Today's Strands Hints (No Spoilers)
- Category nudge: Think about xoxoxo
- Theme words count: 6 words to find
- First letters of theme words: C, E, P, S, S, S
- 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 "XOXOXO" and connects all theme words.
Today's Answers — Full Word List (In Order)
Theme Words:
CUDDLE
EMBRACE
PECK
SMACK
SMOOCH
SNUGGLE
All Valid Solutions (787 words):
ABCEE
ABCEES
ABID
ABRI
ABRIM
ABRIS
ACHE
ACHES
ACME
ACMES
ACMIC
ACRID
ADDLE
ADDLES
ADDS
ADDUCE
ADDUCES
ADMASS
AGEE
AGEN
AGES
AGMA
AGMAS
AGUE
AGUES
AKEE
AKES
AMBARI
AMBARIS
AMEBA
AMEBIC
AMEN
AMENS
AMICE
AMICES
AMICUS
AMID
AMIDS
AMIR
AMIS
AMISES
AMISS
AMISSES
AMUCK
ANDS
ANGEL
ANGELS
ANGLE
ANGLES
ANSA
ARCS
ARCSEC
ARCSECS
ARCUS
ARCUSES
ARDS
ARID
ARIS
ARISE
ARISES
ASDIC
ASDICS
ASEPSES
ASEPSIS
BADE
BADS
BARD
BARDE
BARDED
BARDES
BARDS
BARIC
BECRIME
BECRIMES
BEEN
BEES
BEMA
BEMAD
BEMADS
BEMAS
BEMEAN
BEMEANS
BICE
BICEP
BICEPS
BICES
BIDS
BIKE
BIKES
BIMA
BIMAS
BIRD
BIRDED
BIRDS
BISE
BISES
BISK
BRACE
BRAD
BRADS
BRIK
BRIKS
BRIM
BRIS
BRISE
BRISES
BRISK
BRISKEN
BRISKENS
BRISS
BRISSES
BRUS
CABMAN
CABMEN
CADE
CADES
CADS
CAKE
CAKES
CAMS
CARB
CARBEEN
CARBEENS
CARD
CARDED
CARDS
CARIBE
CARICES
CASE
CASK
CASSIS
CASSISES
CAUK
CAUM
CAUMS
CEBID
CEBIDS
CEES
CEMBRA
CEPE
CEPES
CEPS
CESS
CESURA
CHECK
CHECKS
CHEKA
CHEKAS
CHESS
CHUG
CHUGS
CHUM
CHUMS
CHUNK
CHUNKS
CIDS
CIRCA
CISCO
CISCOES
CISCOS
CISSUS
COMP
COMPESCE
COMPESCES
COMPS
COMS
COOM
COOMS
COOS
COSE
COSEC
COSECS
COSED
COSES
COUDE
COUR
COURB
COURD
CRAB
CRADLE
CRADLED
CRADLES
CRIB
CRIM
CRIME
CRIMEN
CRIMES
CRIS
CRISE
CRISES
CRISP
CRISPS
CRISSA
CRUCES
CRUD
CRUDDLE
CRUDDLES
CRUDE
CRUDES
CRUDS
CRUE
CRUEL
CRUES
CRUS
CRUSE
CRUSES
CUDDLE
CUDDLES
CUDS
CUED
CUES
CURB
CURD
CURDED
CURDLE
CURDLED
CURDLES
CURDS
CUSEC
CUSECS
CUSP
CUSPS
CUSS
DACE
DADS
DAES
DAGGLE
DAGGLES
DAGS
DAKS
DAME
DAMES
DANG
DANGLE
DANGLES
DANGS
DANK
DANKS
DANS
DARB
DARI
DARIC
DARICS
DARIS
DEDUCE
DEDUCES
DEUCE
DEUCES
DEUS
DICE
DICES
DIKA
DIKAS
DIKE
DIKES
DIME
DIMES
DISC
DISCO
DISCOS
DISCS
DISCUS
DISCUSES
DISEUR
DISEUSE
DISK
DISS
DISSES
DISUSE
DISUSED
DRAB
DRAC
DRAD
DRIB
DRICE
DRICES
DRUSE
DRUSES
DUCE
DUCES
DUCI
DUED
DUEL
DUES
DUOS
DURA
EAGLE
EAGLES
EANS
EASE
EASEL
EASLE
ECAD
ECADS
ECHE
ECHES
ECOS
ECRU
ECRUS
ECUS
EDUCE
EDUCES
EGAD
EGADS
EGGS
EGMA
EGMAS
ELDS
ELSE
EMBACE
EMBAR
EMBRACE
EMBRUE
EMBRUED
EMBRUES
EMES
EMEU
EMIC
EMIR
EMUNGE
EMUNGES
ENGAGE
ENGAGES
ENGS
ESCRIBE
ESES
EUGE
EUGH
GADI
GADIS
GADS
GAEN
GAES
GAGE
GAGES
GAGGLE
GAGGLES
GAGS
GAMB
GAMBA
GAMBADE
GAMBADES
GAMBE
GAMBIR
GAME
GAMES
GAMIC
GANG
GANGS
GANGUE
GANGUES
GANS
GEAN
GEANS
GELS
GENS
GENU
GEUM
GEUMS
GLEG
GUCK
GUES
GUMS
GUNG
GUNK
GUNKS
GUNS
GUNSEL
HECK
HECKS
HEPS
HUCK
HUES
HUGE
HUGS
HUMA
HUMAS
HUMS
HUNG
HUNK
HUNKS
HUNS
ICES
IKAN
IKANS
IMAGE
IMAGES
IMBAR
IMBRUE
IMBRUED
IMBRUES
IRADE
IRADES
ISSUE
ISSUED
ISSUES
KADI
KADIS
KAES
KAGU
KAME
KAMEES
KAMES
KAMI
KAMIS
KAMISES
KANG
KANGS
KANS
KAUGH
KBAR
KEAS
KEGS
KEMB
KENS
KEPS
KIBE
KIDS
KISS
KISSES
KNAG
KNAGS
KUEH
KUES
KUGEL
KUGELS
KUNA
LEGS
LEHUA
LEHUAS
LESES
LEUCH
LEUD
LEUDS
LEUGH
MACH
MACHE
MACHES
MACK
MADS
MAES
MAGE
MAGES
MAGG
MAGGS
MAGMA
MAGMAS
MAGNES
MAGNUM
MAGNUMS
MAGS
MAKE
MAKES
MAKI
MAKIS
MAKS
MAND
MANDI
MANDIR
MANDIRA
MANDIS
MANG
MANGE
MANGEL
MANGELS
MANGES
MANGLE
MANGLES
MANGS
MANS
MANSE
MASE
MASK
MASS
MAUN
MAUND
MAUNDS
MBIRA
MEAD
MEADS
MEAN
MEANS
MEASE
MEASLE
MEEK
MEES
MEGA
MEGS
MENG
MENGS
MENU
MESA
MESE
MESEL
MICE
MICRA
MICS
MIDS
MIKE
MIKES
MISCH
MISCUE
MISCUED
MISCUES
MISE
MISES
MISKEN
MISKENS
MISS
MISSA
MISSES
MISSUS
MISUSE
MISUSED
MNAS
MOCH
MOCS
MOES
MOOCH
MOOCHES
MOOS
MOOSE
MUCH
MUCHEL
MUCHELS
MUCHES
MUCK
MUGG
MUGGS
MUGS
MUNDIC
MUNDICS
MUNG
MUNGA
MUNGAS
MUNGS
MUNS
NADIR
NADS
NAGS
NAME
NAMES
NAMU
NEEM
NEEMB
NEGS
NEKS
NEMA
NEMAS
NEUM
NEUME
NEUMIC
NUGAE
NUMB
OCHE
OCHES
OOMPH
OOMS
OOSE
OOSES
OSES
OUDS
OUSEL
PECH
PECK
PECKS
PECS
PESO
PESSIMA
PSEUD
PSEUDS
PSIS
RABI
RABIC
RABID
RABIS
RACE
RACEME
RACEMES
RACEMIC
RACEMISE
RACEMISES
RADDLE
RADDLES
RADE
RADS
RIBA
RICE
RICES
RIDS
RIMA
RIMAE
RIME
RIMES
RIMU
RISE
RISES
RISK
RISP
RISPS
RISUS
RUCS
RUDD
RUDDLE
RUDDLES
RUDE
RUDES
RUDS
RUED
RUES
RUSE
RUSES
SACK
SADI
SADIS
SADS
SAGE
SAGS
SAGUM
SAKE
SAKI
SAKIS
SAMBA
SAMBAR
SAME
SAMEK
SAMEKS
SAMEN
SAND
SANDS
SANG
SANGH
SANK
SANS
SANSA
SAUCH
SAUGH
SAUNA
SAUNAS
SCEPSIS
SCEPSISES
SCHMO
SCHMOE
SCHMOES
SCHMOOS
SCHMOOSE
SCHMOOSED
SCHMOOSES
SCHMOS
SCOUR
SCOUSE
SCOUSES
SCRAB
SCRIBE
SCRIKE
SCRIKES
SCRIM
SCUD
SCUDDLE
SCUDDLES
SCUDS
SCUR
SCUSE
SCUSED
SCUSES
SEAM
SEAME
SEAN
SEANS
SECH
SECO
SECS
SEDARIM
SEDUCE
SEDUCES
SEEM
SEGS
SEGUE
SELD
SEME
SEMI
SEMIS
SEMISES
SENS
SEPS
SEPSES
SEPSIS
SESE
SESS
SICE
SICES
SICS
SIDA
SIDAS
SIKA
SIKAS
SIKE
SIKES
SIMA
SIMAS
SIMBA
SISES
SISS
SKAG
SKAGS
SKAS
SKEAN
SKEANS
SKEE
SKEG
SKEGG
SKEGGS
SKEGS
SKEN
SKENS
SKEP
SKEPS
SKEPSIS
SKEPSISES
SKID
SKIDS
SKIM
SKIS
SMACK
SMOOCH
SMOOCHES
SMUG
SMUGS
SNAG
SNAGS
SNAKE
SNAKES
SNEAD
SNEADS
SNEAK
SNEAKS
SNEE
SNUCK
SNUG
SNUGGLE
SNUGGLES
SNUGS
SOCS
SOOM
SOOMS
SOUCE
SOUCES
SOUR
SOURCE
SOURCES
SOUS
SOUSE
SPEC
SPECIMEN
SPECIMENS
SPECK
SPECKS
SPECS
SPEK
SPEKS
SPEOS
SUDD
SUDS
SUDSED
SUED
SUES
SURA
SURD
SURDS
SUSS
UMBRA
UNDAM
UNEASE
UNGAG
UNGAGS
UNKID
UNKISS
UNKISSES
UNMAKE
UNMAKES
UNMASK
UNSEAM
URDE
URDS
URIC
USED
USES
Note: Words are listed alphabetically. The game may present them in different order based on discovery.
Yesterday's Strands Answers — February 13, 2026
- Theme: "See what I mean?"
- Spangram: VISUALAIDS
Theme words:
CHART
DIAGRAM
INFOGRAPHIC
MODEL
PHOTO
VIDEO
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