Today's Strands Hints (No Spoilers)
- Category nudge: Think about true grit
- Theme words count: 6 words to find
- First letters of theme words: A, C, H, P, R, 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 "True grit" and connects all theme words.
Today's Answers — Full Word List (In Order)
Theme Words:
ABRASIVE
COARSE
HARSH
PRICKLY
ROUGH
SCRATCHY
All Valid Solutions (869 words):
ABAS
ABASE
ABASER
ABATE
ABATER
ABATES
ABEAR
ABET
ABRASIVE
ABSEIL
ACARI
ACATER
ACATES
ACER
ACERS
ACHY
ACRE
ACRES
ACTA
ADAPT
ADAPTER
ADHAN
ADHANS
AERIE
AERIER
AERIES
AERILY
AERO
AERY
AESIR
AIRER
AIRERS
AIRY
AIVER
AIVERS
ALIAS
ALIVE
ALKY
ALPS
APER
APERT
APES
APPEAR
APPLIER
APPLIES
APPLY
APPS
APSARAS
APSE
APTER
APYRASE
ARABA
ARABAS
ARAR
ARARS
ARBA
ARBAS
ARBS
ARCO
ARCS
AREA
AREACH
AREAD
AREAL
AREAR
AREAS
ARECA
ARECAS
AREPA
ARES
ARET
ARIA
ARIAS
ARIL
ARIS
ARISE
ARRAS
ARRAY
ARRAYS
ARRET
ARSE
ARSIER
ARSY
ARTAL
ARVO
ARYL
ASAR
ASEA
ASPER
ASPIRE
ASPIRER
ASPIRERS
ATAP
ATAPS
ATES
ATRESIA
AVER
AVERS
AVISE
BAIL
BARE
BARES
BARRA
BARRAS
BARRAT
BARS
BASE
BASER
BASIL
BASIPETAL
BATCH
BATE
BATES
BEACH
BEACHY
BEAD
BEADY
BEAR
BEAT
BEPAT
BERASCAL
BERAY
BERAYS
BESAT
BESPAT
BETA
BETAS
BETRAY
BETRAYS
BRAE
BRAIL
BRAISE
BRAS
BRASIER
BRASIL
BRAVE
BRAVER
BRAVERIES
BRAVERS
BRAVERY
BRAVI
BRAVO
CAAS
CACA
CAESAR
CALIPER
CALIVER
CALIVERS
CALK
CALP
CALPS
CALYPTER
CALYPTERA
CALYPTERAS
CALYPTRA
CALYPTRAS
CAPE
CAPER
CAPES
CAPI
CAPIAS
CAPPER
CAPS
CARAT
CARATE
CARATES
CARE
CARER
CARERS
CARES
CARET
CARIES
CARR
CARRAT
CARRS
CARS
CARSE
CART
CARTA
CARTAS
CARTE
CARTER
CARTES
CARVE
CARVER
CARVERS
CARVIES
CARVY
CASE
CATCH
CATCHY
CATE
CATER
CATES
CAYS
CEAS
CEASE
CERIA
CERIAS
CERISE
CERO
CHAD
CHAP
CHAPS
CHAS
CLACH
CLACHAN
CLACHANS
CLAD
CLAES
CLAP
CLAPPER
CLAPS
CLAPT
CLAT
CLATCH
CLIES
CLIP
CLIPE
CLIPES
CLIPS
CLIPT
CLIVERS
CLYPE
CLYPEI
CLYPES
COARSE
COOER
COOERS
COORIE
COORIES
CORE
CORER
CORERS
CORES
CORIA
CORIES
CORS
CORSE
CORY
COVE
COVER
COVERS
CRAAL
CRARE
CRARES
CRATCH
CRATE
CRATER
CRATES
CRAY
CRAYS
CRORE
DACHA
DACHAS
DAES
DALI
DALIS
DANS
DAPPER
DAPS
DATA
DATABASE
DATCHA
DATCHAS
DATE
DATER
DATES
EACH
EARS
EASE
EASER
EASIER
EASILY
EPACT
ERAS
ERASE
ERASER
ERRATA
ERRATAS
ERRS
ERVIL
ESPADA
ESPADAS
ESPY
ETAS
ETCH
EUGH
EVIL
GIRN
GIRNS
GOARY
GOAS
GOER
GOERS
GOES
GOOR
GOORIE
GOORIES
GOORS
GOORY
GORA
GORAS
GORE
GORI
GORIER
GORILY
GORIS
GORY
GUACO
GUAR
GUARS
GUES
HADAL
HAHA
HAHS
HAIL
HAILY
HAIR
HAIRY
HAND
HANDCAR
HANDCARS
HANDCART
HANDCLAP
HANDCLAPS
HANDY
HAPS
HARE
HARSH
HASP
HAVE
HAVER
HAVERS
HAVOC
HEAR
HEARS
HEARSE
HEARSIER
HEAVIER
HEAVIES
HEAVILY
HEAVY
HERIES
HERO
HEROE
HEROES
HERS
HERY
HICK
HOAR
HOARIER
HOARILY
HOARS
HOARSE
HOARY
HOAS
HOER
HOERS
HOES
HOOVE
HOOVER
HOOVERS
HORA
HORAS
HORE
HORI
HORIS
HUER
HUERS
HUES
HYLA
HYPATE
HYPATES
HYPE
HYPER
HYPES
HYPS
ICKY
ISBA
IVORY
KHOR
KIRN
KIRNS
KIRPAN
KIRPANS
KLAP
KLAPS
KLATCH
KYLIE
KYLIES
KYPE
KYPES
KYRIE
KYRIES
LACS
LACTASE
LACY
LADY
LAER
LAPIS
LAPPER
LAPPET
LAPPIE
LAPPIES
LAPS
LAPSE
LAPSER
LAPTRAY
LAPTRAYS
LATCH
LATE
LATER
LIAR
LIARS
LIAS
LIER
LIES
LIPA
LIPE
LIPS
LIRA
LIRAS
LIRE
LISP
LISPER
LIVE
LIVER
LIVERS
LIVERY
LIVOR
LIVORS
LIVRE
LYRA
LYRE
NADA
NAPS
OARIER
OARS
OARY
OCAS
OCREA
OORIE
OORIER
ORARIA
ORCA
ORCAS
ORES
OUGHLIES
OUGHLY
OVER
OVERHAIR
OVERHYPE
OVERHYPES
OVERS
PACA
PACAS
PACHA
PACHAS
PACS
PACT
PACTA
PACY
PALIER
PALKI
PALP
PALPEBRA
PALPEBRAE
PALPEBRAS
PALPI
PALPS
PALY
PAND
PANDA
PANDY
PANS
PAPE
PAPER
PAPES
PAPS
PAPYRI
PATCH
PATCHY
PATE
PATER
PATERA
PATES
PEACH
PEACHY
PEAL
PEAR
PEART
PEAS
PEAT
PEBA
PEBAS
PERT
PETAL
PETAR
PETARA
PETARAS
PETARS
PIAS
PIER
PIERT
PIES
PIET
PIETA
PIETAS
PILA
PILY
PIROG
PIROGHI
PIROGI
PIROGUE
PIROGUES
PISE
PLAAS
PLACATE
PLACATER
PLACATES
PLAP
PLAPS
PLAT
PLATE
PLATER
PLATES
PLIE
PLIER
PLIES
PRICKLIER
PRICKLY
PRICKY
PRIG
PYRE
PYRO
RABAT
RACA
RACE
RACER
RACERS
RACH
RACY
RAHS
RAIL
RAIS
RAISE
RAISER
RARE
RARER
RARES
RASCAL
RASE
RASER
RASP
RASPER
RASPIER
RASPY
RATA
RATAL
RATAS
RATCH
RATE
RATER
RATES
RAVE
RAVER
RAVERS
RAYS
REACH
REACT
READ
READY
REAL
REALIA
REAP
REAPPLY
REAPS
REAR
REARER
REARERS
REARISE
REARS
REATA
REATAS
REBAR
REBARS
REBS
REHAB
REHABS
REHS
REIS
REIVE
REIVER
REIVERS
REPATCH
REPLA
REPLY
REPP
REPS
RERISE
RESAIL
RESAT
RESPIRE
RETCH
REVIE
REVIES
REVISE
REVISER
REVS
RHEA
RHEAS
RIAS
RICK
RICKLY
RIGOR
RIPE
RIPER
RIPES
RIPP
RIPPLY
RIPS
RIPT
RISE
RISER
RISP
RIVA
RIVAS
RIVE
RIVER
RIVERS
RIVO
ROAR
ROARER
ROARERS
ROARIE
ROARIER
ROARS
ROARY
ROES
ROGUE
ROGUES
RORE
RORES
RORIE
RORIER
RORY
ROUE
ROUES
ROUGH
ROUGHLY
ROUGHY
ROVE
ROVER
ROVERS
RYPE
RYPER
SABE
SABER
SABRA
SAIL
SAIR
SAIRER
SAND
SANDAL
SANDPAPER
SANDY
SARI
SARIS
SATAY
SATAYS
SATE
SATES
SAUGH
SAUGHY
SAVE
SAVER
SAVERS
SAVOR
SAVORER
SAVORERS
SAVORIER
SAVORILY
SAVORS
SAVORY
SCAD
SCALIER
SCALP
SCALPER
SCALPS
SCALY
SCAPE
SCAPES
SCAPI
SCAR
SCARAB
SCARABS
SCARE
SCARES
SCARRE
SCARRES
SCART
SCAT
SCATCH
SCHNAPS
SCRAT
SCRATCH
SCRATCHY
SCRAY
SEAL
SEAR
SEARAT
SEARCE
SEARE
SEARER
SEAT
SEIL
SEIR
SEPAD
SEPAL
SEPIA
SEPT
SEPTA
SEPTAL
SERA
SERAC
SERACS
SEROVAR
SEROVARS
SERR
SERRA
SERRAS
SERRS
SETA
SETAL
SHAH
SHARE
SHARER
SHAVE
SHAVER
SHAVIE
SHAVIES
SHEA
SHEAR
SHEARS
SHEAS
SHERIA
SHERIAS
SHEVA
SHEVAS
SIERRA
SIERRAS
SILK
SILKY
SIPE
SIRE
SIROC
SIVER
SIVERS
SNAP
SPACY
SPAE
SPAER
SPAN
SPAT
SPATE
SPEAL
SPEAR
SPEAT
SPEIL
SPEIR
SPET
SPETCH
SPIE
SPIER
SPIRE
SPIREA
SPIRY
SPIV
SPLAT
SPLATCH
SPRIG
SPYRE
TAAL
TABER
TABES
TABS
TACH
TAES
TALC
TALCKY
TALI
TALIPES
TALK
TALKY
TAPE
TAPER
TAPES
TAPIR
TAPIS
TAPPER
TAPS
TARA
TARAS
TARE
TARES
TARRAS
TARRE
TARRES
TARS
TASAR
TASER
TAYS
TEACH
TEAD
TEAL
TEAR
TEAS
TEIL
TEPA
TEPAL
TERAS
TERRA
TERRAS
TRABS
TRAY
TRAYS
TREAD
TRES
VAIL
VAIR
VAIRE
VAIRY
VARS
VASA
VASE
VERA
VERIER
VERILY
VERS
VERY
VIAE
VIAS
VIER
VIES
VIPER
VIRE
VIREO
VISA
VISE
VOAR
VOARS
VORS
VRIL
VROU
YARE
YARR
YARRS
YARTA
YARTAS
YATE
YATES
YIPE
YIPES
YIPS
YOGH
YOGI
YOGIC
YORE
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Yesterday's Strands Answers — February 19, 2026
- Theme: "Here's a thought"
- Spangram: EUREKA
Theme words:
CONCEPT
HYPOTHESIS
IDEA
NOTION
POSTULATE
THEORY
See the full page for yesterday: Strands Answers — February 19, 2026