Today's Strands Hints (No Spoilers)
- Category nudge: Think about strike a chord
- Theme words count: 7 words to find
- First letters of theme words: B, B, F, H, N, P, 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 "Strike a chord" and connects all theme words.
Today's Answers — Full Word List (In Order)
Theme Words:
BODY
BRIDGE
FRETBOARD
HEADSTOCK
NECK
PEGS
STRING
All Valid Solutions (803 words):
ABED
ABET
ABID
ABIDE
ABIDER
ABIETIC
ABRI
ABRIDGE
ABRIDGER
AEON
AERIE
AERIED
AERIER
AESC
AGED
AGER
AIRN
AIRS
AIRT
AIRTS
AIRY
AKED
AKITA
ANDS
ANES
ANETIC
ANODE
ANOETIC
ANTE
ANTED
ANTES
ANTI
ANTIC
ANTICK
ANTICKE
ANTICKED
ANTICKS
ANTICS
ANTS
ARBITER
ARED
AREG
ARERE
ARET
ARETE
ARETES
ARRET
ATES
ATIGI
BAGIE
BAGIES
BANC
BANCO
BANE
BANES
BANK
BANT
BANTED
BANTER
BANTERED
BANTERER
BANTIES
BANTS
BARE
BARED
BARER
BARK
BARN
BARNET
BARNETS
BATE
BATED
BATES
BATIK
BATIKED
BATIKS
BEAK
BEAN
BEANO
BEAR
BEAT
BEATEN
BEATIEST
BEDBOARD
BEGAN
BEGAR
BEGAT
BEGIRT
BEGO
BEGS
BEHEAD
BEHEADS
BEIGE
BERATE
BERATES
BERE
BERET
BERK
BERKO
BETA
BETE
BETES
BIBB
BIDE
BIDER
BIDET
BIER
BIGA
BIGAE
BITE
BITER
BITO
BOAR
BOARD
BOARDER
BODE
BODGE
BODS
BODY
BODYING
BOEP
BOGS
BOGY
BOING
BONA
BOND
BONDS
BONG
BONGO
BONGOS
BONY
BORA
BORD
BORDE
BORDER
BORDERED
BORDERER
BOSS
BOSSY
BRAE
BRAES
BRAG
BRAK
BRAN
BRANK
BRANT
BRANTS
BRAT
BREAK
BREAKNECK
BRED
BREDIE
BREI
BREID
BRER
BRERE
BRETON
BRIDE
BRIDGE
BRIE
BRIER
BRIG
BRIT
CENT
CENTAGE
CENTARE
CENTER
CENTERED
CENTO
CENTS
CETE
CIGAR
CIGARET
CITE
CITED
CITER
CITES
CONE
CONES
CONK
CONTE
CONTECK
CONTECKS
CONTES
CONTEST
COTE
COTES
COTS
CUED
CUIT
CUITER
CUITERED
CUKE
DAIRY
DAKS
DANDY
DANG
DANIO
DARRE
DEAN
DEAR
DEARN
DEBAG
DEBAR
DEBARK
DEBATE
DEBATES
DEBIT
DEBITED
DEBITOR
DEID
DEIDER
DERAT
DERATE
DERATES
DERE
DERED
DERIDE
DERIDER
DERIG
DERN
DERRO
DETECT
DETECTS
DETENT
DETENTS
DETEST
DETICK
DETICKED
DETICKS
DEUCE
DEUCES
DIEB
DIED
DIERETIC
DIET
DIGERATI
DIGIT
DIRE
DIRER
DIRT
DIRTED
DITE
DITED
DOBBIE
DOBIE
DOGE
DOGS
DOGY
DOING
DONA
DONG
DOPE
DOPEHEAD
DOPEHEADS
DOPIEST
DORR
DOSS
DOTE
DOTER
DOTIER
DRAIN
DRERE
DRONGO
DRONGOS
DRONY
DYING
DYNODE
EAGER
EAGERER
EARED
EARN
EARNEST
EATEN
EATER
EATERIE
EBBTIDE
EDGIER
EDGIEST
EDGY
EDIT
EDITED
EDITOR
EGGHEAD
EGGHEADS
EGGS
EGOS
EHED
EIDE
EIDER
EIDETIC
EIDETICS
EIKED
EIKS
ENATE
ENATIC
ENRAGE
ENRAGED
ENTER
ENTERA
ENTERED
ENTERER
EPIC
EPICENTER
EPICS
EPIGEAN
EPOS
ERED
ERNE
ERNES
ERRAND
ERRANDS
ESTOC
ETAGE
ETAGERE
ETEN
ETIC
ETNA
ETRIER
EUGE
EUGH
EUKED
EUKS
FREIT
FRERE
FRET
FRETBOARD
FROG
FROGBIT
FROING
FROND
FRONDS
GAED
GAEN
GAES
GANE
GANT
GANTED
GANTS
GARB
GARBE
GARBED
GARE
GARNET
GARNETS
GATE
GATED
GATER
GATES
GEAN
GEAR
GEAT
GEIT
GEOGONY
GEOS
GERE
GERNE
GERNES
GERT
GETA
GIBE
GIBED
GIBER
GIED
GIEN
GIES
GIRT
GIRTED
GITANO
GITE
GITES
GNAR
GNARR
GNARRED
GOAD
GOBBI
GOBBIER
GOBBO
GODET
GODS
GOGO
GONAD
GONIA
GONYS
GOPIK
GORA
GOSS
GUCK
GUCKIEST
GUCKS
GUITAR
GYRI
HEAD
HEADS
HEADSET
HEADSTOCK
HEADSTONE
HEPT
HEPTANE
HEPTANES
HUCK
HUCKS
HUED
HUGE
HUIC
ICES
ICTERID
IDEA
IDEATE
IDEATES
INBOARD
INGO
INGOT
INGOTED
IRED
ITERANT
KADE
KAED
KAES
KANE
KANES
KANT
KANTED
KANTS
KARN
KATI
KATIPO
KATIPOS
KEDS
KHEDA
KIPE
KITE
KITED
KITER
KITES
KNAG
KNAR
KNOT
KNOTS
KRAB
KRATER
KUEH
NABE
NAOI
NARD
NARE
NARK
NARRE
NATES
NEAR
NEARED
NEARER
NEAT
NEATER
NECK
NECKED
NECKS
NECTAR
NECTARED
NEST
NETE
NETS
NIOBITE
NOCK
NODE
NOES
NOETIC
NOIR
NOIRS
NOTE
NOTED
NOTER
NOTES
OBIED
OBIT
OBITER
OKRA
ONAGER
ONES
ONTIC
OPTANT
OPTANTS
OPTED
OPTER
OPTIC
OPTICS
ORAD
ORANG
ORANGY
ORDAIN
ORDER
ORDERED
ORDERER
PEGH
PEGHED
PEGS
PICE
PICK
PICKED
PICKS
PICS
PIES
PIET
PIETA
PIETS
PIKA
PIKE
PIKED
PITA
PODGE
PODGY
PODS
POGGE
POGO
POGONIA
POGY
POSS
POSY
PUCE
PUCES
PUCEST
PUCK
PUCKA
PUCKED
PUCKS
PUGH
PUKA
PUKE
PUKED
RABI
RABID
RABIDER
RABIETIC
RADE
RADON
RAGDE
RAGE
RAGED
RAGER
RAGI
RAIN
RAINY
RAND
RANDS
RANDY
RANG
RANGY
RANI
RANK
RANT
RANTED
RANTER
RANTS
RATE
RATED
RATER
RATES
REAK
REAN
REAR
REATE
REATES
REBAR
REBATE
REBATES
REBID
REBIT
REBITE
REBRED
REDAN
REDO
REDOING
REDON
REGAR
REGIE
REGIES
REITER
RERAN
RERIG
RETAG
RETE
RETEAR
RETES
RETEST
RETICENT
RETIE
RETIED
RETIES
RETIRE
RETIRED
RETIRER
RETREAT
RETRIED
RIBA
RIDE
RIDER
RIDGE
RIDGER
RIDGIEST
RIDGY
RIND
RINDS
RINDY
RING
RINGBIT
RIOT
RIOTED
RIOTER
RITE
ROAD
ROAN
RODE
ROIN
RONDO
RONDOS
RONG
ROTE
ROTED
ROTI
RYND
RYNDS
SCEAT
SCENA
SCENT
SCENTED
SCIENT
SCIENTER
SCUG
SCUP
SEABED
SEAGIRT
SEAN
SEAR
SEARE
SEARED
SEARER
SEAT
SEATED
SEATER
SECT
SEIK
SEITAN
SENA
SENATE
SENT
SENTE
SENTED
SENTI
SETA
SETAE
SETON
SKIP
SKIT
SKITE
SKITED
SKUG
SOBEIT
SODS
SOPITE
SOPITED
SOPITES
STEAK
STEAN
STEAR
STEARE
STEARED
STEN
STENO
STENT
STENTED
STET
STOCK
STOCKAGE
STONE
STONK
STRIA
STRING
STRINGBOARD
STRINGY
STYING
STYRING
SYND
SYNDS
SYNOD
SYSOP
TABER
TABERED
TABI
TABID
TABRERE
TABRET
TAED
TAES
TANE
TANK
TANTO
TARE
TARED
TARN
TEAED
TEAK
TEAR
TEARED
TEARER
TEAT
TEATED
TECS
TECTA
TEDIER
TENT
TENTAGE
TENTED
TENTER
TENTERED
TENTIE
TENTS
TEREBRA
TEREBRAE
TEREBRANT
TEREBRANTS
TEREBRATE
TEREBRATES
TEREDO
TERETE
TERETES
TERF
TERN
TERNE
TERNES
TERRA
TERRAIN
TERROIR
TERROIRS
TEST
TESTON
TETE
TETS
TICE
TICES
TICK
TICKED
TICKS
TICS
TICTOC
TIDE
TIED
TIER
TIERED
TIES
TIGE
TIGER
TIKA
TIKE
TIRE
TIRED
TOAD
TOCK
TOEA
TOES
TOING
TONDO
TONDOS
TONE
TONES
TONETIC
TONETICS
TONG
TONK
TONKA
TONY
TORA
TORAN
TORR
TREAT
TREATIES
TRET
TRIAD
TRIBE
TRIDE
TRIE
TRIED
TRIER
TRIG
TRIN
TRIO
TRIODE
TRIOR
TRYING
TSKED
TYIN
TYING
TYND
TYRING
UPGIRT
UPTA
UPTAK
UPTEAR
UPTER
UPTICK
UPTICKS
UPTIE
UPTIES
YGOE
Note: Words are listed alphabetically. The game may present them in different order based on discovery.
Yesterday's Strands Answers — February 22, 2026
- Theme: "Olympics wrap-up"
- Spangram: CLOSINGCEREMONY
Theme words:
ANTHEM
ATHLETE
FLAG
FLAME
MEDAL
PARADE
See the full page for yesterday: Strands Answers — February 22, 2026