SAPOTA
SAPOUR
SAPOURS
SAYID
SAYON
SCAD
SCADS
SCAG
SCAGS
SCAPUS
SCEAT
SCOP
SCOPA
SCOPAS
SCORE
SCORES
SCORSE
SCOT
SCOUP
SCOUR
SCOURS
SCOURSE
SCOUSE
SCOUSER
SCUP
SCUR
SCURS
SCUSE
SEAHORSE
SEAHORSES
SEAL
SEAR
SEAT
SEATS
SECO
SECS
SECURE
SECURES
SECURITAN
SEIL
SEILED
SEILS
SEINE
SEIS
SEISE
SEISED
SEITAN
SEITEN
SEKT
SEKTS
SELD
SERIN
SERIOUS
SERON
SEROPUS
SEROTINY
SEROUS
SERS
SESE
SESELI
SETA
SETAL
SETS
SICK
SICKED
SICKS
SICS
SIES
SIEUR
SIEURS
SIKA
SIKAS
SIKE
SIKES
SILE
SILED
SILT
SILTED
SILTS
SIST
SISTED
SISTRA
SITE
SITED
SITES
SITS
SKAG
SKAGS
SKAS
SKEAR
SKET
SKIS
SKIT
SKITE
SKITED
SKITES
SKITS
SLAE
SLART
SLARTED
SLARTS
SLAT
SLATE
SLATED
SLATS
SLED
SLIER
SOIL
SOILED
SOILS
STALE
STALED
STALES
STAR
STEAD
STEAL
STEALS
STEAR
STEARD
STED
STEDD
STEDS
STEIL
STEILS
STEIN
STELA
STELAR
STICK
STICKED
STICKS
STRAD
STRAE
STRAES
SUER
SUERS
SUES
SUINT
SUIT
SUITOR
SUITORS
SURE
SURES
TADS
TAED
TAEL
TAELS
TAENIA
TAENIAE
TAENIAS
TAENIASIS
TAES
TALE
TALES
TALI
TANA
TANH
TARN
TARNATION
TARO
TEAD
TEADE
TEADES
TEADS
TEAED
TEAHOUSE
TEAHOUSES
TEAL
TEALS
TEAR
TEAS
TEASE
TEASED
TEASEL
TECS
TEDDIE
TEDS
TEGS
TEIID
TEIL
TEILS
TEIND
TEINDED
TELA
TELD
TELS
TEND
TENDED
TENIA
TENIAE
TENIAS
TENIASIS
TESLA
TICK
TICKED
TICKET
TICKETS
TICKS
TICS
TIDDLE
TIDDLES
TIDE
TIDED
TIDES
TIED
TIES
TIKA
TIKAS
TIKE
TIKES
TIND
TINDED
TINE
TINEA
TINEAS
TINY
TIRE
TIRES
TIRO
TOCS
TOEA
TOEAS
TOEIEST
TOEY
TOHO
TONANT
TONY
TOON
TOOT
TOPH
TORA
TORAN
TORANA
TORE
TORES
TORI
TORN
TORS
TORSE
TORSES
TORSO
TORSOS
TORUS
TOUR
TOURS
TOUSE
TOUSED
TOUSER
TOUSERS
TOUSES
TOUSIER
TOUSLE
TOUSLED
TOYO
TOYON
TRAD
TRADS
TSADE
TSADES
TSADI
TSKED
UPAS
UPCAST
UPON
URES
USED
USER
USERS
USES
YAGS
YAHOO
YEAD
YEAH
YEAN
YEAR
YEARN
YEAS
YEAST
YEASTED
YENTA
YETI
YIELD
YITE
YONI
YONT
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Yesterday's Strands Answers — January 16, 2026
- Theme: "DC crusader"
- Spangram: BATMAN
Theme words:
CAPE
JOKER
JUSTICE
MANOR
PENGUIN
ROBIN
VENGEANCE
See the full page for yesterday: Strands Answers — January 16, 2026