Strands Answers in Order April 30, 2026 #961, Hints, and Tips

Here are the NYT Strands answers in order for April 30, 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: "Wet blankets"
  • Category nudge: Think about wet blankets
  • Theme words count: 6 words to find
  • First letters of theme words: A, D, H, M, S, V
  • Tip: Match colors to confirm words before moving on.

Today's Spangram

SPANGRAM: CONDENSATION

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

Theme connection: This word relates to "Wet blankets" and connects all theme words.

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

Theme Words:

AEROSOL DRIZZLE HUMIDITY MIST STEAM VAPOR

All Valid Solutions (1062 words):

ACAI
ACAIS
ACETA
ACETUM
ACNE
ACNODE
ACNODES
ADIT
ADMEN
ADNATION
ADUST
AEON
AERO
AEROS
AEROSOL
AEROSOLS
AIDMEN
AIDS
AILED
AILS
AIMED
AIMS
AISLE
AISLED
AISLES
AITS
AIZLE
ALES
ALISON
ALISONS
ALIST
ALIT
ALOE
ALOED
ALOES
ALONE
AMELIA
AMEN
AMEND
AMENDS
AMENS
ANCE
ANCOME
ANCOMES
ANDRO
ANDROS
ANDS
ANEMIA
ANEMONE
ANES
ANOA
ANODE
ANODES
ANODISATION
ANOLE
ANOLES
ANOSMIA
APIOL
APIOLS
APISM
APISMS
APORT
APRON
APSO
APSOS
APTS
ARDS
ARENOSE
AROSE
ATAP
ATAPS
ATAVISM
ATAVISMS
ATAVIST
ATLAS
AUDIAL
AUDIT
AVAIL
AVAILE
AVAILED
AVAILES
AVAILS
AVAL
AVALE
AVALED
AVALES
AVAS
AVIAN
AVIANIZE
AVIATION
AVION
AVIONS
AVISO
AVISOS
AVITAL
AVIZANDUM
AVIZE
AVOS
CADI
CADIS
CADS
CAID
CAIDS
CAME
CAMEL
CAMELIA
CAMELS
CAMEO
CAMEOS
CAMES
CAMO
CAMS
CANDELA
CANDELAS
CANDOR
CANE
CANER
CANOE
CANOED
CANOES
CARD
CARDON
CARDS
CARE
CARN
CARNOSE
CATE
CATS
CAUM
COAT
COATE
COATS
CODA
CODE
CODEN
CODENS
CODES
CODON
CODS
COMA
COMAE
COMATE
COME
COMEDO
COMEDOS
COMES
COMS
COND
CONDEMN
CONDEMNATION
CONDEMNS
CONDENSATION
CONDO
CONDOES
CONDOR
CONDOS
CONE
DACE
DAIS
DALE
DALED
DALEDS
DALES
DALI
DALIS
DALS
DALT
DAME
DAMES
DAMN
DAMNATION
DAMNED
DAMNER
DAMNS
DAMS
DANS
DATA
DATE
DATUM
DAUT
DAUTS
DAVIT
DAVITS
DAZZLE
DELATION
DELI
DELIS
DELIST
DELO
DELOS
DELS
DELT
DELTA
DELTAS
DEMIST
DEMIT
DEMITS
DEMIVOLT
DEMO
DEMON
DEMONS
DEMOS
DENS
DENSITY
DESOLATION
DIAL
DIALED
DIALIST
DIALS
DIAMOND
DIAMONDS
DIANOIA
DIAZIN
DIDO
DIDY
DIMITY
DISA
DISME
DISMES
DITZ
DOAT
DOATS
DODO
DODOES
DODOS
DODS
DOEN
DOES
DOETH
DOME
DOMED
DOMES
DOMS
DONA
DONE
DONER
DONOR
DORE
DOSE
DRAC
DRACO
DRACONE
DRIZZLE
DRONE
DSOS
DUET
DUETS
DUSH
DUST
EARD
EARDS
EARN
EATH
EATS
EAUS
ECAD
ECADS
ECOD
EINA
ELAN
ELAND
ELANDS
ELANS
ELATION
ELVAN
ELVANS
EMIT
EMITS
EMOS
ENATION
ENCODE
ENCODES
ENDOSMOS
ENDOSOME
ENDS
ENDUE
ENLIST
ENLIT
ENOL
ENOLS
ENRACE
EOAN
EOLIAN
EONS
ERODE
ERODES
EROS
EROSE
ETHS
ETUI
ETUIS
HIATUS
HISN
HUDNA
HUDNAS
HUIA
HUIS
HUMID
HUMIDITY
HUTS
IMID
IMIDO
IMIDS
INAPT
IONS
ISATIN
ISIT
ISLAND
ISLANDS
ISLE
ISLED
ISLES
ISMS
ISNA
ISOLATION
ISOS
ITAS
IZZAT
LADS
LADY
LADYISM
LAID
LAIDS
LAITY
LAND
LANDAU
LANDAUS
LANDE
LANDES
LANDRACE
LANDS
LANE
LANES
LANOSE
LATI
LATINA
LATINO
LAVA
LAVATION
LAZZI
LAZZO
LEIR
LEMON
LEMONS
LEND
LENDS
LENO
LENOS
LENS
LEONE
LEZZ
LEZZA
LEZZAS
LIME
LIMED
LIMEN
LIMENS
LIMES
LIMO
LIMOS
LION
LIONS
LIPA
LIPO
LIPS
LISP
LIST
LITS
LIZZIE
LOME
LOMED
LOMES
LONE
LOSE
LOSED
LOSEN
LOST
LOVAT
MACE
MACON
MADID
MADS
MAID
MAIDS
MAIM
MATE
MATH
MATHS
MATS
MAUD
MAUDS
MAUT
MAUTS
MEDS
MELA
MELANO
MELANOS
MELAS
MELON
MELONS
MELS
MELT
MEMO
MEMOS
MEMS
MENAD
MENADS
MEND
MENDS
MENO
MENSA
MENSAL
MESON
MESONS
MIASM
MIASMA
MIDI
MIDIS
MIDS
MILADI
MILADIS
MILADY
MILE
MILES
MILO
MILOS
MILS
MILT
MILTZ
MIPS
MISDATE
MISDIAL
MISDIALED
MISDID
MISDO
MISDONE
MISLAID
MISLED
MISLIT
MISMATE
MISO
MISOS
MIST
MITY
MNAS
MOAI
MOAN
MOANER
MOAT
MOATS
MODE
MODEL
MODELIST
MODELS
MODEM
MODEMS
MODENA
MODENAS
MODES
MODI
MODII
MODIUS
MODS
MODUS
MOES
MOIL
MOILED
MOILS
MOIST
MOIT
MOITS
MOLA
MOLAS
MOLE
MOLES
MOLS
MOLT
MONA
MONAD
MONADISM
MONADS
MONAL
MONALS
MONAS
MONDE
MONDES
MONDIAL
MONDO
MONDOS
MONER
MONERA
MONO
MONOS
MONOSOME
MONS
MOSE
MOSED
MOST
MOVIE
MUDS
MUID
MUIDS
MUSH
MUST
MUSTH
MUTE
MUTS
NADS
NAIL
NAILED
NAILS
NAIVIST
NALED
NALEDS
NAOI
NAPS
NARD
NARDS
NARE
NATAL
NATION
NATIVISM
NATIVISMS
NATIVIST
NAVAID
NAVAIDS
NAVAL
NAVALISM
NAVALISMS
NAZI
NAZIR
NEAR
NEDS
NELIS
NEMA
NEMN
NEON
NEOVITALISM
NEOVITALISMS
NEOVITALIST
NERD
NERDS
NIVAL
NODE
NODES
NODI
NODOSE
NODS
NODUS
NOEL
NOELS
NOES
NOIL
NOILS
NOLE
NOLES
NOMA
NOMAD
NOMADISATION
NOMADS
NOME
NOMEN
NOMES
NOMS
NOSE
NOSED
NOSODE
NOSTRO
NOTION
NOTIONAL
NOTIONS
NOVA
NOVALIA
NOVAS
NOVATION
OATH
OATHS
OATS
ODEON
ODEONS
ODES
ODISM
ODIUM
ODOR
ODSO
ODSOS
OILED
OILS
OLEO
OLEOS
OLES
OMEN
OMENS
OMIT
OMITS
ONCE
ONCET
ONCOME
ONCOMES
ONER
ONES
ONIE
ONOS
OPTIME
OPTIMES
OPTION
OPTIONAL
OPTIONALS
OPTIONED
OPTIONS
OPTS
ORDO
ORDS
ORTS
OSMOL
OSMOLE
OSMOLS
OSTIA
OTIOSE
OVAL
OVALS
OVATION
OVIST
OZZIE
PAIL
PAILS
PAIN
PAIS
PATIN
PATIO
PAVAN
PAVANE
PAVANES
PAVANS
PAVIN
PAVIS
PAVONAZZO
PAVONE
PAVONES
PIAN
PIANO
PILA
PILE
PILED
PILES
PILOSE
PION
PIONED
PIONS
PISO
PISOS
PISTON
PITON
PITS
PORT
PORTION
PORTIONED
PORTIONS
PORTS
POTION
POTIONS
POTS
PROA
PRONAOI
PSION
PSIONS
RACA
RACE
RACON
RANCE
RAND
RANDEM
RANDEMS
RANDOM
RANDOMS
RANDS
REAN
REND
RENDS
RIEL
RILE
RIZA
RIZAS
ROAN
RODE
RODEO
RODEOS
RODES
RODMEN
RODS
RODSMEN
ROED
ROES
RONDE
RONDEL
RONDELS
RONDES
RONDO
RONE
ROSE
ROSED
ROSEOLA
ROSEOLAS
ROTI
ROTIS
ROTS
SADI
SAID
SAIM
SAIYID
SALE
SALES
SALIVA
SALIVATION
SALON
SALT
SALTIE
SALVATION
SALVIA
SALVO
SALVOED
SALVOES
SALVOS
SAND
SANDS
SANE
SANED
SANES
SATAI
SATAIS
SATI
SATIN
SAVIN
SELS
SELVA
SELVAS
SEMI
SEMIOVAL
SEMIPRO
SEMIS
SENA
SENAS
SEND
SENDS
SENS
SENSA
SENSATION
SENSI
SHIM
SHTUM
SHUT
SHUTE
SIAL
SIALON
SIDA
SILANE
SILANES
SILE
SILED
SILEN
SILENS
SILES
SILO
SILOED
SILOS
SILT
SILVA
SILVAN
SILVANS
SILVAS
SIMI
SIMIAL
SIMIAN
SIMOLEON
SIMS
SITZ
SLAID
SLANE
SLANES
SLAT
SLED
SLEDS
SLIM
SLIME
SLIMED
SLIMES
SLIMS
SLIP
SLIPS
SLIPT
SLIT
SLITS
SLOE
SLOES
SMELT
SMILE
SMILED
SMILES
SMIT
SMITS
SMOILE
SMOILED
SMOILES
SMOLT
SNED
SNEDS
SODOM
SODOMS
SOIL
SOILED
SOILS
SOLA
SOLAN
SOLAND
SOLANDS
SOLANS
SOLAS
SOLATIA
SOLATION
SOLE
SOLED
SOLEMN
SOLEMNER
SOLES
SOLI
SOLITO
SOLITON
SOLS
SOLVATION
SOME
SOMEONE
SOMS
SONAR
SONATA
SONATINA
SONCE
SONDE
SONDELI
SONDELIS
SONDES
SONE
SONES
SONS
SORA
SORD
SORDO
SORE
SORN
SPAIL
SPAILS
SPAIN
SPAIT
SPAN
SPANIEL
SPAT
SPATZLE
SPAVIE
SPAVIN
SPILE
SPILED
SPILES
SPILT
SPIM
SPIMS
SPIT
SPIV
SPORT
SPOT
STADIA
STADIAL
STADIALS
STADIAS
STADIUM
STAID
STAMEN
STAMENS
STAMNOI
STAMNOS
STEAD
STEADS
STEAM
STEAMED
STEAMS
STILE
STILED
STILES
STILT
STIM
STIME
STIMED
STIMES
STIMS
STIPA
STOA
STOAI
STOAT
STOP
STROP
STUD
STUDS
STUM
SUDAMEN
SUDATE
SUDS
SUET
SUID
SUIDIAN
SUIDIANS
SUIDS
SUMY
TACAN
TACE
TACNODE
TACNODES
TACO
TADS
TAIL
TAILED
TAILS
TAIN
TAIS
TAIT
TAITS
TALE
TALES
TALI
TALION
TALIONS
TALIPOT
TALIPOTS
TALON
TALONED
TALONS
TAME
TAMED
TAMES
TAMS
TANDEM
TANDEMS
TANE
TANS
TAPIS
TAPIST
TAPS
TAPSMEN
TAUS
TAVA
TAVAS
TAZZE
TEAD
TEADS
TEAM
TEAMED
TEAMS
THIS
THUD
THUDS
THUS
TIDAL
TIDS
TIDY
TILE
TILED
TILES
TILS
TILT
TIME
TIMED
TIMES
TIMID
TIMON
TIMONS
TINPOT
TINPOTS
TIPS
TISANE
TISANES
TIZZ
TOPI
TOPIS
TOPS
TOPSMEN
TOPSOIL
TOPSOILED
TOPSOILS
TRIE
TROAT
TRON
TRONA
TROP
TROPISM
TROPISMS
TUIS
TUISM
TUMID
TUMIDITY
TUSH
UDON
UMIAC
VAIL
VAILED
VAILS
VAIN
VALE
VALES
VALI
VALIS
VANDA
VANE
VANED
VANES
VANITAS
VANS
VAPOR
VILE
VIMEN
VIMS
VINA
VINO
VIOL
VIOLA
VIOLAS
VIOLATION
VIOLS
VISON
VISONS
VISTO
VITA
VITAL
VITALISM
VITALISMS
VITALIST
VITALS
VITAS
VIZIR
VIZZIE
VOEMA
VOES
VOILA
VOILE
VOILES
VOLA
VOLE
VOLED
VOLENS
VOLES
VOLS
VOLT
VOLTA
VOLTAISM
VOLTAISMS
VOLTI
VOMIT
VOMITO
VOMITS
VOSTRO
YIDS
ZATI
ZEIN
ZIZEL
ZIZIT
ZONA

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Yesterday's Strands Answers — April 29, 2026

  • Theme: "Fish or cut bait"
  • Spangram: TACKLE

Theme words:

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