Today's Strands Hints (No Spoilers)
- Category nudge: Think about on the sly
- Theme words count: 7 words to find
- First letters of theme words: C, C, C, D, S, S, W
- 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 "On the sly" and connects all theme words.
Today's Answers — Full Word List (In Order)
Theme Words:
CANNY
CRAFTY
CUNNING
DEVIOUS
SHREWD
SLICK
WILY
All Valid Solutions (617 words):
ACCA
ACCAS
ACNE
AERY
AFIELD
AHIS
AIAS
AILED
AINE
AIRS
AIRT
AIRTS
AKIN
ALEF
ALEFT
ALEW
ALFA
ALFAKI
ALFAS
ALIEN
ALIF
ALIFS
ALIYA
ALKANE
ALKINE
ALKY
ANICCA
ANICCAS
ANIL
ANNEAL
ANNEALED
ARIA
ARIL
ARSY
ARTS
ARTSY
ARTY
ASCI
ASHERY
ASHY
ATRIA
AYAH
AYAHS
AYRE
CAAS
CAFE
CAIN
CAKE
CAKEY
CAKY
CANE
CANER
CANN
CANNER
CANNERY
CANNY
CANY
CARINA
CARINAE
CARS
CART
CARTS
CAST
CATKIN
CATS
CERE
CEREAL
CERNE
CHAI
CHAIS
CHAL
CHALK
CHALKY
CHAS
CHAY
CHAYA
CHAYS
CHER
CHERE
CHEW
CHIK
CHIS
CIEL
CINE
CIRCA
CLINE
CLOU
CLOUS
COIF
COIFS
COIL
COILS
COLIC
COLICS
COLS
COSH
COSHER
COSHERY
COSIE
COSIED
COSILY
COSY
CRAFT
CRAFTS
CRAFTY
CRAIC
CRAKE
CRIKEY
CRINE
CUING
CUNNING
DEFAST
DEFAT
DEFATS
DEFT
DEFY
DEICING
DEIF
DEIFIC
DEIL
DELAY
DELAYER
DELAYS
DELF
DELFT
DELFTS
DELI
DELIS
DELISH
DENI
DEVIOUS
DEWILY
DEWING
DIVE
EALE
EASIED
EASILY
EASY
EFTS
EILD
EISH
ENIAC
ERNE
EYAS
EYEN
EYER
EYNE
EYRE
FAAN
FACIA
FACIAE
FAENA
FAERY
FAHS
FAIK
FAIL
FAILED
FAIN
FAINE
FAINER
FAINNE
FAIR
FAIRS
FAKE
FAKER
FAKERY
FAKEY
FAKIR
FAKIRS
FARCI
FARCIN
FARINA
FARS
FART
FARTS
FASCI
FASCIO
FASCIS
FASH
FASHERY
FASHIOUS
FAST
FATS
FAYER
FAYNE
FAYRE
FAYS
FEIS
FENI
FIASCHI
FICE
FICHE
FICIN
FICO
FICOS
FICUS
FIEF
FIELD
FILA
FILCH
FILCHER
FILE
FILED
FILO
FILOS
FILS
FISC
FISH
FISHER
FISHERY
FISHEYE
FISHY
FLASH
FLASHER
FLASHY
FLAY
FLAYER
FLAYS
FLED
FLEG
FLEISHIK
FLEW
FLIC
FLIED
FLYER
FOCI
FOCUS
FOIL
FOILS
FOLIC
FOLK
FOLKISH
FOUS
FUCI
FUNNING
FUSIL
FYKE
FYLE
GEISHA
GELD
GENIC
GENIUS
GWINE
HAEN
HAIL
HAILED
HAILY
HALE
HALED
HALF
HALFA
HALFAS
HALFEN
HAYER
HAYEY
HAYLE
HAYS
HECK
HERE
HERN
HERY
HERYE
HEYS
HICK
HYAENA
HYAENIC
HYEN
HYENA
HYENIC
ICER
ICHS
ICILY
ICING
IDLE
IDLY
IKAN
IKAT
IKATS
ILKA
INANE
INANER
INCISAL
INCUS
INNER
ISOS
IWIS
KAAS
KAIL
KAIN
KANE
KARST
KARSY
KART
KARTS
KATS
KAYLE
KAYLIED
KEAS
KERN
KEYS
KIAAT
KIAATS
KIFS
KILO
KILOS
KINA
KINE
KIRS
KISH
KLIEG
KYLE
KYLIE
LAER
LAHS
LAIC
LASH
LASHER
LAYER
LAYS
LEFT
LEFTS
LEFTY
LEIS
LEISH
LEISHER
LENG
LEVY
LEWIS
LIANE
LIAR
LIARS
LIART
LIAS
LICE
LICH
LICK
LIED
LIEF
LIEN
LIKE
LIKEN
LIKER
LINAC
LINE
LINEAL
LINEN
LINENY
LINER
LINEY
LINN
LINNEY
LINNEYS
LINNY
LIRA
LIRAS
LOCI
LOCUS
LOSH
LOUING
LOUN
LOUNING
LOUS
LWEI
LWEIS
NAIK
NAIL
NAIN
NAIRA
NAIRAS
NAKER
NAKFA
NAKFAS
NANE
NEAL
NEALED
NEANIC
NEFAST
NEIF
NEIFS
NELIS
NEVI
NEWISH
NEWLY
NICISH
NICOL
NICOLS
NINE
NYAS
OFAY
OFAYS
OILS
OUST
OUTFLASH
OUTFLEW
OUTFLY
OUTS
OUTSAIL
RAFT
RAFTS
RAIA
RAIK
RAIL
RAIN
RAINE
RAKE
RAKER
RAKERY
RAKI
RAST
RATS
RATU
RATUS
REAK
REAL
REAN
RECK
RECS
REHS
RENAIL
RENAY
RENY
RHYNE
RIAS
RINE
RYAL
RYAS
SACLIKE
SAFE
SAFED
SAFELY
SAFT
SAIC
SAIL
SAILED
SAIN
SAINE
SAIR
SAKAI
SAKE
SAKER
SAKI
SAKIA
SALE
SALIC
SALICIN
SALICINE
SARCINA
SARCINAE
SARI
SARIN
SAYER
SAYNE
SCERNE
SHALE
SHALED
SHALY
SHAY
SHAYA
SHERE
SHEW
SHISO
SHREW
SHREWD
SHYER
SIAL
SICE
SICH
SICK
SICS
SIELD
SIEN
SILD
SILE
SILED
SILEN
SILENI
SILK
SILKEN
SILKTAIL
SILKY
SILO
SILOS
SISAL
SLICE
SLICER
SLICK
SLISH
SLOSH
SLOSHY
SOCIAL
SOFA
SOFAS
SOIL
SOILS
SOLI
SOLS
SOUCING
SOUS
SOUSLIK
STAIN
STAINER
STAIR
STAKE
STAR
STRAFE
STRAFED
STRAIK
STRAIN
STRAINER
STRAKE
STRIA
STRIAE
STRIKE
STRIKER
SUID
SUING
SUNN
SUNNING
SUTRA
SYEN
SYNE
SYREN
TACRINE
TAIL
TAIN
TAKA
TAKE
TAKEN
TAKER
TAKI
TAKIN
TAKY
TARS
TRAIK
TRAIL
TRAIN
TRAINER
TRIAC
TRIKE
TRIN
TRINE
TSAR
TSARINA
TYDE
UFOS
UNCI
UNCIA
UNCIAE
UNCIAL
UNCO
UNCOIL
UNCOILS
UNCOS
UTAS
VEIL
VEILY
VELA
VELD
VELDT
VELDTS
VENIN
VIDE
WEFT
WEFTS
WEIL
WELD
WELK
WELKE
WELKIN
WELKT
WERE
WEYS
WHAE
WHALE
WHALED
WHERE
WHEREAS
WHEY
WHEYEY
WHEYS
WHILK
WHIO
WHYS
WIEL
WIELD
WIELDY
WILD
WILE
WILED
WILY
WINE
WINED
WING
WINGE
WINGED
WINGEDLY
WINN
WISH
WISHA
WISHER
YAAR
YAARS
YACCA
YACCAS
YAHS
YALD
YALE
YAYS
YEAH
YEAHS
YEAN
YEAS
YECH
YECHS
YIELD
YLKE
YOUS
Note: Words are listed alphabetically. The game may present them in different order based on discovery.
Yesterday's Strands Answers — April 09, 2026
- Theme: "In the paint"
- Spangram: MEDIUM
Theme words:
ACRYLIC
ENAMEL
FRESCO
PASTEL
TEMPERA
WATERCOLOR
See the full page for yesterday: Strands Answers — April 09, 2026