Strands Answers in Order April 21, 2026 #951, Hints, and Tips

Here are the NYT Strands answers in order for April 21, 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: "Risky business"
  • Category nudge: Think about risky business
  • Theme words count: 5 words to find
  • First letters of theme words: A, B, C, G, I
  • Tip: Match colors to confirm words before moving on.

Today's Spangram

SPANGRAM: DAREDEVILS

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

Theme connection: This word relates to "Risky business" and connects all theme words.

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

Theme Words:

ADVENTUROUS BOLD COURAGEOUS GUTSY INTREPID

All Valid Solutions (1184 words):

ACAI
ACARI
ACAROID
ACARUS
ACATER
ACED
ACRE
ACRED
ACRES
ACROTER
ACROTERIA
ACROTERIAL
ADORE
ADORES
ADRAD
ADRED
ADULATE
ADULATED
ADULATOR
ADVENT
ADVENTURE
ADVENTURED
ADVENTURES
ADVENTUROUS
AEDES
AEGIS
AGAIN
AGAR
AGARS
AGAS
AGATE
AGATOID
AGED
AGEE
AGER
AGIO
AIOLI
AIOLIS
AIRED
AIRN
AIRT
AIRTED
ALBITE
ALBS
ALIVE
ALOIN
ALSO
ANTE
ANTED
ANTEED
ANTES
ANUROUS
AOUDAD
AOUDADS
ARCADE
ARCED
ARCO
ARDENT
ARDOR
ARDOUR
ARDS
ARED
AREDE
ARES
ARET
ARETE
ARIL
ARILS
ARIS
AROID
AROINT
AROINTED
ARSE
ARSED
AVENTURE
AVENTURES
AVISO
BIALI
BIALIS
BIND
BINT
BIOS
BIOTA
BITE
BITER
BITO
BITOS
BLAE
BLAER
BLAG
BLAIN
BLAT
BLATE
BLATER
BLIN
BLIND
BLITE
BLIVE
BLOAT
BLOATED
BLOATER
BLOT
BLUDE
BLUDES
BLUE
BLUED
BLUET
BLUETS
BLUR
BOAR
BOAT
BOATED
BOATER
BOIL
BOITE
BOLA
BOLAR
BOLD
BORA
BORAGE
BORAL
BORALS
BORATE
BORATED
BOTA
CADE
CADEE
CADRE
CADRES
CADS
CAGE
CAGED
CAGER
CAGIER
CAID
CAIN
CAIRN
CALO
CALORIE
CALOS
CARD
CARDAN
CARDS
CARE
CARED
CAREEN
CARES
CARET
CARIED
CARL
CARLOT
CARLS
CAROB
CAROBS
CAROL
CAROLI
CAROLS
CAROTID
CAROTIN
CARS
CARSE
CASE
CASED
CATE
CATER
CEAS
CEASE
CEASED
CEDAR
CEDARED
CEDARS
COARSE
CODA
CODE
CODEN
CODER
CODERS
CODES
COED
CORAL
CORALS
CORD
CORDAGE
CORDATE
CORDS
CORE
CORED
CORES
CORGI
CORGIS
CORS
CORSAGE
CORSE
CORSET
CORSETED
COUDE
COULIS
COULOIR
COUR
COURAGE
COURAGEOUS
COURIE
COURIED
COUVADE
COUVADES
CRAG
CRATE
CRATED
CRATER
CRED
CREDENT
CREDO
CREE
CREED
CRIED
CRIS
CRORE
CRORES
CROTAL
CROTALS
CRUD
CRUDE
CRUDER
CRUDES
CRUE
CRUES
CRUET
CRUETS
CRUIVE
CRUOR
CRUORES
CRUORS
CRUS
CRUSADE
CRUSADO
CRUSE
CRUSET
CRUVE
CUED
CURAT
CURATE
CURATED
CURIE
CURIET
CURIETS
CURL
CURLI
CURLS
CUVEE
DACE
DADO
DADOES
DADS
DANT
DANTED
DARE
DARED
DAREDEVIL
DAREDEVILS
DARES
DATE
DATED
DAVEN
DAVY
DEAD
DEADS
DEAIR
DEAL
DEALS
DEAN
DEAR
DEARE
DEARED
DEARES
DEARIE
DEARS
DEAVE
DECAL
DECALS
DECARE
DECARES
DECO
DECODE
DECODER
DECODERS
DECODES
DECOR
DECORATE
DECORATED
DECORS
DECREE
DECREED
DECREET
DECRIED
DEED
DEEDS
DEEN
DEEP
DEER
DEERS
DEES
DEET
DEETS
DEEV
DEGAS
DEID
DEIDER
DEIDS
DEIL
DEILS
DENT
DENTURE
DENTURES
DERN
DERO
DETAIL
DETAIN
DETENU
DETER
DETERS
DETOUR
DETOURS
DETUNE
DEUCE
DEUCED
DEUS
DEVA
DEVIL
DEVILS
DEVISOR
DIAL
DIALS
DIBS
DIED
DIEDRE
DIEDRES
DIET
DINT
DINTED
DIODE
DIOL
DIOLS
DIOTA
DIPT
DIRE
DIRT
DIRTED
DITA
DITAL
DITALS
DITE
DITED
DOER
DOERS
DOES
DORAD
DORADO
DORADS
DORE
DOREE
DORIS
DORS
DORSA
DORSAD
DORSE
DOUC
DOUCE
DOULA
DOUR
DOURA
DRAC
DRACO
DRAD
DRAG
DRAGEE
DREE
DREED
DRUSE
DUCAL
DUCAT
DUCE
DUED
DUET
DUETS
DURA
DURAL
DURALS
DURGIER
DURO
DUROC
DUROS
DUVET
DUVETS
EAGER
EANED
EARD
EARDS
EARED
EARL
EARLS
EARS
EASE
EASED
EASER
EATS
EAVE
EAVED
ECAD
ECADS
ECOD
ECRU
ECRUS
ECURIE
EDUCATE
EDUCATED
EDUCATOR
EDUCE
EDUCED
EEVN
EGAD
EGADS
EGAL
EGER
EGIS
EIDE
EIDER
ENATE
ENTER
ENTERA
ENTERS
ENTOURAGE
EORL
EORLS
EPIGAEOUS
EPIGEOUS
ERAS
ERODE
ERODENT
ETAGE
ETEN
ETNA
ETUI
ETUIS
EUCAIN
EUOI
EURO
EUROCRAT
EUROS
EVADE
EVADER
EVADERS
EVADES
EVIL
EVILS
EVIRATE
EVIRATED
GADE
GADOID
GADOIDS
GADS
GAED
GAID
GAIN
GAIR
GAIT
GAITED
GAITER
GALIVANT
GALIVANTED
GALS
GAOL
GAOLS
GARDA
GARDANT
GARDEN
GARE
GARI
GARIS
GAROTE
GAROTED
GARS
GARUDA
GATE
GATED
GATER
GATOR
GEAL
GEALS
GEAR
GEARCASE
GEARE
GEARED
GEARES
GEARS
GEAT
GEDS
GEED
GEEP
GEOID
GEOIDS
GERT
GETA
GIDS
GIED
GILA
GIRL
GIRLS
GIRO
GIROS
GIVE
GIVED
GLACE
GLACEED
GLAIR
GLAIRE
GLAIRED
GLOAT
GLOATED
GLOATER
GLOB
GLOBI
GLOBIN
GLOBS
GLOIRE
GLORIED
GLUE
GLUED
GLURGE
GRACE
GRACED
GRAIL
GRAIN
GRAT
GRATE
GRATED
GRATER
GRATIN
GRIEVANT
GRIG
GRIGS
GRIS
GRIVET
GRIVETS
GROAT
GROIN
GROT
GRUE
GRUED
GUIRO
GUIROS
GUTS
GUTSY
GUYS
IDEA
IDEAL
IDEALS
IDEE
IGAD
IGLU
INTEGRAL
INTEGRALS
INTER
INTO
INTREPID
IOTA
IRATE
IRATER
IRED
ISOLATE
ISOLATED
LACE
LACED
LAER
LAGER
LAID
LAIN
LAIR
LAIRED
LARGE
LARGER
LARI
LARIS
LAROID
LATE
LATED
LATER
LATI
LIAR
LIBS
LIED
LIEDER
LIEU
LIGS
LIND
LINT
LINTED
LINTER
LINTOL
LINTOLS
LIRA
LIRE
LIROT
LITE
LITED
LITER
LITORAL
LITRE
LIVE
LIVED
LIVEDO
LOBI
LOBS
LOID
LOIN
LOIR
LOITER
LORAL
LORATE
LORIS
LOTA
LOTE
LOTI
LUCE
LUCRE
LUCRES
LUDE
LUDES
LUDO
LURGI
LURGIS
NADORS
NADS
NAEVI
NATS
NAVE
NAVY
NEAT
NEATS
NEED
NEEDER
NEEDERS
NETE
NETES
NEUTER
NEUTERS
NIBS
NITE
NITER
NITRE
NURTURE
NURTURED
NURTURES
OARED
OARS
OATER
OBIA
OBIT
OBITAL
OBITER
OBLATE
OCAS
OCULAR
OCULATE
OCULATED
OCULI
ODAS
ODEA
ODES
OINT
OINTED
OLID
OLIVE
OLIVET
OLIVETS
ORACULAR
ORAD
ORAGIOUS
ORAL
ORALS
ORATE
ORATED
ORCA
ORCAS
ORDO
ORDS
ORES
ORGEAT
OUDS
OURALI
OURALIS
OURIE
OURS
OUTDATE
OUTDO
OUTDOER
OUTDOERS
OUTDOES
OUTDRAG
OUTEAT
OUTEATS
OUTED
OUTER
OUTERS
OUTRUN
PEACE
PEACED
PEACOD
PEAG
PEAGE
PEAL
PEALS
PEAR
PEARCE
PEARCED
PEARL
PEARLS
PEAT
PEDS
PEED
PERI
PERIBOLI
PERIL
PERN
PERNIO
PERT
PERTAIN
PETAL
PETALOID
PETALS
PETAR
PETIOLAR
PIED
PIER
PIERID
PIERT
PIET
PIETA
PIGTAIL
PIOUS
PREACE
PREACED
PREAGED
PREDIED
PREE
PREED
PRETOLD
PRETOR
PRIAL
PRIALS
PRINT
PRINTED
PRIOR
PRIORATE
PTERIA
PTERIN
RACA
RACE
RACED
RADE
RADS
RAGA
RAGAS
RAGE
RAGED
RAGEE
RAGER
RAGI
RAGIS
RAID
RAIL
RAIN
RAIT
RAITED
RASE
RASED
RATE
RATED
RATER
RATIO
RATIOS
RATO
RATOS
REAL
REALO
REALOS
REALS
REAR
REDAN
REDATE
REDE
REDIP
REDIPT
REDO
REDS
REDUCE
REDUCED
REED
REEDE
REEDS
REEDUCATE
REEDUCATED
REEN
REGAIN
REGAL
REGALS
REGAR
REGARD
REGARDANT
REGARDS
REGARS
REGEAR
REGEARED
REGEARS
REGIE
REGIUS
REIS
RETAG
RETAIL
RETAILOR
RETAIN
RETE
RETIA
RETIAL
RETOLD
RETOUR
RETRO
RETUNE
RETUNED
RIAL
RIALS
RIBS
RIGS
RIND
RIOT
RIOTED
RITE
RIVA
RIVE
RIVED
RIVET
RIVETS
ROAD
ROADEO
ROADS
ROAR
ROARED
ROARS
ROATE
ROATED
ROBIN
ROBS
RODE
RODENT
RODEO
RODES
ROED
ROES
ROIL
ROIN
ROLAG
RORAL
RORE
RORES
RORIE
ROSIED
ROTA
ROTAL
ROTE
ROTED
ROTES
ROTI
ROUE
ROUEN
ROUES
ROUL
ROULS
ROUSE
ROUSED
ROUSER
ROUT
ROUTE
ROUTED
ROUTER
ROUTERS
ROUTES
RUDE
RUDER
RUDES
RUED
RUES
RUNE
RUNED
RUNT
RUNTED
RUSA
RUSE
SACRA
SACRAL
SACRALS
SACRED
SADE
SADO
SAGA
SAGE
SAGER
SAGIER
SARCODE
SARD
SARED
SAREE
SAROD
SARODE
SEDAN
SEDATE
SEDENT
SEDUCE
SEDUCED
SEED
SEEN
SERA
SERAC
SIDE
SIDER
SIEGE
SIEGED
SIEGER
SIEUR
SIGLA
SIGLOI
SILAGE
SILAGED
SILO
SILUROID
SIPE
SIPED
SIRCAR
SIRCARS
SIRLOIN
SIROC
SLAE
SLAG
SLAID
SLAIN
SLAINTE
SLAT
SLATE
SLATED
SLATER
SLIVE
SLIVED
SLOB
SLOID
SLOT
SLUE
SLUED
SLUR
SOAR
SOIL
SOIREE
SOLA
SOLACE
SOLACED
SOLAR
SOLATE
SOLATED
SOLD
SOLDI
SOLI
SOLID
SOLIVE
SORA
SORAGE
SORAL
SORI
SOTERIAL
STADE
STADES
STANE
STANED
STAVE
STAVED
STEAD
STEADY
STEAN
STEANE
STEANED
STED
STEDE
STEDES
STEED
STEEN
STEIL
STEILS
SUED
SUEDE
SUER
SUET
SUID
SURA
SURCULI
SURD
SURE
SURED
SUTOR
TACE
TACO
TADS
TAED
TAGAREEN
TAIL
TAILOR
TAIN
TALI
TANE
TANTO
TAOS
TARGE
TARGED
TARO
TAROC
TAROS
TEAD
TEADE
TEADES
TEADS
TEAED
TEAL
TEALS
TEAR
TEARGAS
TEAT
TEATED
TEATS
TEDIOUS
TEDS
TEED
TEEN
TEER
TEERS
TEES
TEETER
TEETERS
TEIL
TEILS
TENUOUS
TEPID
TERAS
TERCE
TERN
TIAR
TIND
TIRE
TIRED
TOED
TOERAG
TOES
TOIL
TOLA
TOLAR
TOLD
TOLU
TORA
TORC
TORI
TORO
TORULA
TORULAE
TORULI
TOUN
TOUR
TOURACO
TOURED
TOURS
TOUSE
TOUSED
TOUSER
TREE
TREED
TREPID
TRIAC
TRIAGE
TRIAGED
TRIAL
TRIALS
TRILD
TRIN
TRIO
TRIOL
TRIOLS
TRIOR
TRIOS
TROUSE
TROUSER
TRUE
TRUED
TUGS
TUIS
TUNA
TUNE
TUNED
TURACO
TURACOU
TURD
TURDOID
TURDS
TUREEN
UGLIED
UNEDUCATED
UNTO
URAEI
URAEUS
URALI
URALIS
URAO
URAOS
URASE
URATE
URDE
URDEE
URDS
UREDO
URES
URGE
URGED
URGER
URSA
URSAE
USAGE
USAGER
USED
USER
UTERUS
UTES
UTUS
UVAE
UVEA
UVULA
UVULAE
UVULAR
VADE
VADES
VANE
VANED
VANT
VATS
VATU
VEENA
VEER
VEERS
VEES
VEIL
VEILS
VENA
VENAE
VENT
VENTED
VENTER
VENTERS
VENTOUSE
VENTROUS
VENTURE
VENTURED
VENTURES
VENTUROUS
VETO
VETOED
VETOER
VETOERS
VETOES
VETS
VIED
VIGS
VIRAL
VIRGA
VIRGAS
VIRGATE
VIRGE
VIRGER
VIRL
VIRLS
VIROID
VISOR
VUGS
YUGS

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Yesterday's Strands Answers — April 20, 2026

  • Theme: "Gloriously glaring!"
  • Spangram: CATCHTHELIGHT

Theme words:

GLEAM GLIMMER GLINT GLISTEN GLITTER GLOW

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