Today's Strands Hints (No Spoilers)
- Category nudge: Think about sink or swim
- Theme words count: 5 words to find
- First letters of theme words: C, D, I, P, R
- 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 "Sink or swim" and connects all theme words.
Today's Answers — Full Word List (In Order)
Theme Words:
CRITICAL
DECISIVE
IMPERATIVE
PIVOTAL
RISKY
All Valid Solutions (1031 words):
AALS
AARTI
AARTIS
ACAI
ACAIS
ACARI
ACKER
ACKERS
ACTA
ACTIVE
ACTS
AEGIS
AERIAL
AERIALS
AERIE
AESC
AIAS
AIGRET
AILS
AIMER
AIRER
AIRERS
AIRS
AIRT
AIRTH
AIRTHS
AIRTS
AITS
AIVER
AIVERS
AKATHISIA
AKATHISIAS
AKELA
AKELAS
AKES
AKITA
AKITAS
ALEC
ALECS
ALES
ALIT
ALIVE
ALTO
ALTOS
AREA
AREAE
AREAR
AREG
ARERE
ARET
ARIA
ARIAS
ARIGHT
ARIOSI
ARIOT
ARIS
ARSIER
ARSIS
ARSY
ARTAL
ARTERIAL
ARTERIALS
ARTERIOLE
ARTERIOLES
ARTI
ARTIER
ARTIS
ARTS
ASCARIS
ASCI
ASDIC
ASEA
ASHET
ASIDE
ASTARE
ASTIR
ATOP
ATOPY
ATRIA
ATRIAL
ATRIP
CAAS
CAKE
CAKES
CAKIER
CALID
CARE
CARER
CARET
CARIOLE
CARIOLES
CARITAS
CARS
CART
CARTA
CARTAS
CARTS
CARVE
CARVER
CASH
CAST
CATS
CEAS
CEDI
CEDIS
CEIL
CEILI
CEILIS
CEILS
CELOSIA
CELOSIAS
CELS
CELT
CERIC
CIDE
CIDS
CIEL
CIELS
CILIA
CILICE
CIRCS
CIRE
CIRES
CITAL
CITALS
CITIES
CIVE
CIVIE
CREAK
CREATIVE
CRICK
CRIES
CRIT
CRITIC
CRITICAL
CRITICS
DECISIVE
DEICE
DEIL
DEILS
DICE
DILATIVE
DISA
DISAS
DISS
DISSIGHT
DIVE
DIVI
DIVIS
DIVS
EARS
EARST
EARTH
EARTHS
EATER
EATERIE
EATERS
EATH
EATHE
EATS
EGER
EGERS
EGIS
EGRET
EIDE
EIGHT
EIGHTS
EIKS
EILD
EILDS
ELOPS
EMIR
EMIRATE
EMPIGHT
EMPIRE
EREV
EREVS
ERGS
ERIC
ERICA
ERICAS
ERICK
ERICS
ERST
EVIL
EVILS
EVIRATE
GEAR
GEARE
GEAT
GEIT
GERE
GERT
GETA
GHERAO
GHERAOS
GHIS
GIRT
GIST
GIVE
GRAIP
GRAT
GRATE
GRATER
GRATERS
GRATIS
GREAT
GREATER
GRIECE
GRIECED
GRIM
GRIME
GRIP
GRIPE
HEAR
HEARE
HEARER
HEARERS
HEARIE
HEART
HEARTIER
HEAT
HEATER
HEATERS
HEGIRA
HEID
HEIDS
HEIGH
HEIGHT
HEIGHTS
HEIL
HEILS
HEIR
HEMP
HEMPIE
HERE
HEREAT
HERIOT
HERS
HIGH
HIGHER
HIGHERS
HIGHS
HIGHT
HIGHTAIL
HIGHTAILS
HIGHTS
HIRE
HIRER
HIRERS
HISS
HIST
HISTRIO
HISTRIOS
HIVE
ICED
ICIER
ICKER
ICKERS
ICKIER
ICTAL
IKAT
IKATS
ILIA
ILIAC
IMPERATIVE
IMPI
IOTA
IOTAS
IRATE
IRATER
IRES
ISIT
ITALIC
ITALICS
ITAS
ITHER
IVIED
KAAL
KAAS
KAES
KAIS
KALE
KALES
KARST
KARSY
KART
KARTS
KATA
KATAS
KATI
KATIPO
KATIPOS
KATIS
KATS
KEAS
KEIR
KEIRS
KELT
KIER
KIERIE
KIERS
KIRS
KITE
KITER
KITERS
LAARI
LAARIS
LACIER
LACK
LACKER
LACKERS
LACS
LAER
LAERS
LAIC
LAICS
LAIGH
LAIGHER
LAIGHS
LAIR
LAIRS
LAITH
LAITIES
LAKE
LAKER
LAKERS
LAKES
LAKIER
LASCAR
LASCARS
LASE
LASER
LASH
LASHER
LASHERS
LASS
LASSI
LASSIE
LAST
LATH
LATHE
LATHER
LATHERS
LATHI
LATHIS
LATHS
LATI
LATKE
LATKES
LATRIA
LATRIAS
LATS
LEAK
LEAR
LEARE
LEARS
LEAS
LEAT
LEATHER
LEATHERS
LEATS
LEIR
LEIRS
LIAS
LIATRIS
LICE
LICIT
LICK
LICKER
LICKERS
LIDS
LIED
LITAI
LITAS
LIVE
LIVIER
LOATH
LOATHE
LOATHER
LOATHERS
LOIR
LOIRS
LOPS
LOTA
LOTAS
MEARE
MEAT
MEATIER
MEGS
MERE
MERER
MERGE
MERGER
MERGERS
MERI
MIRE
MIRI
OAKER
OAKERS
OAKIER
OAKIES
OARS
OATH
OATHS
OATS
OLEA
OLEARIA
OLEARIAS
OLEIC
OLES
OSIER
OSIERS
PEAR
PEARE
PEART
PEARTER
PEAT
PEATIER
PEGH
PEGHS
PEGS
PERAI
PERE
PEREA
PERI
PERT
PERTER
PIAL
PIAS
PIECE
PIECED
PIER
PIERT
PIGHT
PIGHTS
PIGS
PIRACIES
PIRAI
PIRATE
PIRS
PISKY
PISO
PITA
PITAS
PITH
PITHS
PITS
PIVOT
PIVOTAL
POAKA
POAKAS
POAKE
POAKES
POAS
POIS
POLE
POLER
POLERS
POLES
POLS
POLT
POSIER
POSIT
POSITS
POSY
POTAE
POTAES
PSOAE
PSOAI
PSOAS
RACA
RACIAL
RACIER
RACK
RACKER
RACKERS
RAIA
RAIAS
RAIS
RAIT
RAITA
RAITAS
RAITS
RAKE
RAKER
RAKERS
RAKES
RAKI
RATA
RATAL
RATALS
RATAS
RATE
RATER
RATERS
RATH
RATHE
RATHER
RATHERIPE
RATHRIPE
RATHS
RATIO
RATIOS
RATS
REACT
REACTIVE
REACTS
REAK
REAL
REALO
REALOS
REALS
REAR
REARER
REARS
REATA
REATAS
REATE
RECS
REGEAR
REGIE
REGIVE
REGS
REHS
REIK
REIKS
REIS
REIVE
RERACK
RERIG
RERIGS
RESAT
RETRIM
REVISIT
REVISITS
REVS
RHEA
RIAL
RIALS
RIALTO
RIALTOS
RIAS
RIATA
RIATAS
RICK
RICTAL
RIEL
RIELS
RIEM
RIEMPIE
RIGHT
RIGHTS
RIGS
RIME
RIOT
RIPE
RIPS
RIPT
RISK
RISKIER
RISKY
RISP
RITS
RIVE
RIVER
RIVET
RIVIERA
RIVIERE
SACK
SACKER
SACKERS
SACS
SAIC
SAICK
SAICS
SAIL
SAILS
SAIR
SAIRER
SAIRS
SAIS
SAIST
SAITH
SAITHE
SAITHS
SAKAI
SAKAIS
SAKE
SAKER
SAKI
SALE
SALIC
SALOP
SALOPS
SALS
SALT
SALTO
SALTOS
SASH
SASTRA
SATAI
SATAIS
SATI
SATIRE
SATIRES
SATIS
SATIVE
SCAIL
SCAILS
SCAITH
SCALD
SCALDIC
SCALDS
SCAR
SCARE
SCARER
SCARS
SCART
SCARTH
SCAT
SCATH
SCATHE
SCEAT
SCREAK
SCRIKE
SEAL
SEAR
SEARE
SEARER
SEARS
SEAT
SEATS
SEIK
SEIR
SEKT
SEKTS
SERIC
SERK
SHEA
SHEAR
SHEIK
SHEIKS
SHERE
SHERIA
SHERIAS
SHERIAT
SHET
SHIAI
SHIAIS
SHIV
SHIVE
SHIVS
SHREIK
SHREIKS
SHRI
SHRIMP
SHRIS
SHRIVE
SHRIVER
SIAL
SIALIC
SIALID
SIALIDS
SIALS
SICE
SICK
SICKER
SICKIE
SICKIES
SICS
SIDE
SIEGE
SIEGER
SIGH
SIGHER
SIGHERS
SIGHS
SIGHT
SIGHTS
SILD
SILICA
SILICAS
SIRE
SIRS
SISAL
SIST
SISTRA
SITAR
SITARS
SITE
SITH
SITHE
SITKA
SITREP
SITS
SIVER
SIVERS
SKIER
SKIERS
SKIT
SKITE
SKIVE
SKIVER
SKIVERS
SLACK
SLACKER
SLACKERS
SLAE
SLAKE
SLAKER
SLASH
SLASHER
SLASHERS
SLAT
SLATHER
SLATHERS
SLATIER
SLATS
SLICE
SLICED
SLICK
SLICKER
SLICKERS
SLID
SLIDE
SLIT
SLIVE
SLOP
SLOPS
SLOPY
SLOT
SOAK
SOAKER
SOAKERS
SOAR
SOARE
SOARER
SOARS
SOLA
SOLAS
SOLE
SOLEI
SOLER
SOLERS
SOLES
SOLS
SPIAL
SPIALS
SPIRAEA
SPIRAEAS
SPIRE
SPIREA
SPIRT
SPIRTS
SPIT
SPITAL
SPITALS
SPITS
SPIV
SPOT
SRIS
STACK
STACKER
STACKERS
STAIG
STAIR
STAIRS
STAKE
STAKES
STAR
STARE
STARER
STARS
STARSPOT
STARVE
STARVER
STAT
STATIC
STIR
STIRE
STIRS
STIVE
STIVER
STIVERS
STIVIER
STRAE
STRAES
STRAKE
STRAKES
STRIA
STRIAE
STRIP
STRIPS
STRIPT
STRIPY
STRIVE
STRIVER
TAAL
TAALS
TAATA
TAATAS
TACIT
TACK
TACKER
TACKERS
TACKIER
TACKIES
TACT
TACTS
TAEL
TAELS
TAES
TAIG
TAIGS
TAIL
TAILS
TAIRA
TAIS
TAISH
TAIT
TAITS
TAIVER
TAIVERS
TAIVERT
TAKA
TAKAS
TAKE
TAKER
TAKERS
TAKES
TAKI
TAKIER
TALE
TALEA
TALER
TALERS
TALES
TALI
TAOS
TARE
TARGE
TARS
TARSAL
TARSALS
TARSI
TARSIA
TARSIAS
TARSIER
TASER
TASH
TASS
TASSIE
TATAR
TATARS
TATH
TATHS
TATIE
TATIES
TATS
TEAR
TEGS
TEHR
TEHRS
TERAI
TERAIS
TERATA
TERTIA
TERTIAL
TERTIALS
TERTIAS
TERTS
THEATRE
THERE
THEREAT
THERIAC
THERIACA
THERIACAL
THERIACAS
THERIACS
THETA
THIG
THIGS
THIS
THRAE
THREAT
THRIP
THRIPS
THRIVE
THRIVER
TIAR
TIARS
TICAL
TICALS
TICK
TICKER
TICKERS
TICKIES
TICS
TIER
TIERS
TIES
TIKA
TIKAS
TIKE
TIKES
TILDE
TILS
TIPI
TIPS
TIPSIER
TIPSY
TIPT
TIRE
TIRES
TOIT
TOITS
TOLA
TOLAS
TOLE
TOLES
TOPI
TOPIS
TOPS
TRACK
TRACKER
TRACKERS
TRACT
TREAT
TRET
TREVIS
TRIAC
TRIACS
TRIACT
TRIAL
TRIALS
TRIE
TRIG
TRIGS
TRIM
TRIO
TRIOL
TRIOLS
TRIOS
TRIP
TRIPE
TRIPOS
TRIPS
TRIPY
TRIVET
TRIVIA
TRIVIAL
TRIVIALITIES
VEGIE
VEIL
VEILS
VERA
VERACITIES
VERGE
VERITAS
VERS
VERSAL
VERSALS
VERSO
VERST
VERT
VERTS
VIAE
VIAL
VIALS
VIAS
VIATIC
VIATICA
VICE
VICED
VIDE
VIDS
VIED
VIER
VIERS
VIGIA
VIGIAS
VIGS
VILD
VILDE
VIOL
VIOLA
VIOLAS
VIOLER
VIOLERS
VIOLS
VIPER
VIRE
VIREMIA
VIRGE
VIRGER
VIRGERS
VISA
VISAS
VISCARIA
VISCARIAS
VISIE
VISIED
VISIER
VISIERS
VISIT
VISITATIVE
VISITE
VISITER
VISITERS
VISITS
VISTA
VISTAL
VISTAS
VITA
VITAE
VITAL
VITALITIES
VITALS
VITAS
VITE
VOAR
VOARS
VOLA
VOLAE
VOLE
VOLES
VOLS
VOLT
VOLTA
YIPS
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Yesterday's Strands Answers — February 11, 2026
- Theme: "Crack and snack"
- Spangram: GONUTS
Theme words:
ALMOND
CASHEW
FILBERT
MACADAMIA
PECAN
PISTACHIO
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