Today's Strands Hints (No Spoilers)
- Category nudge: Think about just for reference
- Theme words count: 4 words to find
- First letters of theme words: D, D, E, T
- 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 "Just for reference" and connects all theme words.
Today's Answers — Full Word List (In Order)
Theme Words:
DICTIONARY
DIRECTORY
ENCYCLOPEDIA
THESAURUS
All Valid Solutions (809 words):
ACCRETE
ACCRETES
ACER
ACNE
ACRE
ACRID
ACRODONT
ACROTER
ACTOR
ACTORISH
ACYL
AERIE
AERIES
AERIEST
AERO
AESIR
AIDE
AIDOI
AIDOS
AIDS
AIRS
AIRT
AITS
AITU
ANIS
ANODIC
ANTI
ANTIC
ANTICOLD
ANTIDOTE
ANTIS
APED
APIOL
APTER
APTS
ARDOR
ARDORS
ARDOUR
ARDOURS
ARDRI
ARDRIS
ARDS
ARIA
ARIS
ARISE
ARISH
ARISTA
ARISTAE
ARKITE
ARKITES
ARKS
AROID
AROIDS
AROINT
ARSE
ARSIER
ARSINO
ARSON
ASHET
ASKER
ASKOI
ASKS
ASTER
ASTERIA
ASTERID
ASTEROID
ASTEROIDS
ASTERT
ASTIR
ASTUTE
ATES
AURIS
AURIST
AUSTERITY
AYELP
AYONT
CACTI
CACTOID
CAID
CAIRD
CAIRDS
CAPE
CAPED
CAPI
CAPLE
CAPO
CATE
CATER
CATES
CATS
CECA
CERIA
CERISE
CERITE
CERITES
CERO
CERT
CETE
CETES
CIDS
CITO
CLOD
CLOOT
CLOP
CLOT
CLOY
CLOYE
CLYPE
CLYPED
CLYPEI
CODIRECT
CODIRECTOR
COIN
COIR
COIT
COITION
COLD
COOK
COOKER
COOKERIES
COOKIE
COOKIES
COOKS
COORIE
COORIES
COOT
COOTER
CREATE
CREATES
CRIES
CRIS
CRISE
CRISTA
CRISTAE
CRIT
CRITERIA
CRITS
CROOL
CYCLE
CYCLO
CYCLOID
CYCLOPEDIA
CYTE
CYTOID
DEITIES
DEPLOY
DIACT
DIARY
DICOT
DICT
DICTION
DICTIONARY
DIEHARD
DIEHARDS
DIES
DIESTER
DIET
DIETER
DIETS
DINAR
DINARS
DINIC
DINO
DINOS
DINT
DIOL
DIOPTER
DIORITE
DIORITES
DIPLOE
DIPOLE
DIPT
DIPTEROI
DIRE
DIRECT
DIRECTOR
DIRECTORY
DIRK
DIRKE
DIRKS
DIRT
DIRTY
DISK
DISKS
DISUSE
DITA
DITE
DITES
DITS
DITSIER
DOIT
DOLCI
DONA
DONARY
DOOK
DOOKET
DOOKETS
DOOKS
DOOL
DOOR
DORE
DORIES
DORIS
DORISE
DORK
DORKIEST
DORKS
DORS
DORT
DORTER
DORTY
DORY
DOTE
DOTER
DOTY
DOUR
DOURA
DOURAH
DOURAHS
DOURAS
DREK
DREKS
DRIER
DRIES
DRIEST
DROID
DROIT
DROOL
DRUSE
DRUSIER
DUES
DUET
DUETS
DUIT
DUITS
DUTIES
EARD
EARDS
EARS
EARST
EASIER
EAST
EASTER
EATS
EAUS
ECCE
EDIT
EDITS
EIDE
EIKS
EISH
ELOPE
ELOPED
ENCYCLOPEDIA
EPACRID
EPACRIS
EPACT
ERKS
ESKER
ESTER
ETAERIO
ETAPE
ETHS
ETUDE
ETUI
EUTECTOID
EUTECTOIDS
HAES
HAET
HAETS
HARD
HARDOKE
HARDS
HARK
HARKS
HASK
HASKS
HAST
HASTA
HASTE
HASTIER
HAUSE
HEAR
HEARD
HEARDS
HEARIE
HEARS
HEARSIER
HEAST
HEASTE
HEID
HEIR
HEIRS
HEIST
HEISTER
HEST
HETAIRA
HETAIRAS
HETE
HETERO
HETERODONT
HETS
HUED
HUES
HUIA
HUTIA
HUTS
IDIOT
IDIOTCY
IDOL
INIA
INOSITOL
INTI
INTIS
INTO
IODIC
IODIN
IODOUS
IONIC
IRID
IRIS
IRKS
KEIR
KEIRS
KERO
KETA
KETE
KETO
KETS
KIER
KIESTER
KIRS
KISH
KIST
KITE
KITER
KITES
KITS
KITSET
KOIS
KORE
KOTO
KRIS
KSAR
KSARS
LECCY
LOCI
LOID
LOIDS
LOIN
LOIPE
LOIR
LOITER
LOOK
LOOKER
LOOKIST
LOOKS
LOOR
LOORD
LOORDS
LOOT
LOOTER
LOPE
LOPED
LOTI
LOTIC
LOTION
LYCEA
LYNE
NAOI
NAOS
NARY
NICOL
NIDI
NIDOR
NIDORS
NIDS
NISUS
NITID
NODI
NODS
NOURISH
NOUS
OARS
OARY
ODIC
ODIOUS
ODONTIC
ODONTOID
ODOR
ODORANT
ODORISE
ODORS
ODOUR
ODOURS
ODSO
OIDIA
OIDIOID
OINT
OKRA
OKRAS
OLPAE
OLPE
ONTIC
ONTO
OORIE
OORIEST
OOTID
OOTIDS
OPED
OPIATE
OPIATES
OPTER
OPTS
ORANT
ORCA
ORDINAR
ORDINARS
ORDINARY
ORDO
ORDOS
ORDS
ORISHA
OTIC
OURIE
OURIER
OURIEST
OURS
PACE
PACER
PACEY
PACT
PACY
PAID
PAIK
PAIKS
PAIR
PAIRE
PAIRS
PAIS
PAISA
PAISE
PATE
PATER
PATES
PATIO
PATS
PATU
PIED
PIES
PIET
PIETA
PIETS
PIOY
PIOYE
PITA
PITIER
PITIES
PITS
PLOY
POLE
POLECAT
POLECATS
POLEY
POLEYN
POLY
POLYACT
PTERIA
PTUI
PUHA
PUHAS
PUTID
PUTS
PYAT
PYATS
PYNE
PYOID
RAHS
RAHUI
RAID
RAIDS
RAIN
RAIS
RAIT
RANI
RANID
RANIDS
RANIS
RANT
RASE
RASH
RAST
RASTA
RASTER
RAYON
REACT
REACTOR
REAP
REAPED
REATE
REATES
RECAP
RECCE
RECCY
RECENCY
RECTI
RECTO
RECTOR
RECTORY
RECYCLE
REIK
REIKS
REIRD
REIRDS
REIS
REIST
RETAPE
RETAPED
RETE
RETEAR
RETEARS
RETES
RETIA
RETIE
RETIED
RETIES
RETOOL
RETRO
RETROD
RETRY
RETS
RIOT
RIOTER
RIOTRIES
RIOTRY
RISE
RISK
RISKER
RISKS
RISUS
RITE
RITES
RITS
ROAN
RODS
ROIN
ROKE
ROKIEST
ROKS
RONT
ROOD
ROOT
ROSIN
ROSIT
ROTE
ROTI
ROTO
ROTOR
RURU
RURUS
RUSA
RUSE
RUSH
RUSK
RUSKS
RUST
RUSTIER
SAETER
SARD
SARDONIC
SARDS
SARI
SARK
SARKIER
SARKS
SARS
SARUS
SEAR
SEARS
SEIK
SEIKER
SEIR
SEIRS
SETA
SETAE
SETUP
SHARD
SHARDS
SHARIA
SHARIAT
SHARK
SHARKER
SHARKS
SHEA
SHEAR
SHEARS
SHEIK
SHEIKS
SHET
SHTUP
SHUT
SHUTE
SIETH
SIKE
SIKER
SIRE
SIRI
SIRS
SITE
SITUP
SKER
SKET
SKETS
SKIER
SKIES
SKIRT
SKIS
SKIT
SKITE
SKITES
SKITS
SKOOL
SKORT
SKRIES
SOAR
SODIC
SONAR
SONIC
SORA
SOUR
SOURISH
SOURS
SOURSE
SOYA
SRIS
STACTE
STAID
STAIR
STAIRS
STAP
STAPLE
STAY
STAYNE
STEAR
STEARD
STEARS
STEROID
STEROIDS
STERTOR
STET
STIE
STIED
STIPA
STIPE
STIPED
STIR
STIRE
STIRK
STIRKS
STIRS
STUD
STUDIO
SURA
SURAH
SURAHS
SURAS
SURD
SURDS
SUSU
TACE
TACET
TACT
TAIRA
TAIRAS
TAIS
TAISH
TAPE
TAPED
TEAPOY
TEAR
TEARIER
TEARS
TEAS
TEAT
TEATS
TEST
TESTA
TESTACY
TESTAE
TESTE
TESTER
TESTIER
TETE
TETES
TETH
TETHS
TETRI
TETRIS
TETS
THAE
THAR
THARS
THEIR
THEIRS
THEIST
THESAURI
THESAURUS
THETA
THETE
THUD
TIAR
TIARS
TIDE
TIDS
TIED
TIER
TIEROD
TIERODS
TIES
TIKE
TIRE
TIRITI
TIRO
TODS
TOISON
TOIT
TOITOI
TOITOIS
TOKE
TOKER
TOLD
TOOK
TOOL
TOORIE
TOORIES
TOOT
TOOTER
TORC
TORDION
TORE
TORI
TORIES
TORII
TORY
TREAT
TREATIES
TREATISE
TREATS
TREK
TREKS
TRET
TRETS
TRIAC
TRIE
TRIES
TRIKE
TRIO
TRIOL
TRIOR
TRIST
TRISTE
TRITE
TRITES
TRITIDE
TROD
TRODS
TROIS
TROKE
TSAR
TSARS
TSKS
TUTS
TYNE
TYRO
UPTEAR
UPTEARS
URAEI
URANIC
URANITIC
URAO
URAOS
URASE
URDS
URITE
URITES
URSA
URSAE
URSID
URSON
URUS
USURIES
USURY
UTERI
UTES
UTIS
YAIRD
YAIRDS
YATE
YATES
YELP
YELPED
YODS
YONI
YONIC
YONIS
YONT
YOUR
YOURS
YOUS
Note: Words are listed alphabetically. The game may present them in different order based on discovery.
Yesterday's Strands Answers — February 23, 2026
- Theme: "Strike a chord"
- Spangram: GUITAR
Theme words:
BODY
BRIDGE
FRETBOARD
HEADSTOCK
NECK
PEGS
STRING
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