Strands Answers in Order January 28, 2026 #864, Hints, and Tips

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Today's Strands Hints (No Spoilers)

Theme clue: "Zen state"
  • Category nudge: Think about zen state
  • Theme words count: 6 words to find
  • First letters of theme words: B, F, L, M, N, R
  • Tip: Match colors to confirm words before moving on.

Today's Spangram

SPANGRAM: MINDFULNESS

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

Theme connection: This word relates to "Zen state" and connects all theme words.

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

Theme Words:

BREATHE FOCUS LISTEN MEDITATE NOTICE RELAX

All Valid Solutions (1253 words):

AAHED
ADIT
ADITS
AEDES
AEDILE
AEDILES
AEDINE
AEMULE
AEON
AEONIC
AESC
AHED
AHIS
AIAS
AIDE
AIDER
AIDERS
AIDES
AIDFUL
AIDOI
AILS
AISLE
AITS
AITU
AITUS
ALERT
ALERTEST
ALERTS
ALFS
ALIF
ALIFS
ALINE
ALINEATION
ALINED
ALINES
ALNICO
ALTS
AMEN
AMENE
AMNIC
AMNIO
ANES
ANICUT
ANICUTS
ANIL
ANILE
ANIME
ANSA
ANSAE
ANSATE
ANSATED
ASCI
ASEA
ASIDE
ASIDES
ASTUN
ATES
AUFS
AXEL
AXELS
AXES
AXIL
AXILE
AXILS
AXIS
AXLE
BECOME
BENE
BENES
BENET
BENETS
BENI
BENS
BLUE
BLUED
BLUEHEAD
BLUER
BLUES
BLUME
BLUMED
BLUR
BLURS
BREAD
BREATH
BREATHE
BREATHED
BREATHES
BRED
BREDE
BREDES
BREE
BREED
BREES
BRULE
BRUME
BRUNET
BRUNETS
BRUT
BRUTE
BRUTED
BRUTES
BRUTS
BUMF
BUNCE
BUNCO
BUNCOED
BURL
BURS
BURSE
BURSEED
BUTE
BUTENE
BUTEO
BUTES
BUTS
CENS
CENSE
CIDE
CIEL
CINDER
CINDERS
CINE
CINEAST
CINEASTE
CINEMA
CINEMAS
CINES
CION
CIRE
CIRL
CITO
CLUB
CLUBS
CLUE
CLUED
CLUES
CODE
CODEIA
CODEIAS
CODEN
COED
COEDIT
COEDITS
COENURE
COENURES
COFEATURE
COFEATURED
COFEATURES
COIF
COIFED
COIFS
COIL
COILER
COIN
COINED
COINMATE
COINMATES
COINS
COIR
COIT
COITS
COITUS
COMA
COMAE
COMAS
COMATE
COMATES
COME
COMER
COMET
COMETS
COMTE
COMTES
CONE
CONED
CONI
CONIDIA
CONURE
CONURES
CUTE
CUTIE
CUTS
DAES
DAFT
DAFTEST
DAIS
DALE
DALI
DALT
DALTS
DANIO
DANS
DEAF
DEAFEN
DEAFENS
DEAFEST
DEAL
DEALER
DEALT
DEAN
DEANS
DEASIL
DEATH
DEER
DEERS
DEES
DEFAT
DEFATS
DEFEAT
DEFEATED
DEFEATIST
DEFEATS
DEFEATURE
DEFEATURES
DEFER
DEFERS
DEFI
DEFIER
DEFILE
DEFILER
DEFOCUS
DEFT
DEFTEST
DEMAST
DEMASTED
DEMO
DEMON
DEMONIC
DEMOTIC
DEMUR
DEMURE
DEMURED
DEMURES
DEMURS
DENE
DENI
DENIER
DENIM
DENS
DERE
DERES
DESSE
DETENU
DETENUE
DETENUES
DETEST
DETUNE
DETUNED
DIAL
DIALER
DIASTEM
DICE
DICOT
DIENE
DIET
DIETED
DIETS
DINE
DINO
DISA
DITA
DITAS
DITE
DITHER
DITHERS
DITONE
DITS
DOEN
DOIT
DOITS
DOME
DONE
DONENESS
DONUT
DONUTS
EALE
EANS
EASE
EASED
EASEFUL
EASEFULNESS
EASEL
EASLE
EAST
EASTED
EASTLIN
EASTLINS
EATEN
EATH
EATHE
EATS
EAUS
ECOD
ECONUT
ECONUTS
EDENIC
EDILE
EDILES
EDIT
EDITS
EFTEST
EFTS
EHED
EINA
EINE
ELAN
ELAND
ELANET
ELANETS
ELANS
ELFED
ELFIN
ELFINS
ELFS
ELIAD
ELIDE
ELIDES
ELMEN
ELTS
ELUTE
ELUTED
ELUTES
EMIC
EMIR
EMODIN
EMULE
EMURE
EMURED
EMURES
ENCODE
ENDER
ENDERS
ENEMA
ENEMAS
ENES
ENFILADE
ENFILADES
ENFIRE
ENLIST
ENLIT
ENSATE
ENUF
ENURE
ENURED
ENURES
EOCENE
ERED
ERES
ERIC
ERICS
ESNE
ESSE
ESTATE
ESTATED
ESTRIN
ESTRINS
ETAS
ETAT
ETATS
ETEN
ETENS
EXALT
EXALTS
EXIST
EXIT
EXITS
FAAN
FAAS
FADAISE
FADE
FADER
FADERS
FADES
FADEUR
FADEURS
FAIL
FAILS
FAITH
FAITHED
FAITHER
FAITHERS
FAIX
FATHER
FATHERED
FATHERS
FATS
FATSIA
FEAL
FEASE
FEAST
FEASTED
FEASTFUL
FEAT
FEATED
FEATHER
FEATHERS
FEATS
FEATURE
FEATURED
FEATURES
FEER
FEERS
FEES
FEND
FENDER
FENDERS
FENI
FENS
FERE
FERES
FERULE
FESS
FESSE
FEST
FESTA
FETA
FETAS
FETATION
FETE
FETED
FETS
FICO
FICUS
FIER
FILA
FILANDER
FILANDERS
FILE
FILER
FINAL
FINALE
FIND
FINDER
FINDERS
FINE
FINED
FINES
FINEST
FINS
FIRE
FLAIL
FLAILS
FLAN
FLANES
FLANS
FLAX
FLAXEN
FLAXES
FLIC
FLICS
FLIER
FLIM
FLINDER
FLINDERS
FLIR
FLIRT
FLIRTS
FOCI
FOCUS
FOCUSED
FOIL
FOIN
FOINED
FOINS
FREE
FREED
FREES
FUBS
FUCI
FULNESS
FUME
FUMED
FUMET
FUMETS
FUNEBRE
FUNICLE
FURL
FURS
FUSC
FUSE
FUSED
FUST
FUSTED
FUSTET
HADAL
HADE
HADES
HAED
HAEREDES
HAERES
HAES
HAFT
HAFTED
HAFTS
HAIL
HAILS
HATS
HEAD
HEADER
HEADERS
HEADFUL
HEAT
HEATS
HEED
HEEDFUL
HEEDFULNESS
HEFT
HEFTE
HEFTED
HEFTS
HERB
HERBS
HERE
HEREAT
HEREDES
HERES
HERL
HERS
HERSE
HERSED
HIDE
HIDER
HIDERS
HIDES
HILT
HILTS
HISN
HIST
HISTRIO
HITS
ICON
IDEA
IDEAED
IDEAL
IDEAS
IDEATE
IDEATED
IDEATES
IDEATION
IDEATUM
IDEE
IDEES
IDEM
IDES
IDIOM
IDIOT
ILEX
INCENSE
INCLE
INCOME
INEDITA
INFEFT
INFEFTED
INFEFTS
INFEST
INFESTATION
INFESTED
INFO
INFUSE
INFUSED
INLAID
INMATE
INMATES
INSEAM
INSEAMED
INSET
INSTATE
INSTATED
INSTEAD
INURE
INURED
INURES
IODIC
IODIN
IODINE
IONIC
ISLE
ISLET
ISTLE
ITAS
ITEM
ITHER
IXTLE
LADE
LADEN
LADENS
LADER
LADERS
LADES
LAID
LAITH
LAND
LANDE
LANDER
LANDERS
LANDES
LANE
LANES
LANX
LASE
LAST
LAXES
LAXEST
LAXIST
LEBEN
LEBENS
LEIR
LENES
LENO
LENS
LENSE
LEST
LETS
LEXIS
LIANE
LIANES
LIAS
LIER
LIFE
LIFEFUL
LIFES
LIME
LIMO
LIND
LINE
LINEATE
LINEATED
LINEATION
LINED
LINES
LINS
LIRE
LIST
LISTEN
LITH
LITHE
LITHED
LITHER
LITHES
LITS
LUBE
LUBES
LUES
LUMA
LUMAS
LUMEN
LUNE
LUNET
LUNETS
LURE
LURED
LURES
LURS
LUTE
LUTEA
LUTEAL
LUTED
LUTES
MAENAD
MAENADES
MAES
MAID
MAIDEN
MASE
MASED
MAST
MASTED
MASTFUL
MASU
MATE
MATED
MATES
MATS
MATURE
MATURED
MATURES
MAUT
MAUTS
MEASE
MEASED
MEAT
MEATED
MEATS
MEATUS
MEDIA
MEDIAE
MEDIAS
MEDIATE
MEDIATED
MEDIATES
MEDIC
MEDICO
MEDITATE
MEDITATED
MEDITATES
MEIN
MEINED
MEINS
MEIOTIC
MELA
MELANIC
MELANICS
MELAS
MELIC
MELICS
MELT
MELTS
MENE
MENO
MENU
MERI
MERIL
MERL
MERLIN
MERLINS
META
METATE
METATES
METE
METED
METES
METS
MICO
MICS
MILADI
MILADIS
MILE
MILER
MILT
MILTS
MINA
MINAE
MINAS
MIND
MINDER
MINDERS
MINDFUL
MINDFULNESS
MINE
MINED
MINES
MINX
MINXES
MIRE
MOCS
MODE
MODI
MOER
MOIL
MOILER
MOINEAU
MOINEAUS
MOIRE
MOIT
MOITS
MOTI
MULE
MUNI
MURE
MURED
MURES
MURL
MUTASE
MUTATE
MUTATED
MUTATION
MUTE
MUTED
MUTES
MUTEST
MUTS
NADA
NAIAD
NAIADES
NAIL
NAILS
NAILSET
NEAL
NEAT
NEATEN
NEATENS
NEATEST
NEATS
NEBEL
NEBS
NEBULE
NEFS
NELIS
NEMA
NEMAS
NENE
NENES
NESS
NEST
NESTED
NESTFUL
NESTLE
NESTLER
NETE
NETES
NETFUL
NETS
NEXT
NEXTS
NICE
NICENESS
NIDE
NIDI
NIFE
NIFES
NIRL
NODE
NODI
NOMA
NOMAS
NOME
NOTICE
NUBS
NURL
NURS
NURSE
NURSED
NUTATE
NUTATED
NUTMEAT
NUTMEATS
NUTS
ODEA
ODIC
OIDIA
OILER
OMEN
OMER
ONCE
ONENESS
OTIC
READ
REDAN
REDANS
REDE
REDEAL
REDEALT
REDES
REDIA
REDIAE
REDIAL
REDIAS
REED
REEDE
REEDEN
REEDES
REEDIT
REEDITS
REEF
REEFED
REES
REFED
REFT
REFUTATION
REFUTE
REFUTED
REFUTES
REHEAT
REHEATS
REIF
REIFS
REIN
REINDEER
REINDEERS
REINED
REINFESTATION
REINFUSE
REINFUSED
REINS
REINSTATE
REINSTATED
REINSTATION
RELAID
RELAND
RELAX
RELAXES
RELIC
RELICS
RELINE
RELINED
RELINES
REMIND
REMINDER
REMINDERS
REMINDFUL
REOIL
RESEAT
RESEATS
RESEDA
RESEDAS
RIEL
RIEM
RIFE
RIFEST
RIFLE
RIFS
RILE
RIME
RIND
RINE
RINES
RINS
RINSE
RINSED
RUBE
RUBEL
RUBES
RUBLE
RUBS
RUED
RUES
RULE
RUME
RUMEN
RUNE
RUNED
RUNIC
RUTS
SADE
SADES
SADI
SAID
SAIDEST
SAIL
SAITH
SAITHE
SAITHES
SALE
SALIC
SALINE
SALINES
SALT
SAME
SAMEN
SAMFU
SAND
SANDER
SANDERS
SANE
SANED
SANES
SANEST
SANS
SANSA
SATE
SATED
SATEM
SATI
SAUCIER
SAUT
SAUTE
SAUTED
SAXE
SCUT
SCUTA
SCUTATE
SCUTE
SEAL
SEALER
SEAM
SEAME
SEAMED
SEAMEN
SEAN
SEAS
SEASE
SEASIDE
SEASIDES
SEAT
SEATED
SEATS
SEBUM
SEDAN
SEDANS
SEDER
SEDERS
SEDES
SEDILE
SEED
SEER
SEERS
SEFER
SENA
SENAS
SEND
SENDAL
SENDER
SENDERS
SENE
SENECIO
SENILE
SERE
SERED
SERF
SERS
SERUM
SETA
SETAE
SETLINE
SETLINES
SETULE
SEXT
SIAL
SIALIC
SIDA
SIDE
SIDER
SIDERS
SIDES
SILE
SILEN
SILEX
SILT
SITH
SITHE
SITHED
SITHEE
SITHES
SIXTE
SLID
SLIDE
SLIDER
SLIDERS
SLIDES
SLIT
SLITHER
SLITHERED
SLITHERS
SNAIL
SNAILS
SNASTE
SNEAD
SNEB
SNEBS
SNED
SNIRT
SNIRTLE
SNIRTS
STADE
STADES
STADIA
STADIAL
STAID
STAIDER
STAIDEST
STAMEN
STAMNOI
STAT
STATE
STATED
STATION
STATIONED
STATUE
STATUED
STATUES
STATURE
STATURED
STATURES
STEAD
STEAL
STEALE
STEALER
STEALT
STEAM
STEAMED
STEAN
STED
STEDE
STEDES
STEM
STEN
STEND
STENO
STENOTIC
STET
STIE
STIED
STILE
STILET
STRIFE
STRIFEFUL
STRIFES
STUB
STUBS
STULM
STUM
STUN
STURE
TAAL
TAED
TAENIOID
TAES
TAIL
TAILS
TAIS
TAIT
TAITS
TAME
TAMED
TASTE
TASTED
TASTEFUL
TASTEFULNESS
TATE
TATES
TATIE
TATS
TATU
TATUED
TATUS
TAUS
TAUT
TAUTED
TAUTEN
TAUTS
TEAD
TEADE
TEADES
TEAED
TEAL
TEAM
TEAMED
TEAS
TEASE
TEASED
TEASEL
TEAT
TEATED
TEATS
TEFS
TELIA
TELIAL
TELS
TELT
TENAIL
TENAILS
TEND
TENDER
TENDERS
TENE
TENIOID
TENS
TENUE
TENUES
TENURE
TENURED
TENURES
TEST
TESTA
TESTAE
TESTAMUR
TESTAMURS
TESTE
TESTED
TETE
TETES
TETS
TEXAS
THAE
THEE
THEED
THEES
THEFT
THEFTS
THERE
THERES
THESE
THIS
THISTLE
THISTLIER
TICE
TIDAL
TIDE
TIDES
TIED
TILE
TILES
TILS
TINE
TINEA
TINEAS
TINED
TINEID
TISANE
TISANES
TOEA
TOEAS
TOED
TOIT
TOITED
TOITS
TOME
TONE
TONED
TONIC
TREIF
TRIE
TRIFLE
TRIM
TRIN
TRINAL
TRINE
TRINED
TRINES
TRINS
TRIO
TSADE
TSADES
TSADI
TUBE
TUBES
TUBS
TUFA
TULE
TUNE
TUNED
TUNIC
TUNICLE
TURF
TURFED
TURFEN
TURFMEN
UNCE
UNCI
UNCLE
UNCO
UNEASE
UNEATEN
UNIDEAED
UNIT
UNMATED
UNMEDIATED
UNMEDITATED
UNMET
UNMETED
URBS
UREA
UREDIA
UREDIAL
URES
USED
USEFUL
USEFULNESS
USNEA
USNEAS
USTION
UTAS
UTES

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Yesterday's Strands Answers — January 27, 2026

  • Theme: "Canine classics"
  • Spangram: HEREBOY

Theme words:

BANDIT BLUE BUDDY CHAMP ROVER SCOUT SCRUFFY SPOT

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