Today's Strands Hints (No Spoilers)
- Category nudge: Think about grape expectations
- Theme words count: 5 words to find
- First letters of theme words: C, M, M, S, Z
- 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 "Grape expectations" and connects all theme words.
Today's Answers — Full Word List (In Order)
Theme Words:
CHARDONNAY
MALBEC
MERLOT
SHIRAZ
ZINFANDEL
All Valid Solutions (931 words):
ABCEE
ABET
ABHOR
ABLE
ABLET
ACHE
ACHY
ACME
ADRY
AERO
AESIR
AHEM
AHIS
AILANTO
AILED
AILETTE
AILETTES
AILS
AINS
AISLE
ALAE
ALAN
ALAND
ALANE
ALANIN
ALANINS
ALANNAH
ALANS
ALANT
ALANTS
ALATE
ALATES
ALAY
ALBE
ALBEE
ALEC
ALEE
ALEF
ALEFT
ALFA
ALIF
ALIYA
ALIYOT
ALIYOTH
AMOLE
AMORET
AMORETS
AMORT
ANES
ANIL
ANILE
ANION
ANIONS
ANNA
ANNAL
ANNALIZE
ANNO
ANOTHER
ANTE
ANTES
ANTHEM
ANTHER
ANTLIA
ANTLIAE
ANTRE
ANTRES
ANTS
ANYON
ANYONS
ARIL
ARILS
ARIS
ARISE
ARISEN
ARISH
ARISTA
ARISTAE
ARISTO
ATES
AYIN
AYINS
AYONT
BACH
BACHCHA
BACHELOR
BACHELORETTE
BACHELORETTES
BAEL
BALE
BANYAN
BARD
BARDO
BARON
BARONY
BARYTE
BAYT
BEACH
BEACHY
BEAM
BECAME
BECOME
BEECH
BEECHY
BEET
BELACE
BELCH
BELT
BELTER
BEMA
BETH
BETHEL
BEZIL
BEZONIAN
BHEL
BLAE
BLAM
BLAME
BLEACH
BLEB
BLEE
BLET
BLOC
BLORE
BLORES
BLOT
BOIL
BOILED
BONA
BOTH
BOTHER
BOTHRIA
BOTS
BOTT
BOTTE
BOTTES
BOTTLE
BOTTLES
BOTTS
BRACE
BRACH
BRACHET
BRAD
BRAN
BRANNY
BRAY
BRETON
BRETONS
BROACH
BROAD
BROCH
BROCHE
BROD
BROMAL
BROME
BYROAD
BYTE
CABEZON
CABEZONS
CABLE
CABLET
CAME
CAMEL
CAMO
CAMOTE
CAMOTES
CANN
CANNA
CANNY
CANY
CANYON
CANYONS
CARB
CARBY
CARD
CARDON
CECA
CECAL
CELOM
CELT
CHAD
CHADO
CHADOR
CHAO
CHAR
CHARD
CHARDONNAY
CHARY
CHAY
CHELA
CHEMO
CHEZ
CHON
CHORD
CHORDA
CLECHE
CLOT
CLOTE
CLOTES
COLE
COLT
COLTER
COMA
COMAE
COMAL
COME
COMET
COMETH
CORBE
CORBEL
CORE
CORES
CORM
COTE
COTES
CYAN
CYANIN
CYANINS
CYANIZE
DACE
DAES
DAFT
DAFTEST
DALE
DALI
DANIO
DANNY
DANS
DANT
DANTS
DARB
DATE
DATES
DATTO
DEAF
DEAL
DEAN
DEANS
DEFAT
DEFATS
DEFI
DEFLATE
DEFLATES
DEFT
DEFTEST
DELATE
DELATES
DELAY
DELF
DELFT
DELFTS
DELI
DENE
DENES
DENET
DENETS
DENT
DENTAL
DENTALIA
DENTEL
DENTELS
DENTS
DOAB
DOHYO
DONA
DONAH
DONARY
DONNA
DONNY
DORB
DORBA
DORY
DRAB
DRAC
DRAY
DRONY
EACH
EALE
EANED
EANS
EATEN
EATS
EBON
EBONS
ECAD
ECHARD
ECHE
ECHO
ECHT
EECH
EFTEST
EFTS
ELAIN
ELAINS
ELAN
ELAND
ELANET
ELANETS
ELANS
ELATE
ELATES
ELFIN
ELFINS
ELHI
ELINT
ELINTS
ELSE
ELTS
EMBOIL
EMBOILED
EMOTE
EMOTER
EMOTES
ENATE
ENATES
ENES
ESILE
ESTER
ESTOILE
ESTRO
ETHE
ETHS
ETNA
ETOILE
ETTLE
ETTLES
FADE
FAIL
FAILED
FAIN
FAINS
FAINT
FAINTER
FAINTEST
FAINTS
FAND
FANE
FANES
FANION
FANIONS
FANNY
FANO
FANS
FANTOM
FATE
FATES
FATS
FATSIA
FATTER
FEAL
FEAT
FEATEST
FEATS
FEND
FENT
FENTS
FILA
FILE
FILED
FINAL
FINALE
FINNAC
FINNY
FINO
FINS
FLAN
FLANES
FLANS
FLAT
FLATS
FLATTER
FLAY
FLEA
FLED
FLINT
FLINTS
FOIL
FOILED
FOIN
FOINS
FOMES
FONS
FONT
FONTAL
FONTANEL
FONTANELS
FONTS
FOTHER
FOZY
HADRON
HAEM
HAES
HAET
HAETS
HAIL
HAILS
HAIR
HARD
HARO
HAZE
HAZER
HAZES
HEAL
HEAR
HEBONA
HECH
HEEL
HELM
HELMER
HELMET
HELMETS
HELO
HELOT
HEMAL
HERB
HERL
HERM
HERO
HERTZ
HEST
HETS
HILT
HILTS
HISN
HIST
HOAR
HOARD
HOARY
HORA
HYALIN
HYALINS
HYTE
ILEA
ILEAL
INANE
INANES
INANEST
INFANT
INFANTE
INFANTES
INFANTS
INFLATE
INFLATES
INFO
INMESH
INSERT
INSET
INSETTER
INSTAL
INSTEAD
INTEL
INTELS
INTEND
INTER
INTERLOCAL
INTO
INTOMB
INTRO
INYALA
IONS
ISLE
ISLET
ISNA
ISNAE
ISTLE
LACE
LACET
LADE
LADEN
LAIN
LAME
LAND
LANDE
LANE
LANES
LANT
LANTS
LATE
LATEN
LATENED
LATEST
LATS
LATTE
LATTER
LATTES
LAYIN
LAYINS
LEACH
LEACHY
LEAD
LEADEN
LEAF
LEAFED
LEAL
LEAM
LEAN
LEANED
LEANEST
LEANS
LEANT
LEAT
LEATS
LECH
LEECH
LEET
LEFT
LEFTE
LEFTEST
LEFTS
LEND
LENES
LENT
LEST
LETHE
LETS
LETTER
LETTRE
LETTRES
LIAR
LIFE
LIFT
LIFTS
LINHAY
LINN
LINNY
LINO
LINS
LINT
LINTEL
LINTELS
LINTER
LINTS
LINY
LION
LIONS
LIRA
LIST
LISTEN
LISTENED
LISTER
LOCA
LOCAL
LOCALE
LOCH
LOMA
LOME
LORE
LORES
LORETTE
LORETTES
LOTE
LOTES
MABE
MACE
MACH
MACHE
MACLE
MALE
MEAL
MELA
MERL
MERLE
MERLOT
MEROME
MESE
MESEL
MESETA
MESH
MESTO
METH
METHS
METOL
METRO
METS
METTLE
METTLES
MEZAIL
MEZAILS
MOBE
MOBLE
MOCH
MOCHY
MOIL
MOILED
MOLE
MOLT
MOLTER
MONA
MONAD
MONAL
MONIAL
MONS
MONSTER
MONTAN
MONTANE
MONTANES
MONTE
MONTERO
MONTES
MONTH
MONTHS
MONTRE
MONTRES
MORE
MORES
MORT
MORTS
MOTE
MOTES
MOTET
MOTETS
MOTETT
MOTETTS
MOTH
MOTHER
MOTHS
MOTS
MOTSER
MOTT
MOTTE
MOTTES
MOTTLE
MOTTLES
MOTTS
MOTZA
MOYA
MOZE
MZEE
NABE
NACH
NACHE
NACHO
NAIF
NAIL
NAILED
NAIN
NALA
NALED
NANE
NANOBE
NANS
NARD
NARY
NATES
NATS
NATTER
NEAFE
NEAL
NEALED
NEAT
NEATEST
NEATS
NELIS
NESH
NESHER
NEST
NESTER
NETS
NETT
NETTER
NETTS
NIFE
NINNY
NINTH
NINTHS
NOAH
NOBLE
NOIL
NOME
NOMES
NOTE
NOTER
NOTES
NOTHER
NOTT
NYALA
OARY
OBECHE
OCHE
ODAH
OFAY
OFTEN
OFTEST
OILED
OINT
OINTS
OMBRE
OMBRES
OMER
ONSET
ONSETTER
ONST
ONSTEAD
ONYCHA
ORACH
ORACHE
ORACY
ORAD
ORBY
ORES
ORLE
ORTS
OTHER
RACE
RACH
RACHE
RACHET
RACY
RADON
RAHS
RAIL
RAILE
RAILES
RAILS
RAIS
RAISE
RAISER
RAZE
RAZER
RAZES
REAR
REARISE
REARISEN
REHS
REMBLE
REMNANT
REMNANTS
RESEAL
RESEALED
RESEAT
RESEND
RESENT
RESET
RESH
RESILE
REST
RESTO
RETS
RHEA
RHETOR
RILE
RILES
RISE
RISEN
RISER
ROACH
ROAD
ROAN
ROCH
ROCHET
ROLE
ROMA
ROMAL
RONYON
RONYONS
ROTE
ROTES
ROTL
SEAL
SEALED
SEALIFT
SEAN
SEANED
SEAR
SEAT
SEMBLE
SENA
SEND
SENDAL
SENE
SENT
SERMON
SERMONIZE
SETA
SETAE
SETAL
SETON
SETT
SETTER
SETTLE
SHEA
SHEAR
SHET
SHIR
SHRI
SHTETL
SILE
SILEN
SILENE
SILENT
SILT
SNIFT
SNOB
SNOT
STADE
STALE
STALED
STAND
STANE
STANED
STEAD
STEAL
STEALE
STEALED
STEAN
STEANE
STEANED
STEAR
STEM
STEN
STEND
STEROL
STET
STOB
STROMA
STROMAL
TAED
TAEL
TAELS
TAES
TAFIA
TALA
TALAYOT
TALAYOTS
TALE
TALI
TALION
TALIONS
TANE
TANS
TANTO
TEACH
TEAD
TEADE
TEAED
TEAL
TEAM
TEAR
TECH
TECHY
TEEL
TEHR
TELA
TELIA
TELS
TEMBLOR
TENANT
TENANTS
TEND
TENE
TERM
TERTS
TEST
TESTA
TESTAE
TESTE
TESTER
TESTON
TETH
TETHS
TETS
THAE
THAR
THECA
THECAE
THECAL
THEE
THEM
THEMA
THERM
THESE
THIR
THIS
THISTLE
THRAE
THRIST
THRISTLE
TOFT
TOFTS
TOIL
TOILE
TOILED
TOLE
TOMB
TOME
TOMES
TONAL
TONANT
TONS
TONSIL
TORE
TORES
TORT
TORTE
TORTES
TORTONI
TORTS
TOZE
TREMBLE
TRES
TREST
TRESTLE
TRET
TRETS
TREZ
TROCHE
TROCHEE
TROT
TYRAN
TYRANNIZE
TYRANNY
TYRO
TZAR
TZARIST
TZETSE
YACHT
YALE
YARD
YINS
YONI
YONT
ZEBRA
ZEBRANO
ZERO
ZEST
ZILA
ZINFANDEL
ZINS
ZONA
ZONAE
ZONAL
ZONATE
Note: Words are listed alphabetically. The game may present them in different order based on discovery.
Yesterday's Strands Answers — January 25, 2026
- Theme: "The straight and narrow"
- Spangram: STICKYSITUATION
Theme words:
BATON
CANE
DOWEL
PICKET
POLE
POST
STAKE
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