Today's Strands Hints (No Spoilers)
- Category nudge: Think about soft skills
- Theme words count: 6 words to find
- First letters of theme words: A, C, E, K, Q, W
- 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 "Soft skills" and connects all theme words.
Today's Answers — Full Word List (In Order)
Theme Words:
APPLIQUE
CROCHET
EMBROIDER
KNIT
QUILT
WEAVE
All Valid Solutions (862 words):
ABELE
ABELIA
ABRI
ABRIN
ACETIN
ACTA
ACTIN
ACTINAL
AECIA
AERIE
AERIED
AERIER
AERO
AILETTE
AINE
AIRN
AIRT
ALEE
ALEW
ALIEN
ALINE
ALIT
ALTAR
AMBER
AMBEROID
AMBROID
AMRIT
AMRITA
ANEAR
ANETIC
ANIL
ANILE
ANTA
ANTAE
ANTAR
ANTE
ANTI
ANTIC
ANTICAR
ANTIELITE
ANTITAX
ANTLER
ANTLERED
ANTLIA
ANTLIAE
ANTLIATE
ANTRE
APORT
APPEL
APPLE
APPLET
APPLIQUE
APPORT
APPRO
ARCH
ARCHIL
ARCO
ARET
AREW
ARID
ARIDER
ARIEL
ARIETTA
ARIETTE
ARIL
ARMET
AROID
ARTEL
ARTI
ARTIC
ARTIER
ATELIC
ATELIER
ATILT
ATROPHIC
ATROPIA
ATTAP
ATTAR
ATTENT
ATTIC
ATTIRE
AUNE
AUNT
AUNTER
AUNTIE
AUNTLIER
AVEL
AVER
BAEL
BAIL
BAILEE
BAILER
BAILIE
BAIRN
BAIT
BALE
BALER
BALTI
BANE
BANI
BANK
BANKET
BANT
BANTER
BARE
BARITE
BARK
BARKEN
BARM
BARN
BARNET
BARNIER
BEAM
BEAMER
BEAN
BEANIE
BEAR
BEARE
BEIN
BELAR
BELEE
BELIE
BELIED
BELIER
BELIEVE
BELT
BEWET
BRAE
BRAIL
BRAIN
BRAME
BRAN
BRANK
BRANT
BRANTAIL
BRANTLE
BREAM
BREARE
BREI
BREID
BREW
BREWED
BREWER
BRIAR
BRIDE
BRIE
BRIER
BRIERIER
BRIN
BRINE
BRINK
BRIO
BRIT
BRITT
BROD
BROIDER
BROIL
BROILER
CAIQUE
CAPI
CAPLE
CAPLET
CAPO
CAPROIC
CAROCH
CAROCHE
CARP
CARPEL
CARPET
CARPI
CART
CARTA
CARTE
CARTEL
CARTER
CATE
CATENA
CATENAE
CATLIN
CATTAIL
CATTIE
CATTIER
CAUK
CEIL
CEILER
CEILI
CENT
CENTAI
CENTER
CENTIARE
CENTILE
CENTILITER
CENTRA
CENTRAL
CENTRALER
CENTRE
CETE
CHELP
CHOP
CIEL
CILIA
CITE
CITER
CITRATE
CLUE
COELIAC
COIL
COPE
COPPLE
COPPRA
COPRA
CORTEX
CORTICATE
CORTILE
CORTILI
COXA
COXAE
CRAP
CRAPLE
CRATE
CROC
CROCEATE
CROCHE
CROCHET
CROCI
CROP
CULT
CUTE
DEIL
DERE
DERELICT
DERV
DEWIER
DEWITT
DIEB
DIEL
DIERETIC
DIRAM
DIRE
DOER
DOILT
DORB
DORBA
DORE
EALE
EARN
EATER
EATERIE
EAVE
ECARTE
ECHE
ECHO
EDILE
EECH
EELIER
EERIE
EERIER
EIDE
EIDER
EINA
EINE
ELAIN
ELAN
ELANET
ELEVATE
ELIDE
ELINT
ELITE
EMAIL
EMBAIL
EMBALE
EMBANK
EMBAR
EMBARK
EMBER
EMBROIDER
EMBROIL
EMBROILER
ENARM
ENTAIL
ENTER
ENTERA
ENTERAL
ENTIA
ENTIRE
ENTRAIL
EPHOR
EPHORATE
EPOCH
ERED
EREV
ERNE
ERODE
ETAERIO
ETAT
ETIC
ETNA
ETRIER
ETTIN
ETTLE
ETUI
EVER
EVET
EWER
EXCITE
EXCITER
EXCORTICATE
EXTERIOR
EXTRA
EXTRACT
EXUL
EXULT
HELIAC
HELIPORT
HELP
HEPT
HILT
HOPE
HOPPLE
HORA
IAMB
ICHOR
ICTERID
ILEA
ILIA
INARM
INTACT
INTER
INTERMALE
INTI
INTIL
INTRA
IRED
KEIR
KENT
KENTE
KENTIA
KETA
KNAR
KNIT
KNITTER
KRAB
KRAIT
KUNA
KUNE
LABRET
LABRID
LABROID
LAER
LAIN
LAIR
LAMB
LAMBER
LAME
LAMER
LANE
LANK
LANT
LARE
LARI
LARINE
LARK
LARN
LARNIER
LAROID
LEAM
LEAN
LEANT
LEAR
LEARE
LEARIER
LEARN
LEARNT
LEAT
LEAVE
LEET
LEIR
LEIRED
LEPRA
LEPT
LERE
LERED
LEVA
LEVE
LEVEE
LIANE
LIAR
LIART
LICE
LICENTE
LICH
LIDO
LIED
LIEN
LIER
LIEU
LIEVE
LINE
LINEAR
LINK
LINT
LINTER
LINTIE
LINTIER
LIPA
LIPE
LIPO
LIPOIC
LIQUATE
LIRA
LIRE
LIRK
LITAI
LITE
LITER
LITTEN
LITTER
LITTERED
LUCE
LUETIC
LUTE
LUTEA
LUXATE
LUXE
LWEI
MABE
MAELID
MAIL
MAILE
MAILER
MAIN
MAIR
MAIRE
MALE
MALEATE
MALEIC
MALI
MALIC
MALICE
MALINE
MALT
MALTIER
MANE
MANET
MANI
MANTA
MANTEAU
MANTIC
MANTLE
MANTLET
MARE
MARID
MARINE
MARK
MARKET
MART
MERANTI
MERI
MERIL
MERIT
MERK
NABE
NAIL
NAILER
NAME
NAMER
NARE
NARK
NEAP
NEAR
NEAT
NECROPHIL
NECTAR
NETT
NETTER
NETTIE
NETTIER
NEUK
NITE
NITTIER
NUKE
OCHE
OCULI
OILER
OILIER
OPAQUE
OPIATE
ORAL
ORANT
ORATE
ORCA
ORCEIN
ORCHEL
ORCHIL
OREIDE
ORIEL
ORPHIC
OXCART
OXTAIL
OXTER
OXTERED
PACE
PACIER
PACT
PACTA
PAIL
PARCH
PARP
PART
PARTER
PARTI
PARTIER
PARTITE
PATE
PATEN
PATENT
PATIENT
PATIENTER
PATIN
PATINA
PATINAE
PATINE
PATTE
PATTEE
PATTER
PATTERED
PATTIE
PELT
PHORATE
PILE
PIPA
PIPE
PIPET
PIQUE
PIQUET
POEP
POET
POILU
POPE
PORAE
PORCH
PORT
PORTA
PORTATE
PORTER
PORTERED
PORTIER
PORTIERE
PORTIERED
PRAT
PRATE
PRATIE
PRATT
PRAU
PROP
PROPEL
PROPHET
QUAI
QUAIL
QUART
QUARTE
QUARTER
QUARTERED
QUARTET
QUARTIC
QUARTIER
QUARTILE
QUAT
QUATE
QUEINT
QUENA
QUICH
QUICHE
QUILT
RACE
RACIER
RAIL
RAILE
RAILER
RAIN
RAINE
RAIT
RAITA
RALE
RAMET
RANI
RANK
RANKE
RANT
RANTER
RAPPE
RAPPEL
RARE
RARK
RATE
RATINE
RATITE
RATLIN
RATLINE
RATTAIL
RATTER
RATTIER
RAUN
REAL
REALER
REALIA
REALTIE
REAM
REAME
REAMER
REAN
REAR
REARM
REATE
REAVE
REBAIT
REBAR
REDO
REIN
REINETTE
REINK
REINTER
RELEARN
RELEARNT
RELET
RELEVE
RELIANT
RELIC
RELICT
RELIDE
RELIE
RELIED
RELIER
RELIEVE
RELINE
RELINK
RELIT
REMAIL
REMAIN
REMAN
REMANET
REMANIE
REOIL
RETAIL
RETAILER
RETAX
RETE
RETIA
RETICENT
RETILE
RETITLE
RETRACE
RETRACT
RETRACTILE
RETRATE
RETRO
REVET
REWEAR
REWEAVE
REWED
REWET
REWIRE
REWIRED
RIAL
RIANT
RIDE
RIDER
RIEL
RILE
RILIER
RINE
RINK
RITE
RITT
RITTER
ROCH
ROCHET
RODE
ROED
ROIL
ROILIER
ROPE
TACE
TACIT
TACT
TACTILE
TAEL
TAENIA
TAENIAE
TAIL
TAILER
TAIT
TAPPET
TARO
TAROC
TARP
TART
TARTER
TARTIER
TATE
TATER
TATIE
TATT
TATTIE
TATTIER
TATTLE
TATTLER
TATU
TAUNT
TAUNTER
TAVER
TAVERED
TAXOR
TEAR
TEAT
TECH
TECTA
TEEL
TEER
TEERED
TEETER
TEETERED
TEIL
TELA
TELAE
TELE
TELERAN
TELIA
TELIC
TELT
TENAIL
TENIA
TENIAE
TENT
TENTER
TERAI
TEREDO
TERM
TERN
TERNAL
TERNE
TETE
TETRA
TETRACT
TETRACTINAL
TETRACTINE
TEUCH
TEWED
TEWEL
TEWIT
TEXT
TEXTER
TEXTILE
TIAR
TICE
TIER
TIERED
TIEROD
TILE
TILER
TILT
TINE
TINEA
TINK
TINT
TINTER
TIRE
TITE
TITER
TITI
TITIAN
TITLARK
TITLE
TITLER
TRACE
TRACT
TRACTILE
TRAIL
TRAILER
TRAILERED
TRAIN
TRAIT
TRAM
TRANECT
TRANK
TRANT
TRAP
TRAT
TREMA
TRIAL
TRIE
TRIER
TRIN
TRINAL
TRINE
TRINKET
TRITE
TRITIATE
TROCHE
TROCHI
TROCHIL
TROP
TROPE
TROPHI
TROPHIC
TUTEE
UNAI
UNARM
UNIT
UNITE
UNKET
UNTIE
UNTIL
UNTILE
VAIL
VATIC
VATU
VEER
VEERED
VEIL
VEILER
VEILIER
VELA
VELAR
VELE
VERIER
VRIL
WEAL
WEAMB
WEAN
WEAR
WEARIED
WEARIER
WEAVE
WEBMAIL
WEET
WEETE
WEID
WEIL
WEIR
WEIRED
WELT
WERE
WERO
WETA
WETTIE
WICE
WIDE
WIDER
WIEL
WILE
WILI
WILIER
WILT
WIRE
WIRED
WITE
WITTER
WITTERED
WITTIER
WRIED
WRIER
Note: Words are listed alphabetically. The game may present them in different order based on discovery.
Yesterday's Strands Answers — January 17, 2026
- Theme: "That's putting it mildly!"
- Spangram: FOILEDAGAIN
Theme words:
CURSES
DRAT
FIDDLESTICKS
PHOOEY
TARNATION
See the full page for yesterday: Strands Answers — January 17, 2026