Strands Answers in Order May 05, 2026 #966, Hints, and Tips

Here are the NYT Strands answers in order for May 05, 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: "Get up!"
  • Category nudge: Think about get up!
  • Theme words count: 7 words to find
  • First letters of theme words: A, D, D, R, S, T, T
  • Tip: Match colors to confirm words before moving on.

Today's Spangram

SPANGRAM: DIGITALCLOCK

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

Theme connection: This word relates to "Get up!" and connects all theme words.

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

Theme Words:

ALARM DATE DISPLAY RADIO SNOOZE TIME TUNER

All Valid Solutions (1020 words):

ACETA
ACETAL
ACETAMID
ACETATE
ACETATED
ACETONAEMIA
ACETONE
ACME
ACMITE
ACNE
ACTON
ACYL
ACYLATE
ADIOS
ADIT
ADMIT
ADMITTANCE
ADMITTED
ADOS
ADRAD
ADROIT
AEON
AEONS
AGILA
AGIO
AGIOS
AGITA
AGITATE
AGITATED
AGON
AGONE
AGONS
AGRIA
AIDOI
AIDOS
AIDS
AIGA
AIRDATE
AIRMAIL
ALAMO
ALAR
ALARM
ALEC
ALECK
ALERT
ALERTED
ALGA
ALGID
ALGOID
ALISON
ALLOT
ALLOY
ALLURE
ALLY
ALLYL
ALMA
ALME
ALOE
ALONE
ALONELY
ALPS
ALTO
ALTOS
ALURE
AMIA
AMID
AMIDO
AMIE
AMIGO
AMIGOS
AMIR
AMLA
AMOTION
AMOTIONS
AMRIT
ANCE
ANCLE
ANELACE
ANERLY
ANLACE
ANOA
ANOLE
ARGIL
ARGON
ARGONS
ARGOT
ARIA
ARID
ARIEL
ARIETTA
ARIETTE
ARIOT
ARMET
ARMLET
ARMOR
AROID
AROMA
ATIGI
ATIGIS
ATOC
ATOK
ATOKE
ATOLL
ATONAL
ATONALLY
ATONE
ATONED
ATONER
ATONERS
ATONY
ATRIP
AUNE
AURIS
AYELP
CADI
CADIE
CAERULE
CAERULEAN
CALL
CALLA
CALLAN
CALLET
CALLUNA
CALO
CALOYER
CALOYERS
CALP
CALPS
CAME
CAMEL
CAMLET
CATE
CELL
CELLA
CELLAE
CELLO
CELT
CETACEAN
CETANE
CETE
CLAD
CLAM
CLAME
CLAN
CLAT
CLAUT
CLAUTED
CLEAN
CLEANER
CLEANERS
CLEANLY
CLEAT
CLEATED
CLECK
CLEM
CLOCK
CLOKE
CLON
CLONAL
CLONE
CLONER
CLONERS
CLOT
CLOTE
CLOY
CLOYE
CLUE
CLUED
COAL
COALER
COALERS
COALPIT
COALY
COKE
COLA
COLE
COLL
COLLATE
COLLATED
COLLATION
COLLATIONS
COLLECT
COLLET
COLLETED
COLT
COLY
CONATION
CONATIONS
CONCEAL
CONCEIT
CONCEITED
CONCETTI
CONCETTO
CONE
CONEY
CONURE
CONY
COTE
COYER
DACE
DAIMIO
DAIMIOS
DAIS
DALE
DALI
DALIS
DALLE
DALT
DALTON
DAME
DARI
DATE
DATO
DEAL
DEALT
DEAN
DEANER
DEANERS
DENOTATE
DENOTE
DENS
DETECT
DETENU
DETER
DETERS
DETRUNCATE
DETUNE
DIAGRID
DIAL
DIEL
DIET
DIETED
DIGIT
DIGITAL
DIGITALLY
DIGITATE
DIGITATED
DIGITATELY
DIME
DIORITE
DIOTA
DIPS
DIRAM
DIRE
DIRELY
DIRL
DIRT
DISPEACE
DISPEL
DISPENCE
DISPLACE
DISPLAY
DISPLAYER
DISPLE
DITA
DITAL
DITE
DITT
DITTANY
DITTED
DITTO
DITTOED
DITTOS
DITZ
DOGIE
DOGMA
DOIT
DOITED
DOITIT
DOMAL
DONE
DONS
DOON
DOOS
DORM
DORMIE
DORMITION
DORMITIONS
DOTAL
DOTE
DOTED
DOTTED
DOTTEL
DOTTLE
DRAD
DREY
DRIP
DRIPS
DROID
DROIT
DZOS
EALE
EATEN
EATER
EATERS
ECAD
ECLAT
ECONUT
EDIT
ELAN
ELANET
ELATE
ELATED
ELATER
ELATERID
ELATERS
ELATION
ELATIONS
ELUATE
ELUTE
ELUTED
EMIR
EMIT
EMITTED
ENATE
ENATION
ENATIONS
ENLACE
ENLOCK
ENODAL
ENOL
EOAN
EONS
EPRIS
ETALON
ETAT
ETEN
ETENS
EYOT
GAID
GAIDS
GALA
GALIOT
GARI
GAROTE
GAROTTE
GAROTTED
GIDS
GILA
GILD
GILDS
GIOS
GITANO
GITE
GITTED
GLAD
GLADS
GLAM
GLAMOR
GLIA
GLID
GODS
GODSO
GODSON
GONE
GONS
GONZO
GOON
GOONS
GOOS
GRAIL
GRAM
GRID
GRIM
GRIOT
GROMA
GROT
GROTTO
GROTTOED
GROTTOS
IDEA
IDEAL
IDEALLY
IDEATE
IDEATION
IDEATIONS
IMAGO
IMAGOS
IMARI
IMID
IMIDO
IMITATE
IMITATED
IONS
IOTA
ISOGRAM
ISOTONE
ITEM
KELL
KELLAUT
KELT
KETA
KETO
KETOL
KETONAEMIA
KETONE
KOEL
KOLA
LACE
LACET
LACK
LACTONE
LACY
LADS
LAER
LAERS
LAGOON
LAGOONS
LAID
LAIDS
LAME
LAMIA
LANCE
LANCET
LANCETED
LANE
LANELY
LARGO
LARGOS
LARI
LAROID
LATE
LATED
LATELY
LATEN
LATENCE
LATENS
LATER
LATI
LATIGO
LATIGOS
LATTE
LATU
LAUNCE
LAUREL
LAYER
LAYERS
LAYLOCK
LEAN
LEANER
LEANERS
LEANLY
LEANY
LEAT
LEIR
LENO
LEONE
LEPID
LEPS
LERP
LERPS
LETTED
LIAR
LIDO
LIDOS
LIDS
LION
LIONET
LIONS
LLANO
LOCA
LOCAL
LOCALE
LOCK
LOCKET
LOKE
LONE
LONELY
LONER
LONERS
LOTA
LOTE
LOYAL
LOYALER
LUNA
LUNATE
LUNATED
LUNATELY
LUNATION
LUNATIONS
LUNE
LUNET
LUNY
LURDEN
LURDENS
LURE
LURID
LURS
LUTE
LUTEA
LUTEAL
LUTED
LUTER
LUTERS
LUTZ
LYNE
MACE
MACLE
MAGI
MAGOT
MAID
MAIDS
MAIL
MAISONETTE
MALA
MALE
MALI
MALIS
MALISON
MALL
MALLEATE
MALLEATED
MALLEATION
MALLEATIONS
MALLEI
MALLET
MALONATE
MALT
MARG
MARIA
MARID
MAROR
MATE
MATLO
MATOKE
MEAL
MEAN
MEANE
MEANER
MEANERS
MEANLY
MEANY
MEAT
MEATED
MELA
MELANO
MELL
MELT
MELTED
MELTON
MELTONS
META
METAL
METALLY
METATE
METE
METED
MIDAIR
MIME
MIMETITE
MIRADOR
MIRO
MITE
MITT
MITTEN
MITTENS
MOAI
MODI
MOIRA
MOIRAI
MOIT
MORA
MORAL
MORIA
MOTE
MOTEL
MOTET
MOTI
MOTION
MOTIONED
MOTIONS
MOTT
MOTTE
MOTTLE
MOTTO
MOTTOED
MOTTOS
NALLA
NAOI
NAOS
NATION
NATIONS
NATIS
NATURE
NEAL
NEAT
NEATEN
NEATER
NEPIT
NEPS
NERD
NERITE
NERTZ
NETE
NETT
NETTIE
NEURITE
NEUTER
NEUTERS
NOCK
NOCKET
NODAL
NODI
NODS
NOEL
NOIL
NOLE
NOLL
NOOGIE
NOOIT
NOTA
NOTAL
NOTATE
NOTATED
NOTE
NOTED
NOTITIA
NOTT
NULL
NULLA
NURD
NURL
NURS
NUTATE
NUTATED
NUTATION
NUTATIONS
OATEN
OATER
OATERS
OCELLATE
OCELLATED
OCELLATION
OCELLATIONS
ODAL
ODSO
OGAM
OLLA
OMIGOD
OMIT
OMITTANCE
OMITTED
ONCE
ONCET
ONELY
ONER
ONERS
ONLY
ONOS
OOIDAL
OONS
OOZE
OOZED
ORAD
ORAL
ORGIA
ORGONE
ORIEL
OTTO
OTTOS
OYER
OYERS
PEACE
PEAL
PELA
PENAL
PENALLY
PENCE
PENCEL
PENULT
PENULTIMA
PERI
PERIS
PERT
PETAL
PETULANCE
PEYOTE
PEYOTL
PIRL
PIRS
PITA
PLACE
PLACET
PLACK
PLACKET
PLAY
PLAYER
PLAYERS
PLAYLET
PLEA
PLENA
PLYER
PLYERS
PREACE
PRELACY
PREY
PRIDE
PRUNE
PRUTA
RADIO
RAGI
RAGIS
RAGTIME
RAIA
RAID
RAIDS
RAIL
RAIS
RAIT
RAMI
RAMIE
REAL
RELACE
RELAY
RELY
RENAL
RENY
REPLA
REPLACE
REPLAY
REPLY
REPS
RETALLY
RETE
RIDE
RIDOTTO
RIDOTTOS
RIEL
RIEM
RIMA
RIME
RIOT
RIPE
RIPELY
RIPEN
RIPS
RISP
RITE
RITT
RITTED
RITUAL
RITUALLY
RITZ
ROAD
ROAR
ROARIE
ROMA
ROMAL
RORAL
RORID
RORIE
ROTE
ROTI
ROTTAN
ROTTE
ROTTED
ROTTEN
ROTTENS
RUED
RULE
RULLOCK
RUNE
RUNLET
SIAL
SIDA
SIDE
SIDENOTE
SIGLA
SIGMA
SIGMOID
SIGMOIDAL
SILD
SIPE
SIRE
SIREN
SITE
SITED
SITREP
SITUATE
SITUATED
SITUATION
SITUATIONS
SITULA
SITULAE
SITZ
SNED
SNOD
SNOG
SNOOD
SNOOT
SNOOTED
SNOOZE
SNOOZED
SNOT
SNOTTIE
SODA
SOIL
SONE
SONOGRAM
SOOGIE
SOON
SOOT
SOOTE
SOOTED
SPEAL
SPENCE
SPET
SPIDE
SPIRE
SPIREA
SPIRT
SPIRTED
SPIRULA
SPIRULAE
SPIT
SPITAL
SPITE
SPITED
SPITZ
SPLAY
SPRIT
SPRITE
SPRITELY
SPRITZ
SPRITZED
SPRUE
TACE
TACET
TAED
TAEL
TALC
TALE
TALL
TALLAT
TALLET
TALLOT
TALLY
TALMA
TALON
TAME
TANE
TAOS
TATE
TATER
TATERS
TATIE
TATT
TATTIE
TATU
TATUED
TAUT
TAUTED
TAUTEN
TAUTENS
TAUTER
TEAED
TEAL
TEAT
TEATED
TECTA
TECTAL
TEIID
TEIIDS
TELA
TELAE
TELL
TELLURIDE
TELLURITE
TELLY
TELNET
TELNETED
TELT
TENS
TENUE
TEPID
TETANY
TETE
TETRI
TETRIS
TIAR
TIDAL
TIDE
TIGON
TIGONS
TIGROID
TIMARIOT
TIME
TIMID
TIPS
TIRE
TIRL
TIRO
TITAN
TITE
TITI
TITLE
TOAD
TOCK
TODS
TOEA
TOED
TOGA
TOIL
TOISON
TOIT
TOITOI
TOKE
TOLA
TOLE
TOLL
TOLYL
TOMIA
TONAL
TONALLY
TONE
TONED
TONER
TONERS
TONEY
TONLET
TONS
TONSIL
TONSILAR
TONY
TOON
TOONS
TORA
TORI
TOYER
TOYERS
TOZE
TOZED
TREPID
TREY
TRIDE
TRIP
TRIPE
TRIPEY
TRIPLE
TRIPLY
TRIPS
TRUE
TRUED
TRULL
TRUNCAL
TRUNCATE
TRUNCATELY
TUAN
TULE
TULLE
TUNA
TUNE
TUNER
TUNERS
TUNY
TURD
TURPS
TUYER
TUYERS
ULAN
ULEMA
ULNA
ULNAE
ULTIMA
ULTIMO
ULTION
ULTIONS
UNATONED
UNCATE
UNCE
UNCLAD
UNCLE
UNLACE
UNLET
UNLETTED
UNLOCK
UNYOKE
URDE
UREA
UREAL
URENA
URITE
URPS
URSID
UTENSIL
UTERI
UTIS
YACK
YALE
YELP
YELPS
YEPS
YERD
YETI
YETIS
YOCK
YOKE
YOKEL
YUAN
YULAN
YULE
YURT
YURTA
YUTZ
ZEAL
ZETA
ZOEA
ZOEAE
ZOEAL
ZONE
ZONED
ZONOID
ZOOID
ZOOIDAL
ZOOIDS
ZOON
ZOONED
ZOONS
ZOOS
ZOOT

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Yesterday's Strands Answers — May 04, 2026

  • Theme: "May the forest be with you"
  • Spangram: BRANCHOUT

Theme words:

ASPEN BIRCH CEDAR CYPRESS DOGWOOD EUCALYPTUS

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