Strands Answers in Order April 08, 2026 #940, Hints, and Tips

Here are the NYT Strands answers in order for April 08, 2026. First, try our no‑spoiler hints with theme nudges and first letters. When you’re ready, reveal today’s spangram. If you only want solutions, jump to the full word list in order. We also keep yesterday’s answers and a clean monthly archive for quick access.

Today's Strands Hints (No Spoilers)

Theme clue: "We're going under cover"
  • Category nudge: Think about we're going under cover
  • Theme words count: 6 words to find
  • First letters of theme words: A, B, C, Q, S, T
  • Tip: Match colors to confirm words before moving on.

Today's Spangram

SPANGRAM: BEDCLOTHES

Note: The spangram ties the theme together and crosses the grid.

Theme connection: This word relates to "We're going under cover" and connects all theme words.

Today's Answers — Full Word List (In Order)

Theme Words:

AFGHAN BLANKET COMFORTER QUILT SPREAD THROW

All Valid Solutions (937 words):

ABAC
ABACA
ABACS
ACANTH
ACANTHA
ACANTHS
ACED
ACER
ACERB
ACERS
ACES
AFGHAN
AFRO
ALAN
ALANT
ALANTS
ALBA
ALBATA
ALCADE
ALCADES
ALCALDE
ALCALDES
ALCO
ALCOS
ALDER
ALDERS
ALEC
ALECS
ALEE
ALES
ALFA
ALLEE
ALLOT
ALLOTS
ALLOTTER
ALLS
ALSO
ALTHO
ALTHORN
ANKER
ANKH
ANKHS
ANOLE
ANOLES
ANOW
ANTA
ANTE
ANTES
ANTS
ARECA
ARED
ARES
ARMOIRE
ARMOR
ARSE
ARSED
ARSON
ATABAL
ATHANOR
ATLANTES
BACS
BADE
BAHT
BALATA
BALD
BALDER
BALE
BALED
BALER
BALERS
BALES
BALL
BALLAD
BALLADE
BALLADEER
BALLADEERS
BALLADES
BALLAN
BALLANT
BALLANTS
BALLAT
BALLED
BALLER
BALLERS
BALLON
BALLOT
BALLOTS
BALLS
BALS
BANK
BANKER
BANKET
BANT
BANTS
BATH
BEAD
BEAR
BEARE
BEARED
BEARES
BEARS
BECALL
BECALLS
BECLOTHE
BECLOTHES
BEDCLOTHES
BEEF
BEEP
BEEPS
BEER
BEERS
BEES
BELAH
BELL
BELON
BELS
BEPROSE
BERE
BERES
BERM
BESOM
BESORT
BESOT
BESOTS
BESPORT
BESPREAD
BHAT
BLAD
BLADE
BLADER
BLADERS
BLADES
BLAH
BLANK
BLANKER
BLANKET
BLAT
BRAD
BRAE
BREAD
BRED
BREE
BREED
BREES
CABA
CABAL
CABALLED
CABALLER
CABALLERS
CABALS
CADE
CADEE
CADES
CAHOW
CALANTHE
CALANTHES
CALDERA
CALF
CALL
CALLA
CALLAN
CALLANT
CALLANTS
CALLED
CALLEE
CALLER
CALLERS
CALLOSE
CALLS
CALO
CALOS
CALOTTE
CALTHA
CANKER
CANT
CANTO
CANTOS
CANTS
CELL
CELLA
CELS
CEPS
CERE
CLAD
CLADE
CLADES
CLAN
CLANK
CLAT
CLOACA
CLOACAL
CLOKE
CLON
CLONAL
CLONK
CLOSE
CLOSED
CLOSER
CLOSET
CLOT
CLOTE
CLOTES
CLOTH
CLOTHE
CLOTHES
CLOTHS
CLOTS
CLOTTER
COAL
COALA
COALED
COALER
COALERS
COALFACE
COALFACES
COALS
COAT
COIL
COILER
COIR
COIT
COKE
COLA
COLE
COLED
COLES
COLL
COLS
COMFORT
COMFORTER
COMP
COMPED
COMPEER
COMPEERS
COMPEL
COMPELS
COMPER
COMPERE
COMPERS
COMPRADOR
COMPS
COMTE
CONK
CONKER
CONTE
CONTES
COPE
COPED
COPER
COPERS
COPES
COPRA
COPS
COPSE
COPSED
COQUET
COQUETS
COQUETTE
CORE
CORM
CORPS
CORPSE
CORPSED
CORTILE
COSE
COSEC
COSECANT
COSECANTS
COSED
COSET
COSH
COST
COSTE
COTE
COTES
COTH
COTHS
COTS
COTT
COTTER
DACE
DACES
DALLE
DALLES
DALT
DARB
DARE
DARED
DARES
DEBE
DECAF
DECAL
DECALS
DECANT
DECANTS
DEER
DEERS
DELL
DELO
DELOS
DELS
DEPORT
DEPOSE
DERE
DERM
DESCANT
DESCANTS
DESPOIL
DESPOILER
DORM
DORR
DORT
DORTER
DORTIER
EARED
EARS
ECAD
ECLAT
ECLOSE
EELS
ELAN
EPOS
EPROM
ERED
ERES
EROS
EROSE
ESCORT
ESCOT
ESCOTS
ESPRIT
ESQUIRE
ESTOC
ESTOCS
ETHE
ETHS
ETIQUETTE
ETNA
EUSOL
EUSOLS
FACE
FACED
FACER
FACERS
FACES
FADE
FADER
FADERS
FADES
FADO
FALCES
FALL
FALLER
FALLERS
FALLS
FARE
FARED
FARES
FARM
FARMOST
FARS
FARSE
FARSED
FEAR
FEARE
FEARED
FEARES
FEARS
FEEB
FEED
FEEL
FEELS
FEER
FEERS
FEES
FERE
FERES
FERM
FLAB
FLAN
FLANK
FLANKER
FLAT
FORM
FORRIT
FORT
FORTE
FRAE
FREE
FREED
FREES
FRESCO
FRESCOS
FROM
GHAT
HAHA
HALE
HALED
HALER
HALERS
HALES
HALF
HALFA
HALL
HALLO
HALLOS
HALLOT
HALLOTH
HALLS
HALO
HALON
HALOS
HALOSERE
HALSE
HALSED
HALSER
HALT
HANK
HANKER
HANT
HANTS
HAOLE
HAOLES
HATH
HATHA
HEST
HETS
HOER
HORE
HORN
HOWE
HOWRE
KERN
KERO
KHAN
KHAT
KHET
KHETS
KHOR
KNOLL
KNOSP
KNOT
KNOTS
KNOTTER
KOALA
KOAN
KOLA
KRONA
LACE
LACED
LACER
LACERS
LACES
LACS
LADE
LADER
LADERS
LADES
LANK
LANKER
LANOSE
LANT
LANTHORN
LANTS
LATAH
LATH
LEEAR
LEEARS
LEER
LEERS
LEIR
LEPRA
LEPROSE
LEPS
LERE
LERP
LERPS
LIER
LIRE
LITE
LITER
LITEROSE
LITRE
LLANO
LLANOS
LOAN
LOATH
LOCO
LOCOS
LOKE
LOSE
LOSED
LOSER
LOSH
LOST
LOTE
LOTES
LOTH
LOTS
LOTTE
LOTTER
LUES
LUIT
LUSH
LUST
MOCS
MOIL
MOILER
MOIRE
MOIT
MOPE
MOPED
MOPER
MOPERS
MOPES
MOPS
MOQUETTE
MORE
MOREL
MORRO
MORROS
MORT
MOSE
MOSED
MOSH
MOSQUE
MOST
MOSTE
MPRET
NABLA
NAHAL
NAHALS
NALA
NALED
NALLA
NAOS
NATAL
NATANT
NOAH
NOLE
NOLES
NOLL
NORK
NORTH
NORTHS
NOSE
NOSED
NOSER
NOSH
NOTE
NOTES
NOTT
OARED
OARS
OATH
OILER
OLES
OLLA
OPED
OPERA
OPES
ORFE
ORIEL
OTTER
OWER
OWRE
PECAN
PECS
PEDAL
PEER
PEERS
PELA
PELL
PELON
PERE
PEREA
PERFORM
PERM
PERSON
PERSONA
PERSONAL
PESO
PESOS
POCO
POILU
POILUS
POITREL
POMO
PORE
PORT
POSE
POSED
POSER
POSH
POSOLE
POSOLES
POST
PRAD
PRAO
PREE
PREED
PREES
PREFORM
PRESCORE
PRESORT
PROM
PROMO
PROS
PROSE
PROSED
PROSER
PROSO
PROSOS
PROST
QUEST
QUIET
QUILT
QUILTER
QUIRE
QUIRT
QUIT
QUITE
READ
REBEC
REBECS
REBEL
REBELS
RECAL
RECALL
RECALLS
RECALS
RECANT
RECANTS
RECLAD
RECLOSE
RECLOTHE
RECLOTHES
RECS
REED
REEF
REEL
REELS
REES
REFORM
REKNOT
REKNOTS
RELATA
RELIQUE
RELIQUES
RELIT
RELOAN
REPO
REPORT
REPOS
REPOSE
REPOST
REPRO
REPROS
REPS
RESCORE
RESORT
RETRO
RETROD
REWON
RIEL
RILE
RITE
ROAD
ROAR
ROARED
ROARS
ROCQUET
ROCQUETS
ROCS
ROIL
ROMP
ROMPED
ROMPER
ROMPERS
ROMPS
RONT
ROPE
ROPED
ROPER
ROPERS
ROPES
ROQUE
ROQUES
ROQUET
ROQUETS
ROQUETTE
ROSE
ROSED
ROSELLA
ROSET
ROSETTE
ROST
SCAB
SCAD
SCALA
SCALADE
SCALD
SCALDER
SCALE
SCALED
SCALER
SCALL
SCALLED
SCAN
SCANT
SCANTS
SCAT
SCATH
SCLERA
SCLERAE
SCLERE
SCOP
SCOPE
SCOPED
SCOPES
SCOPS
SCORE
SCORPER
SCORPERS
SCOT
SCOTS
SECALOSE
SECANT
SECANTS
SEER
SELAH
SELL
SELLA
SERA
SERE
SERF
SERFDOM
SETON
SETOSE
SETT
SETTER
SHET
SLAB
SLANK
SLANT
SLANTS
SLAT
SLED
SLEE
SLEER
SLOAN
SLOSH
SLOT
SLOTH
SLOTHS
SLOTS
SLOTTER
SOCLE
SOCLES
SOCS
SOIL
SOKE
SOLA
SOLACE
SOLACED
SOLACER
SOLACERS
SOLACES
SOLAH
SOLAN
SOLE
SOLED
SOLER
SOLERA
SOLERS
SOLES
SOLS
SONATA
SOPRA
SOPS
SORE
SOREL
SORI
SORT
SORTIE
SOTH
SOTHS
SOTS
SPEC
SPED
SPEER
SPELL
SPERM
SPOIL
SPOILER
SPOILT
SPORE
SPORT
SPOSH
SPRAD
SPREAD
SPRED
SPREE
SPREED
SPRIT
SPRITE
SQUIER
SQUIRE
SQUIRM
SQUIRR
SQUIRT
SQUIT
STOA
STOAT
STOKE
STOKER
STOLE
STOLED
STOLES
STOLN
STONK
STONKER
SUET
SUIT
SUITE
SUITER
TABLA
TACE
TACES
TAHA
TAHR
TALA
TALC
TALCED
TALCOSE
TALCS
TALE
TALER
TALERS
TALES
TALL
TALLER
TALLOT
TALLOTS
TALLS
TALON
TANH
TANK
TANKER
TANTO
TAOS
TEIL
TELT
TERM
TERMOR
TERN
TERNAL
TERTIUS
TETRI
THALER
THALERS
THAN
THANK
THANKER
THON
THORN
THREW
THRO
THROE
THROW
THROWE
TIER
TILE
TILER
TILT
TILTER
TIRE
TIRO
TIROS
TIRR
TITE
TITER
TITLE
TITLER
TITMOSE
TITRE
TOCO
TOCOS
TOCS
TOKE
TOKER
TOLA
TOLAN
TOLE
TOLED
TOLES
TOLL
TONAL
TONK
TONKER
TOSE
TOSED
TOSH
TREK
TRET
TREW
TRIE
TRIO
TRIOS
TRIOSE
TRITE
TROAD
TROD
TROILUS
TROMP
TROMPE
TROMPED
TROMPES
TROMPS
TRON
TRONA
TROP
TROPE
TROPED
TROPES
TROW
WERO
WERT
WONT
WORE
WORK
WORN
WORT
WORTH
WORTHS
WRETHE
WRETHES

Note: Words are listed alphabetically. The game may present them in different order based on discovery.

Yesterday's Strands Answers — April 07, 2026

  • Theme: "Taking the helm"
  • Spangram: SMOOTHSAILING

Theme words:

BEARING COURSE FATHOM KNOT MARK WAYPOINT

See the full page for yesterday: Strands Answers — April 07, 2026