Strands Answers in Order May 02, 2026 #963, Hints, and Tips

Here are the NYT Strands answers in order for May 02, 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: "All the right moves"
  • Category nudge: Think about all the right moves
  • Theme words count: 7 words to find
  • First letters of theme words: C, K, P, S, S, S, W
  • Tip: Match colors to confirm words before moving on.

Today's Spangram

SPANGRAM: LINEDANCE

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

Theme connection: This word relates to "All the right moves" and connects all theme words.

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

Theme Words:

COASTER KICK PONY SAILOR SCUFF SHUFFLE WIZARD

All Valid Solutions (861 words):

ACAI
ACAIS
ACATER
ACATERS
ACATES
ACED
ACEDIA
ACEDIAS
ACES
ACNODE
ACNODES
ACTA
ACTS
ADENOID
ADENOIDS
ADENOSIS
ADIOS
AESC
AESIR
AIAS
AIDANCE
AIDANCES
AIDE
AIDES
AIDS
AIRS
AIRSIDE
AIRSIDES
AIRWISE
ALCADE
ALCADES
ALCAIDE
ALCAIDES
ALCO
ALIAS
ALIASES
ALIDAD
ALIDADS
ALOD
ALODIA
ALODS
ANCE
ANKUS
ANKUSH
ANOA
ANOAS
ANODE
ANODES
ANODISE
ANODISES
ANSA
ANSATE
ARAISE
ARAISED
ARAISES
ARAR
ARARS
ARDS
ARIA
ARIAS
ARID
ARIDLY
ARIL
ARIS
ARISE
ARISEN
ARISES
AROID
AROIDS
ARRAS
ARRASED
ARRASES
ARRIDE
ARRIDES
ARRIS
ARRISES
ARSE
ARSED
ARSENO
ARSES
ARSINE
ARSINES
ARSINO
ARSIS
ASCONCE
ASEA
ASIDE
ASIDES
ASTER
ATES
CACA
CACAO
CACAS
CADE
CADES
CADI
CADIS
CADS
CAESAR
CAID
CAIDS
CALID
CALO
CALORISE
CALORISED
CALORISES
CANCER
CANCERS
CANFUL
CANOLA
CANOLAS
CANS
CANST
CASE
CAST
CASTE
CASTER
CATE
CATER
CATERS
CATES
CATS
CEDAR
CEDARS
CEDI
CEDIS
CENS
CERE
CERES
CERT
CERTES
CERTS
CESARIAN
CESARIANS
CESTA
CLAST
CLAT
CLATS
CLOAK
CLOD
CLODS
CLON
CLONK
CLONS
COAL
COALISE
COALISED
COALISES
COAST
COASTER
COAT
COATE
COATER
COATERS
COATES
COATS
CODA
CODAS
CODE
CODEC
CODEN
CODENS
CODES
CODS
COIL
COIN
COINED
COINS
COIR
COLA
COLAS
COLD
COLDS
COLIN
COLINS
COLOR
COLORISE
COLORISED
COLORISES
COLY
CONCERT
CONCERTS
COND
CONDO
CONE
CONED
CONES
CONF
CONFER
CONFERS
CONFEST
CONFS
CONFUSE
CONFUSED
CONFUSES
CONI
CONIDIA
CONK
CONS
CONSTER
CONY
COOL
COPS
COPSE
COPSED
COPSES
COPY
COSE
COSEC
COSED
COSES
COSILY
COSINE
COSINES
CREST
CRESTA
CRESTAL
CUFF
CUFFED
CUFFS
CUIF
CUIFS
CUISH
CUSEC
CUSP
DACE
DACES
DACK
DACKS
DADA
DADO
DADS
DAES
DAIS
DAISES
DANCE
DANCER
DANCERS
DANCES
DANK
DANKISH
DANS
DARI
DARIS
DARZI
DEACON
DEACONS
DEAIR
DEAN
DEANS
DECK
DECKS
DEFI
DEFIS
DEIF
DENI
DENIS
DENS
DESI
DESPOIL
DESPOND
DESPONDS
DIACT
DIARIAN
DIARISE
DIARISED
DIARISES
DILATE
DILATER
DILATERS
DILATES
DINE
DINED
DINES
DINO
DINOS
DINS
DIOL
DISA
DISC
DISCO
DISPONE
DISPONED
DISPONES
DOAT
DOATER
DOATERS
DOATS
DOCS
DOLIA
DOLOR
DONA
DONS
DOOL
DOOR
DRAD
DRAIL
DRAISINE
DRAISINES
DWINE
DWINED
DWINES
EANS
ECAD
ECADS
ECCO
EFFS
EFFUSION
EFFUSIONS
EIKS
EISH
ENDOCAST
ENDS
ENOL
ENOSIS
ERES
ERST
ESPY
ESTACADE
ESTACADES
ESTER
ETALON
ETALONS
ETAS
EUKS
FECK
FECKS
FEDS
FEIS
FEND
FENDS
FENI
FENIS
FENS
FERE
FERES
FEREST
FEST
FESTA
FESTAL
FESTER
FICE
FICES
FIEF
FIEFS
FIEND
FIENDS
FIFE
FIFED
FIFES
FISH
FISK
FLUE
FLUS
FLUSH
FUCOID
FUCOIDS
FUCOSE
FUCOSES
FUEL
FUSC
FUSE
FUSED
FUSES
FUSIL
FUSION
FUSIONS
HUFF
HUFFER
HUFFERS
HULE
HUSK
HUSKIES
ICED
ICES
IDEA
IDES
IDLY
IDOL
IDOLA
IDOLATER
IDOLATERS
IKAN
IKANS
INDOL
INDOOR
INDRI
INFUSE
INFUSED
INFUSES
INSIDE
INSIDES
IONS
IRADE
IRADES
IRRADIANCE
IRRADIANCES
IRRADIANCIES
IRRISION
IRRISIONS
IWIS
IZAR
IZARD
IZARDS
IZARS
KADE
KADES
KADI
KADIS
KAED
KAES
KAID
KAIDS
KAIL
KAIS
KANS
KAON
KAONS
KICK
KICKS
KIEF
KIEFS
KIFF
KIFS
KISH
KNACK
KNACKISH
KNACKS
KUEH
LACS
LASE
LASER
LAST
LASTER
LATE
LATER
LATS
LIAR
LIARD
LIARDS
LIARS
LIAS
LIASES
LIDAR
LIDARS
LIDO
LIDS
LIND
LINDS
LINE
LINED
LINES
LINO
LINOS
LINS
LION
LIONFISH
LIONS
LIRA
LIRAS
LISP
LOAD
LOADEN
LOADENS
LOADS
LOAN
LOANS
LOAST
LOCA
LOCATE
LOCATER
LOCATERS
LOCATES
LOCUS
LODE
LODEN
LODENS
LODES
LODS
LOID
LOIDS
LOIN
LOINS
LOIR
LONE
LOON
LOONS
LOOR
LOPS
LORIS
LORISES
LOSE
LOSED
LOSEN
LOSES
LUFF
LUSH
LUSK
NADA
NADAS
NADIR
NADS
NAIAD
NAIADES
NAIADS
NAIL
NAIRA
NAIRAS
NAOI
NECK
NECKS
NEDS
NEFS
NEIF
NEIFS
NIDI
NIDS
NISEI
NISEIS
NISI
NODE
NODES
NODI
NODS
NOIL
NOILY
NOIR
NOISE
NOISED
NOISES
NOISILY
NOLO
NONDANCE
NONDANCER
NONDANCERS
NONDANCES
NONE
NONES
NONI
NONIS
NONYL
NOSE
NOSEAN
NOSEANS
NOSED
NOSES
NOSILY
NYLON
NYLONS
OAKIES
OARS
OASES
OASIS
OAST
OATER
OATERS
OATS
OCAS
OCTA
OCTAL
OCTAS
ODAS
ODEA
ODES
OIDIA
OILCAN
OILCANS
OILY
OLDS
OLID
OLIO
ONCE
ONCER
ONCERS
ONCES
ONES
ONKUS
ONSET
ONSIDE
ONSIDES
ONST
OONS
OPSIN
OPSINS
ORAD
ORARIA
ORRA
OSES
POIND
POINDS
POIS
POISE
POISED
POISES
POLIS
POLY
POND
PONDS
PONE
PONES
PONS
PONY
POSE
POSED
POSES
PSION
PSIONS
PSIS
PYIN
PYINS
PYLON
PYLONS
PYOID
PYOSES
PYOSIS
RADE
RADIAN
RADIANCE
RADIANCES
RADIANCIES
RADIANS
RADIO
RADIOS
RADON
RADONS
RADS
RAIA
RAID
RAIDS
RAIL
RAIRD
RAIRDS
RAIS
RAISE
RAISED
RAISES
RAISIN
RAISINS
RASE
RASED
RASES
RECCO
RECK
RECKAN
RECS
REFUEL
RESAT
RESET
REST
RETS
RIANCIES
RIAS
RIDE
RIDES
RIDS
RISE
RISEN
RISES
RIZA
ROAD
ROADS
ROADSIDE
ROADSIDES
ROAR
ROARS
ROIL
ROOD
ROODS
ROON
ROONS
SADE
SADES
SADI
SADIS
SADLY
SADO
SAID
SAIL
SAILOR
SAIR
SALON
SALOON
SARD
SARDINE
SARDINED
SARDINES
SARI
SATE
SCAD
SCADS
SCAIL
SCAN
SCAT
SCLATE
SCOLD
SCOLDS
SCOLIA
SCONCE
SCONCED
SCONCES
SCONE
SCONES
SCOP
SCUFF
SCUFFED
SCUFFS
SEACOAST
SEAN
SEANCE
SEANCES
SEANS
SECCO
SECRET
SECRETA
SEDAN
SEDANS
SEIF
SEIFS
SEIK
SEIS
SEND
SENDS
SENS
SENSA
SENSI
SERE
SETA
SETAL
SHELF
SHUFFLE
SHUL
SHULE
SICE
SICES
SICK
SIDA
SIDAS
SIDE
SIDES
SIEN
SIENS
SIES
SIKA
SILD
SILDS
SILO
SILOS
SIND
SINDON
SINDONS
SINDS
SINE
SINED
SINES
SINS
SIRRA
SKIED
SKIES
SKIFF
SKIFFED
SKIFFS
SNACK
SNACKS
SNAIL
SNAKISH
SNEAD
SNEADS
SNEAK
SNEAKISH
SNECK
SNECKS
SNED
SNEDS
SNOD
SNODS
SNOOL
SOIL
SOILY
SOLD
SOLDADO
SOLDI
SOLDS
SOLI
SOLID
SOLIDI
SOLIDS
SONDE
SONDES
SONE
SONES
SONS
SONSE
SPOIL
SPONSION
SPONSIONS
STERE
SUFFER
SUFFERS
SUFFICE
SUFFICED
SUFFICES
SUKH
TACAN
TACANS
TACNODE
TACNODES
TACO
TALC
TALCS
TALI
TALION
TALIONS
TALON
TALONS
TASER
TERCE
TERCES
TERES
TERSE
TRECK
TREF
TRES
USED
USES
USNEA
WILD
WILDS
WILY
WIND
WINDAC
WINDACS
WINDAS
WINDASES
WINDS
WINDSAIL
WINDSES
WINE
WINED
WINES
WINESOP
WINO
WINOS
WINS
WIRRA
WISARD
WISE
WISED
WISES
WISP
WISPY
WIZARD
WIZARDLY
WIZARDS
YIDS
YINS
YOLD
YOND
YONI
YONIS
YPSILON
YPSILONS

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

Yesterday's Strands Answers — May 01, 2026

  • Theme: "I ❤️ Hawaii"
  • Spangram: ALOHASPIRIT

Theme words:

HULA LUAU MACADAMIA PINEAPPLE POKE UKULELE

See the full page for yesterday: Strands Answers — May 01, 2026