Today's Strands Hints (No Spoilers)
- Category nudge: Think about it's a little much
- Theme words count: 5 words to find
- First letters of theme words: E, G, O, 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 "It's a little much" and connects all theme words.
Today's Answers — Full Word List (In Order)
Theme Words:
EXCESS
GLUT
OVERKILL
REDUNDANCY
SURPLUS
All Valid Solutions (1118 words):
ACER
ACNE
ADDER
ADDLE
ADDY
ADULATE
ADULATES
ADULT
ADULTERINE
ADULTEROUS
ADULTLIKE
ADUNC
AEON
AEONS
AERIAL
AERO
AEROS
AGEE
AGES
AGLU
AGLUS
AGRIA
AGRIN
AGUE
AGUELIKE
AGUES
AILED
AILERON
AILERONS
AINE
AIRLESS
AKENIAL
AKIN
ALAE
ALAN
ALAND
ALANE
ALAR
ALAS
ALATE
ALATES
ALDER
ALES
ALEURON
ALEURONE
ALEURONES
ALEURONS
ALGESES
ALIKE
ALINE
ALINER
ALKALI
ALKALIES
ALKALIN
ALKALINE
ALKANE
ALKIE
ALKIES
ALKINE
ALLEL
ALLEY
ALLIANCE
ALLIES
ALLUDE
ALREADY
ALTAR
ALTARS
ALTER
ALUDEL
ALULA
ALULAE
ALULAR
ALURE
ALURES
ANCE
ANIL
ANILE
ANKER
ARECA
ARENA
ARNA
ARPEN
ARPENS
ARSE
ARSON
ARSONS
ASPEN
ASPENS
ASPS
ATES
AUTEUR
CADDY
CADE
CADELLE
CADELLES
CADRE
CAILLE
CAILLES
CAIN
CAKE
CAKIER
CALESA
CALL
CALLA
CALLAS
CALLED
CALLER
CALLET
CANDLE
CANDLED
CANDLER
CANDY
CANE
CANER
CANIER
CANKER
CEES
CESS
CESSE
CESURE
CESURES
CHAGRIN
CHAL
CHALK
CHALKIER
CHAR
CHARE
CHARK
CHARKA
CHARLIE
CHARLIER
CHARLIES
CHARNECO
CHESS
CHESSEL
CHESSELS
COVE
COVEN
COVER
COVERAGE
COVERAGES
DACE
DAES
DAIKER
DAINE
DAKER
DALE
DALED
DALES
DALI
DALLE
DALLES
DALLIANCE
DALLIER
DALLIES
DALT
DANCE
DANCER
DANDLE
DANDLER
DANDY
DANK
DANKER
DATE
DATELINE
DATER
DATES
DAUR
DAURS
DAUT
DELAINE
DELI
DELL
DELLIES
DELT
DELTA
DELTAS
DEUTERON
DEUTERONS
DREG
DREY
DUAL
DUALIN
DUALLED
DUAR
DUARS
DUDDY
DUDE
DUED
DUEL
DUELLER
DUELLI
DULE
DULES
DULIA
DULL
DULLED
DULLER
DULLIER
DULY
DUNCE
DUNDER
DURA
DURAL
DURAS
DURE
DURED
DUTEOUS
DUTY
DYED
DYELINE
DYER
EARS
EAUS
ECAD
ECHE
ECHES
EDDY
EECH
EGAL
EGRESS
EGRET
EILD
EINA
EINE
ELAIN
ELAN
ELANCE
ELAND
ELIAD
ELUDE
ELUDER
ELUTE
ELUTES
ENDUE
ENDUED
ENDURE
ENDURED
ENIAC
ENOSES
ENOUGH
ENRAGE
ENRAGES
ENSATE
ENSEAL
ENSEAR
ENSEARS
ENSOUL
ENSUE
ENSUES
ENSURE
ENSURES
ENURE
ENURES
ENVOY
ENVY
EONS
EORL
EPOS
EPOSES
ERGS
EROS
EROSE
EROSES
ESES
ESNE
ESNES
ESPOUSE
ESPOUSES
ESSE
ETAS
ETUDE
EUGE
EUGH
EURO
EUROS
EXCESS
EXEC
EXES
GARE
GARNI
GELD
GELLIES
GELT
GERUND
GESSE
GESSO
GESSOES
GHEE
GHESSE
GLARE
GLED
GLEY
GLIA
GLIAL
GLIKE
GLUE
GLUED
GLUELIKE
GLUER
GLUES
GLUEY
GLUON
GLUONS
GLUT
GLUTAEI
GLUTAEUS
GLUTE
GLUTEAL
GLUTEI
GLUTELIN
GLUTES
GLUTEUS
GREAT
GREIN
GREY
GRIKE
GRILL
GRILLADE
GRILLE
GRILLED
GRILLER
GRILLES
GRIN
GRIND
GROAT
GRONE
GRONES
GROPE
GROPES
GROSET
GROSS
GROUSE
GROUSES
GRUE
GRUED
GRUEL
GRUELLED
GRUELLER
GRUES
GUERILLA
GUERILLAS
GUES
GUESS
GULA
GULAR
GUNLESS
GUNS
GUNSEL
GUNSELS
GURL
GURLET
HAGLIKE
HAGS
HAKA
HAKE
HARE
HARK
HARKEN
HARL
HARN
IKAN
ILEA
ILEUS
ILEUSES
ILKA
ILLER
ILLUDE
INDUE
INDUED
INKER
IRES
IRON
IRONE
IRONES
IRONLESS
IRONS
KADE
KAGU
KAGUS
KAIE
KAIES
KAIL
KAIN
KALE
KALES
KALI
KALIAN
KANDY
KANE
KARN
KERN
KIER
KILD
KILERG
KILERGS
KILEY
KILL
KILLAS
KILLED
KILLER
KILLUT
KILT
KILTER
KILTY
KINA
KIND
KINDA
KINDLE
KINDLED
KINDLER
KINDY
KINE
KLUGE
KLUGES
KRILL
KRONE
LACE
LACER
LACY
LADDER
LADE
LADER
LADLE
LADLED
LADLER
LADY
LAER
LAGS
LAGUNE
LAGUNES
LAIK
LAIKA
LAIKER
LAIN
LAIR
LAKE
LAKER
LAKIER
LAKIN
LALDY
LANCE
LANCER
LAND
LANDLER
LANE
LANK
LANKER
LANKIER
LARE
LARK
LARKIER
LARN
LARNIER
LARS
LASE
LASER
LASS
LASSU
LATE
LATER
LATU
LAUD
LEAD
LEADY
LEAR
LEARS
LEAS
LEAT
LEIR
LENO
LENOS
LENS
LENSE
LENSES
LEONE
LEONES
LEPORINE
LEPRA
LEPRAS
LEPS
LESES
LESS
LESSEE
LESSON
LESSONS
LESSOR
LEUD
LEUGH
LIANE
LIER
LIES
LIEU
LIEUS
LIKE
LIKEN
LIKER
LILAC
LILL
LILLED
LILT
LINAC
LIND
LINDY
LINE
LINER
LINK
LINKAGE
LINKAGES
LINKER
LIRE
LIRK
LUDE
LUES
LUGE
LUGES
LUGS
LULL
LULLED
LULLER
LUNE
LUNES
LUPOUS
LURE
LURES
LURK
LURKER
LUTE
LUTEA
LUTEAL
LUTEIN
LUTEOUS
LUTER
LUTES
LYTE
LYTES
NAIK
NAIL
NAILED
NAILER
NAILLESS
NAIRU
NAIRUS
NAKER
NALA
NALAS
NALED
NALLA
NALLAS
NEPS
NERAL
NERK
NERKA
NESS
NIES
NILL
NILLED
NIRL
NOEL
NOES
NOPE
NORI
NORIA
NORK
NORLAND
NOSE
NOSELIKE
NOSER
NOSES
NOUL
NOUS
NOUSES
NUDDY
NUDE
NUDELY
NUDER
NUDNIK
NURD
NURDLE
NURL
NURLED
OARS
OATER
OATLIKE
OEILLADE
ONES
ONSET
ONUS
ONUSES
OPEN
OPENS
OPES
OPUS
OREAD
ORES
ORGUE
ORGUES
ORIEL
ORIELLED
ORLE
ORLES
OSAR
OSES
OUGHLIES
OUGLIE
OUGLIES
OULAKAN
OULK
OURIE
OUSEL
OUSELS
OVEN
OVER
OVERAGE
OVERAGES
OVERKILL
OVERKILLED
OVERKIND
OVERLIE
OVERLIER
OVERLIES
PENS
PENSEE
PENSEL
PENURIES
PESO
PESOS
PLESSOR
PLUS
POAS
POET
POETLIKE
PONE
PONES
PONS
PORE
PORES
PORGE
PORGES
PORINA
PORK
PORKER
PORKIES
POSE
POSER
POSES
POSEUR
POSEUSE
POSEUSES
POSS
POSSE
POUR
POURIE
POURIES
POUSSE
PRAD
PRALINE
PRAO
PRAOS
PRASE
PRAT
PRATE
PRATER
PRATES
PRATY
PRAU
PRAUS
PRUTA
PSALTER
PSALTERIA
PSALTERIAN
PSOAE
PULE
PULES
PULS
PUSLE
PUSLES
PUSS
PUSSEL
PUSSER
RADULA
RAGE
RAGEE
RAGES
RAGS
RAKE
RAKI
RALE
RALES
RALLIER
RALLIES
RALLINE
RAOULIA
RASE
RASER
RASORIAL
RASP
RASPS
RASSLE
RASSLES
RATE
RATEL
RATER
RATES
RATLIKE
RATLIN
RATLINE
RATU
RATUS
READ
READY
REAL
REALIA
REALTY
REAR
REARS
REASON
REASONLESS
REASONS
RECAL
RECALL
RECALLED
RECALLER
REDAN
REDD
REDDY
REDLINE
REDLINER
REDUNDANCE
REDUNDANCY
REIK
REIN
REINK
REKINDLE
REKINDLED
RELACE
RELAND
RELIANCE
RELIE
RELIER
RELIES
RELINE
RELINK
RELLIES
RELY
RENAIL
RENAILED
RENAL
REND
RENIES
RENK
RENVOY
REOPEN
REOPENS
REOS
RESAT
RESPONSE
RESPONSES
REUSE
REUSES
RIAL
RIANCY
RIEL
RILE
RILED
RILES
RILEY
RILL
RILLE
RILLED
RILLES
RILLET
RIND
RINDY
RINE
RINK
ROAD
ROAR
ROARS
ROATE
ROATES
ROES
RONE
RONES
ROPE
ROPES
ROSALIA
ROSE
ROSEAL
ROSELIKE
ROSELLA
ROSELLE
ROSES
ROSET
ROSETY
ROSULA
ROUE
ROUES
ROUGE
ROUGES
ROUGH
ROUL
ROUSE
ROUSES
RUDAS
RUDD
RUDDLE
RUDDY
RUDE
RUDELY
RUED
RUELLE
RUELLES
RUELLIA
RUES
RUGA
RUGAL
RUGLIKE
RUGS
RUND
RUNDALE
RUNDALES
RUNDLE
RUNDLED
RUNE
RUNES
RUNLESS
RUNS
RUSA
RUSE
RUSES
RUSSE
RUSSEL
RUSSELS
SALAD
SALADE
SALAL
SALE
SALET
SALINA
SALINE
SALL
SALLAD
SALLE
SALLIER
SALT
SALTER
SALTLIKE
SALTY
SALUE
SALUED
SALUTE
SALUTER
SARS
SATE
SAUT
SAUTE
SEAL
SEALINE
SEALLIKE
SEAR
SEARS
SEAT
SECH
SEGAR
SEGS
SEGUE
SEGUES
SEIK
SEIKER
SEIL
SEILED
SEINE
SEINER
SEIR
SELL
SELLA
SELLE
SELLER
SELS
SENOR
SENORES
SENS
SENSA
SENSATE
SENSE
SENSEI
SENSOR
SENSORIA
SENSORIAL
SENSUAL
SEPS
SERGE
SERGES
SERIAL
SERIN
SERINE
SERK
SERKALI
SERON
SERONS
SEROPUS
SEROUS
SESE
SETA
SETAL
SETLINE
SETULE
SNORE
SNORES
SNUG
SNUGS
SOAR
SOARS
SONE
SONES
SONLESS
SONS
SONSE
SONSES
SOPRA
SOPS
SORE
SOREL
SORELL
SORES
SORI
SORUS
SOSS
SOUGH
SOUL
SOUR
SOUS
SOUSE
SOUSES
SPENSE
SPENSES
SPONSAL
SPONSALIA
SPORE
SPORES
SPORULAR
SPOUSE
SPOUSES
SPRAD
SPRAT
SPULE
SPULES
SUDATE
SUER
SUES
SUET
SUETY
SUGAR
SUGARLIKE
SUGH
SULK
SULKER
SULKIER
SULKIES
SUNS
SUNSET
SUPE
SUPES
SUPRA
SUPS
SURA
SURAL
SURAT
SURE
SURES
SURETY
SURGE
SURGES
SURPLUS
SUTLER
TAEL
TAES
TALA
TALAK
TALE
TALER
TALES
TALI
TALL
TALLER
TALLIER
TALLIES
TAOS
TARP
TARPON
TARPONS
TARPS
TARS
TARSEL
TASER
TASS
TAUS
TEAD
TEAL
TEALIKE
TEAR
TEARS
TEAS
TEIL
TEIND
TELA
TELIA
TELIAL
TELL
TELLER
TELLIN
TERGA
TERGAL
TEUGH
TULE
TULES
TULLE
TULLES
TURPS
TUSSLE
TUSSLES
TUYER
TYED
TYER
TYLER
UDAL
UDALLER
UDDER
UGALI
UGLIER
UGLIES
ULAN
ULES
UNCAKE
UNCALLED
UNCANDLED
UNCE
UNCO
UNCOVER
UNCOY
UNDE
UNDER
UNDUE
UNDULANCE
UNDULANCY
UNDULAR
UNDULATE
UNDULATES
UNDULY
UNDUTEOUS
UNDY
UNLESS
UNSEAL
UNSEAT
UNSELL
UNSET
UNSEX
UPON
UPRATE
UPRATES
UPSET
UPSOAR
UPSOARS
URAEI
URAEUS
URAEUSES
URALI
URAO
URAOS
URASE
URATE
URATES
URDE
UREA
UREAL
UREAS
URES
URGE
URGED
URGES
URIAL
URINAL
URINE
UROSES
URPS
URSA
URSAE
URSON
URSONS
USER
USES
UTAS
UTERI
UTERINE
UTERUS
UTERUSES
UTES
UTUS
VENA
VENAL
VEND
VENDUE
VENIAL
VENIRE
VENIRES
VERA
VERNAL
VERNIER
VOCAL
YELD
YELL
YELLER
YELT
YERD
YULAN
YULE
YULES
Note: Words are listed alphabetically. The game may present them in different order based on discovery.
Yesterday's Strands Answers — February 26, 2026
- Theme: "Watch the attitude!"
- Spangram: TALKINGBACK
Theme words:
CHEEKY
CUTE
FRESH
IMPUDENT
PERT
SASSY
SAUCY
See the full page for yesterday: Strands Answers — February 26, 2026