Strands Answers in Order January 30, 2026 #866, Hints, and Tips

Here are the NYT Strands answers in order for January 30, 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: "We're not lost ..."
  • Category nudge: Think about we're not lost ...
  • Theme words count: 6 words to find
  • First letters of theme words: A, B, C, L, S, S
  • Tip: Match colors to confirm words before moving on.

Today's Spangram

SPANGRAM: FINDYOURWAY

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

Theme connection: This word relates to "We're not lost ..." and connects all theme words.

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

Theme Words:

ATLAS BEACON COMPASS LANDMARK SEXTANT STAR

All Valid Solutions (1260 words):

AALS
ABED
ACED
ACES
ACNE
ACNED
ACNES
ACTA
ACTON
ACTONS
ACTS
ADMAN
ADMIN
ADMINS
ADMIRANCE
ADMIRANCES
ADNATE
ADYTA
AESIR
AIAS
AINE
AINS
AIRS
ALAMO
ALAMOS
ALAP
ALAPA
ALAPAS
ALAS
ALTO
AMAIN
AMARANT
AMARANTS
AMARNA
AMAS
AMASS
AMATOL
AMATOLS
AMAUT
AMIA
AMIAS
AMIN
AMINE
AMINES
AMINS
AMIR
AMIRS
AMIS
AMPASSY
AMPUTATE
AMPUTATES
ANAN
ANAS
ANATTA
ANATTAS
ANATTO
ANCE
ANDANTE
ANDANTES
ANENST
ANENT
ANES
ANIMA
ANIMAL
ANIMAS
ANIS
ANISE
ANNA
ANNAS
ANNAT
ANNATES
ANNATS
ANNATTA
ANNATTAS
ANNATTO
ANNO
ANNS
ANOA
ANOAS
ANSA
ANTA
ANTAR
ANTARA
ANTARS
ANTAS
ANTE
ANTES
ANTRA
ANTRE
ANTRES
ANTS
APART
APOS
APRES
ARAISE
ARAISED
AREA
AREAS
ARES
ARET
AREW
ARIA
ARIAS
ARIS
ARISE
ARISEN
ARISTA
ARISTO
ARKS
ARNA
ARNATTO
ARNUT
ARPA
ARPAS
ARSE
ARSED
ARSENATE
ARSENATES
ARSENO
ARSINE
ARSY
ASANA
ASAR
ASCAUNT
ASEA
ASKER
ASKERS
ASKEW
ASRAMA
ASRAMAS
ASTONE
ASTONED
ASWAY
ATES
ATLAS
ATOC
ATONE
ATONED
ATONES
ATOP
ATTAP
ATUA
ATUAS
AUNT
AUNTER
AUNTERS
AUNTY
AURA
AURAS
AURES
AUTO
AWARE
AWARER
AWARN
AWAY
AWAYS
AWES
AXES
AXMAN
BACON
BACONS
BADE
BANC
BANCO
BANE
BANED
BANES
BANNED
BANNS
BANS
BANT
BANTS
BEACON
BEACONS
BEAD
BEADY
BEAN
BEANO
BEANS
BEAT
BEATER
BEATERS
BEATY
BEND
BENDY
BENI
BENIS
BENNI
BENNIS
BENS
BENT
BENTO
BENTS
BESAT
BEST
BESTAIN
BESTAR
BYDE
BYDES
CADE
CADENT
CADES
CAESAR
CAESARIAN
CAESARS
CAMA
CAMAS
CAMO
CAMOS
CAMP
CAMPO
CAMPOS
CAMPOUT
CANE
CANED
CANES
CANN
CANNA
CANNAE
CANNAS
CANNED
CANNS
CANS
CANST
CANT
CANTAR
CANTARS
CANTO
CANTS
CAPA
CAPAS
CAPO
CAPON
CAPOS
CAPOT
CAPUT
CARE
CARER
CARERS
CARES
CARET
CAREX
CARN
CARP
CARPAL
CARPALS
CARS
CART
CARTA
CARTE
CARTER
CARTERS
CARTES
CARTWAY
CARTWAYS
CASA
CASAS
CAUP
CAUTER
CAUTERS
CAWS
CENS
CENT
CENTAI
CENTAS
CENTO
CENTS
CESARIAN
CESTA
COMA
COMAL
COMART
COMAS
COMP
COMPARE
COMPARER
COMPARERS
COMPARES
COMPART
COMPAS
COMPASS
COMPO
COMPOT
COMPOUND
COMPUTANT
COMPUTE
COMPUTER
COMPUTERS
COMPUTES
CONARIA
CONARIAL
CONE
CONED
CONES
CONN
CONNATE
CONNATURE
CONNATURES
CONNE
CONNED
CONNES
CONNS
CONS
CONTAIN
CONTAINED
CONTAINS
COPAL
COPALS
COPOUT
COPRA
COPRAS
COSS
COSY
COTAN
COTANS
COTS
DACE
DACES
DAES
DAINE
DAINED
DAINES
DAIS
DAMAN
DAMANS
DAMAR
DAMARS
DAMIANA
DAMN
DANCE
DANCES
DANS
DANT
DANTS
DARI
DARIS
DATE
DATER
DATERS
DATES
DATO
DATTO
DATURA
DATURAS
DEACON
DEACONS
DEAN
DEANS
DEBT
DECANT
DECANTS
DECO
DENAR
DENARI
DENARS
DENATURE
DENATURES
DENI
DENIAL
DENIM
DENIS
DENS
DENT
DENTARIA
DENTARIAS
DENTS
DESI
DESTAIN
DRAIN
DRAINED
DRAINS
DRAM
DRAMA
DREK
DREKS
DREW
EANS
EASY
EATER
EATERS
ECAD
ECTASIA
ENACT
ENACTS
ENARM
ENATE
ENATES
ENSNARE
ENSNARER
ENSNARERS
ENSNARES
ENTASIA
ERAS
ERASE
ERASED
ERKS
ERMINE
ERMINED
ERMINES
ESTOC
ETAT
ETNA
EXAM
EXAMINANT
EXAMINE
EXAMINED
EXAMINES
EXTANT
EXTRA
EXTRAS
FAAN
FAAS
FAIN
FAINE
FAINEANT
FAINEANTS
FAINED
FAINES
FAINEST
FAINNE
FAINNES
FAINS
FAIR
FAIRS
FAMINE
FAMINES
FAND
FARINA
FARINAS
FARS
FARSE
FARSED
FIANCE
FIANCES
FIAR
FIARS
FIAT
FIATS
FIND
FINE
FINED
FINES
FINEST
FINNAC
FINNED
FINS
FIRS
FIRST
FIST
FLAIR
FLAIRS
FLAM
FLAMINES
FLAN
FRAIM
FRAISE
FRAISED
FRANC
FRANCO
FRAS
FRAT
FRATS
FRIAND
FRIANDE
FRIANDES
FRIAR
FRIARS
FRIS
FRISE
FRIST
IMARET
INARM
INDENT
INDENTS
INNED
INNS
INSANE
INSECT
INSECTAN
INSTANCE
INSTANCED
INSTAR
ISNA
ISNAE
ISTANA
KEAS
KEASAR
KERMA
KERMAS
KERMIS
KERN
KETA
KRAAL
KRANS
LAIN
LAIR
LAIRS
LAMA
LAMAS
LAMIA
LAMIAS
LAMINA
LAMINAE
LAMINAR
LAMINAS
LAMINATE
LAMINATES
LAMP
LAMPAS
LAND
LANDMAN
LANDMARK
LANDMARKS
LARI
LARIAT
LARIATS
LARINE
LARIS
LARS
LAUND
LAURA
LAURAS
LOAM
LOTA
LOTAS
LOUN
LOUND
LOUP
LOUR
LOURE
LOURES
LOURS
LOUT
MAAED
MAAR
MAARE
MAARS
MAAS
MACS
MADRAS
MADRASA
MADRE
MADRES
MAFIA
MAFIAS
MAIN
MAINED
MAINEST
MAINS
MAIR
MAIRS
MAISE
MAIST
MALA
MALAS
MALONATE
MALONATES
MALS
MALT
MALTY
MANA
MANAT
MANATU
MAND
MANDATE
MANDATES
MANE
MANED
MANENT
MANES
MANI
MANIA
MANIAS
MANIS
MANNA
MANNAS
MANNED
MANS
MANSE
MAPAU
MARA
MARAS
MARD
MARE
MARES
MARIA
MARINA
MARINADE
MARINADES
MARINAS
MARINATE
MARINATES
MARINE
MARINES
MARK
MARKER
MARKERS
MARKET
MARKS
MARS
MARSE
MART
MASA
MASAS
MASE
MASED
MASS
MASSY
MAST
MATLO
MATT
MATY
MAUN
MAUND
MAUNDY
MAUT
MAWR
MAWRS
MAWS
MAXES
MINA
MINAE
MINAR
MINARET
MINARS
MINAS
MIND
MINE
MINED
MINES
MINX
MINXES
MIRS
MISATONE
MISATONED
MISE
MISEAT
MIST
MOAS
MOCS
MOSS
MOSSY
MPRET
NAAM
NAAN
NAANS
NABE
NABES
NADA
NAIAD
NAIANT
NAIF
NAIN
NAIRA
NAIRAS
NANA
NANAS
NANE
NANNA
NANNAS
NANS
NANUA
NARAS
NARD
NARE
NARES
NARIAL
NARINE
NARIS
NARK
NARKS
NASARD
NASIAL
NATES
NATS
NATTY
NATURA
NATURE
NATURES
NEAT
NEATER
NECTAR
NECTARIAL
NECTARS
NEST
NOPAL
NOPALS
NOTA
NOTAL
NOTANDA
NOTARIAL
NOTARISE
NOTARISED
NOTATE
NOTATES
NOTT
NOUP
NOUT
NURS
NUTATE
NUTATES
NUTTY
OARS
OCAS
OCEAN
OCEANARIA
OCEANS
OCTA
OCTAN
OCTANE
OCTANES
OCTANS
OCTAS
OMASA
OMASAL
ONANIST
ONCE
ONCES
ONDATRA
ONDATRAS
ONES
ONNED
ONST
OPAL
OPALS
OSAR
OSCAR
OTARINE
OUNDY
OUPA
OUPAS
OURN
OURS
OUTATE
OUTBY
OUTDANCE
OUTDANCES
OUTDATE
OUTDATES
OUTER
OUTERS
OUTRAISE
OUTRAISED
OUTRAN
OUTRE
OUTWAR
OUTWARS
PAAL
PAALS
PACO
PACOS
PACS
PACY
PALAMA
PALAS
PALS
PARE
PARER
PARERA
PARERS
PARES
PARS
PART
PARTAN
PARTANS
PARTER
PARTERS
PARTWAY
PASS
PATTY
PATY
PAUA
PAUAS
PAWA
PAWAS
PAWER
PAWERS
PAWS
POAS
POLS
POLT
POMATO
POND
PONT
PONTES
PONTY
POSS
POSY
POTAE
POTAES
POTT
POTTY
POUND
POUR
POURER
POURERS
POURS
POUT
POUTER
POUTERS
POUTY
PRAM
PRAO
PRAOS
PRAU
PRESA
PRETAX
PRETRAIN
PRETRAINED
PRETRAINS
PREX
PRUNT
PRUTA
PRUTOT
PUNA
PUNT
PUNTER
PUNTERS
PUNTO
PUNTY
PURE
PURER
PURES
PURS
PURSY
PUTON
PUTT
PUTTO
PUTTY
RACY
RAIA
RAIAS
RAIN
RAINDATE
RAINDATES
RAINE
RAINED
RAINES
RAINS
RAIS
RAISE
RAISED
RAMAL
RAMI
RAMIN
RAMINS
RAMIS
RAMP
RANA
RANCE
RANCED
RANCES
RAND
RANDAN
RANDANS
RANDY
RANI
RANIS
RANT
RANTS
RASE
RASED
RAST
RASTA
RATO
RATS
RAUN
RAUPO
RAWER
RAWS
RAXES
RERAISE
RERAISED
RERAN
RERUN
RESAW
RESAWS
RESAY
RESAYS
RETAX
RETRAIN
RETRAINED
RETRAINS
RETUND
RETURN
REWRAP
REWS
RIAL
RIANT
RIAS
RIMA
RIND
RINDY
RINE
RINES
RINS
RINSE
RINSED
RISE
RISEN
RUND
RUNT
RUNTY
RUTTY
SACS
SAIM
SAIN
SAINE
SAINED
SAIR
SALON
SALOP
SALT
SALTO
SALTY
SAMA
SAMAN
SAMARA
SAMAS
SAMOSA
SAMOSAS
SAMP
SAND
SANDY
SANE
SANED
SANT
SANTO
SAPOTA
SAPOTAS
SAPOUR
SAPOURS
SARAN
SARD
SARDAR
SARI
SARIN
SARK
SARKS
SARS
SASER
SASS
SASSY
SAUNA
SAUNAED
SAUNT
SAUNTER
SAUNTERS
SAUT
SAUTE
SAUTES
SAWER
SAWERS
SAWS
SAXE
SAXES
SAYS
SCAM
SCAMP
SCAPA
SCAPAS
SCAR
SCARE
SCARER
SCARERS
SCARES
SCARP
SCARPA
SCARPAS
SCARS
SCART
SCAUP
SCAUR
SCAURS
SCAW
SCAWS
SCOP
SCOPA
SCOPAS
SEAN
SEAS
SEAT
SEATER
SEATERS
SEATRAIN
SECANT
SECO
SECT
SECTARIAL
SECTARIAN
SEDAN
SEDATE
SEDATER
SEDATES
SENA
SENATE
SENATES
SEND
SENNA
SENT
SERA
SERAC
SERACS
SERAI
SERAIS
SERK
SERS
SETA
SETAE
SETUP
SEWAR
SEWARS
SEWS
SEXT
SEXTAN
SEXTANS
SEXTANT
SIAL
SIMA
SIMAR
SIMARS
SIND
SINE
SINED
SINNED
SKER
SKERS
SKET
SKEW
SKEWS
SKRAN
SKRANS
SLAM
SLAP
SLAT
SLATY
SLOP
SLOT
SLOYD
SNAB
SNAR
SNARE
SNARER
SNARERS
SNARES
SNARF
SNARK
SNARKS
SNARS
SNEAD
SNEB
SNED
SNOT
SOAP
SOAR
SOARE
SOARER
SOARERS
SOARES
SOCA
SOCS
SOMA
SOMAS
SOPRA
STAIN
STAINED
STAIR
STANCE
STANE
STANED
STANNATE
STANNATES
STAR
STONE
STONED
STONEN
STONN
STONNE
STONNED
SWAM
SWAMP
SWAP
SWARE
SWART
SWAY
SWAYS
SYSOP
TAAL
TAALS
TAED
TAENIA
TAENIAS
TAES
TAIN
TAINS
TAIRA
TAIS
TALA
TALAS
TALON
TAMAL
TAMALS
TAMP
TAMPON
TAMPONADE
TAMPONADES
TANA
TANAS
TANE
TANIST
TANNA
TANNAS
TANNATE
TANNATES
TANNED
TANNEST
TANS
TANTO
TANTRA
TANTRAS
TAPA
TAPALO
TAPAS
TAPU
TARA
TARAMA
TARAMAS
TARAND
TARS
TARSI
TARSIA
TASAR
TASARS
TATE
TATER
TATERS
TATES
TATOU
TATT
TATTY
TATU
TAUNT
TAUNTER
TAUNTERS
TAUON
TAUT
TAUTER
TAXA
TAXER
TAXERS
TAXES
TAXMAN
TEAS
TERAI
TERAIS
TERAS
TERM
TERN
TEWS
TEXAS
TOLA
TOLAS
TOLT
TONE
TONED
TONES
TONNE
TONNES
TONS
TOPO
TOPOS
TOTAL
TOTALS
TOUN
TOUR
TOURACO
TOURACOS
TOURER
TOURERS
TOURS
TOUT
TOUTER
TOUTERS
TRAIN
TRAINED
TRAINS
TRAM
TRAMP
TRANECT
TRANECTS
TRANS
TRANSE
TRANSECT
TRAP
TRAPUNTO
TRASS
TREK
TREKS
TRES
TREW
TREWS
TSAR
TSARINA
TSARS
TUART
TUNA
TUND
TURACO
TURACOS
TURN
TUTANIA
TUTANIAS
TUTTY
TWAE
TWAES
TWAS
TWAY
TWAYS
TWERP
TYDE
UNDATE
UNDE
UNDY
UNTANNED
UNTAX
UNTAXES
UNTO
UNTRAINED
UPAS
UPON
URAO
URAOS
UREA
UREAS
URES
URSA
URSAE
UTES
WAES
WARE
WARES
WARN
WARP
WARS
WART
WASE
WAUR
WAURS
WAYS
WERT
WETA
WRAP
XERASIA
YAWS
YOND
YONT
YOUR
YOURN
YOURS
YOURT

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Yesterday's Strands Answers — January 29, 2026

  • Theme: "Talk of the town"
  • Spangram: CLAIMTOFAME

Theme words:

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