Strands Answers in Order May 06, 2026 #967, Hints, and Tips

Here are the NYT Strands answers in order for May 06, 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-and-go!"
  • Category nudge: Think about get-up-and-go!
  • Theme words count: 6 words to find
  • First letters of theme words: A, C, R, S, S, S
  • Tip: Match colors to confirm words before moving on.

Today's Spangram

SPANGRAM: RISEANDSHINE

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

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

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

Theme Words:

ASCEND CLIMB RADIATE SHIMMER SOAR SPARKLE

All Valid Solutions (1093 words):

AALII
AALIIS
AALS
ACAI
ACAIS
ACER
ACES
ACNE
ACNES
ACRE
ACRES
ADMEN
AECIA
AECIAL
AEDES
AEDINE
AESC
AESIR
AIDE
AIDER
AIDERS
AIDES
AIDS
AILS
AIMED
AIMER
AIMERS
AIMS
AINE
AIRS
AKED
AKES
ALAP
ALAPS
ALAR
ALAS
ALIAS
ALIASES
ALIEN
ALIKE
ALISMA
ALIST
ALSIKE
ALSIKES
ALSO
AMEN
AMEND
AMENDS
AMESACE
AMESACES
AMIA
AMIAS
AMICE
AMICES
AMIE
AMIES
AMIS
AMISES
AMNESIA
AMNESIAC
AMNESIACS
AMNESIAS
AMNESIC
AMNESICS
ANDS
ANEMIA
ANEMIAS
ANEMIC
ANES
ANKLE
ANKLED
ANKLES
APRES
APSIS
APTED
APTS
ARCO
ARCS
ARDS
ARECA
ARECAS
ARED
AREDE
ARES
ARKED
ARKS
ARLE
ARLED
ARLES
ARPA
ARPAS
ARRAS
ARRASED
ARRASES
ARSE
ARSED
ARSES
ARSHIN
ARSHINE
ARSHINES
ARSIS
ARTEMISIA
ARTEMISIAS
ARTS
ASAR
ASCEND
ASCI
ASEA
ASKED
ASLAKE
ASLAKED
ASLAKES
ASPREAD
BADMEN
BADS
BAMS
BAND
BANDH
BANDHS
BANDS
BANE
BANED
BANES
BANI
BANK
BANKED
BANKS
BANKSIA
BANKSIAS
BANNED
BEAD
BEADMEN
BEADS
BEADSMEN
BEAM
BEAMED
BEAMS
BEAN
BEANED
BENAME
BENAMED
BENAMES
BENI
BENNE
BENNES
BENNI
CAAS
CAESE
CAIMAN
CALIMA
CALO
CALOS
CARE
CARES
CASA
CASAS
CASE
CASED
CASEMAN
CASES
CASK
CASKED
CENS
CENSE
CENSED
CENSES
CIAO
CIAOS
CILIA
CILICE
CILICES
CIST
CISTED
CLAIM
CLAIMED
CLAIMER
CLAIMERS
CLAIMS
CLAP
CLAPS
CLAPT
CLARKIA
CLARKIAS
CLASP
CLASPT
CLASS
CLASSER
CLAST
CLIED
CLIES
CLIMB
CLIME
CLIMES
CLOACA
CLOACAE
CLOACAS
COAL
COALA
COALAS
COALISE
COALISED
COALISES
COALS
COLA
COLAS
COLIC
COLICS
COLIES
COLS
CRAAL
CRAALS
CRIM
CRIME
CRIMED
CRIMES
CRIMMER
CRIMMERS
CRIMP
CRIMPLE
CRIMPLED
CRIMPLES
CRIMPS
CRIMS
CRIS
CRISE
CRISES
CRISIC
CRISIS
CRISP
CRISSA
CRISSAL
CRISTA
CRISTAE
DAES
DAIDLE
DAIDLED
DAIDLES
DAINE
DAINED
DAINES
DAME
DAMES
DAMN
DAMNED
DAMNER
DAMNS
DAMS
DANDLE
DANDLED
DANDLER
DANDLERS
DANDLES
DANK
DANKS
DARE
DARES
DART
DARTS
DATE
DEAD
DEADS
DEAN
DEAR
DEARS
DEICE
DEICER
DEICES
DEIL
DEILS
DEISM
DELS
DEMAIN
DEMAINE
DEMAN
DEME
DEMES
DEMIC
DEMISE
DEMISS
DEMIST
DEMPT
DENI
DESCEND
DESHI
DESI
DESIST
DESISTED
DESK
DESMAN
DINE
DINES
DINK
DINKIE
DINKIES
DINKS
DINNA
DRAIL
DRAILS
DRAKE
DRAKES
DRAP
DRAPS
EANED
EARD
EARL
EARLS
EARS
EATS
ECOS
EDHS
EIKS
ELDIN
ELDS
ELHI
ELKS
ELSHIN
EMBANK
EMBANKS
EMES
EMESIS
EMIC
EMIR
EMIRS
EMMER
EMMERS
EMMESH
EMMET
EMMETS
EMPARL
EMPARLED
EMPARLS
EMPT
EMPTED
EMPTS
ENCASE
ENCASED
ENCASES
ENDS
ENNEAD
ENNEADS
ENSEAM
ERADIATE
ERRS
ESCAR
ESCOLAR
ESCOLARS
ESES
ESKAR
ESKARS
ESNE
HEME
HEMIC
HEMMED
HEMP
HEMPS
HEMS
HERS
HIDE
HIDES
HIMS
HIND
HINDS
HISS
HISSER
HIST
HISTED
IAMB
ICER
ICES
IDEA
IDEM
IDES
IDLE
IDLED
IDLER
IDLERS
IDLES
ILIA
ILIAC
ILICES
IMMESH
IMPAIR
IMPAIRS
IMPALA
IMPALAS
IMPARK
IMPARKED
IMPARKS
IMPARL
IMPARLED
IMPARLS
IMPASSE
IMPASTE
IMPASTED
IMPLEAD
IMPLED
IMPS
INANE
INANES
INKED
INKLE
INKLED
INKLES
INKS
INNED
IRIS
IRISED
IRISES
ISMS
KAIL
KAILS
KAIM
KAIMS
KAIS
KAISER
KALI
KALIMBA
KALIS
KARSIES
KARST
KASME
KEDS
KEMB
KESAR
KESARS
KILO
KILOS
KNEAD
KNEADS
KSAR
KSARS
LACE
LACER
LACES
LACS
LAIC
LAICISE
LAICISED
LAICISES
LAICISM
LAICISMS
LAICS
LAIK
LAIKA
LAIKAS
LAIKED
LAIKS
LAIR
LAIRISE
LAIRISED
LAIRISES
LAIRS
LAISSE
LAKE
LAKED
LAKES
LAKSA
LAKSAS
LAPS
LARD
LARDS
LARK
LARKED
LARKS
LARS
LASCAR
LASE
LASED
LASER
LASES
LASS
LASSI
LAST
LASTED
LEAD
LEAR
LEARS
LERP
LERPS
LIAISE
LIAR
LIARD
LIARDS
LIARS
LIAS
LIASES
LICE
LICENSE
LICENSED
LICENSES
LIED
LIEN
LIES
LIKE
LIKED
LIKEN
LIKES
LIMA
LIMAN
LIMB
LIMBA
LIME
LIMED
LIMEN
LIMES
LIMN
LIMNED
LIMNER
LIMNS
LIRI
LISK
LISP
LIST
LISTED
LOCA
LOCI
MABE
MADS
MAES
MAID
MAIDEN
MAIDS
MAIN
MAINED
MAND
MANDI
MANDRAKE
MANDRAKES
MANE
MANED
MANES
MANI
MANNED
MEAD
MEADS
MEAN
MEANE
MEAT
MEATS
MEDIA
MEDIAD
MEDIAE
MEDIAN
MEDINA
MEDLE
MEDLED
MEDLES
MEDS
MEIKLE
MEME
MEMES
MEMS
MENAD
MENADS
MEND
MENDS
MESA
MESAIL
MESAILS
MESAL
MESAS
MESCAL
MESCALISM
MESCALISMS
MESCALS
MESE
MESH
MESIAL
MESIC
MESNE
MESS
MESSIAS
MESSIASES
META
METRE
METRED
METRES
METS
MICA
MICAS
MICE
MICO
MICOS
MICRA
MICS
MIEN
MIKE
MIKED
MIKES
MIKRA
MILIA
MILO
MILOS
MILS
MIRI
MIRS
MISAIM
MISAIMED
MISAIMS
MISE
MISER
MISES
MISKAL
MISKALS
MISKEN
MISMET
MISMETRE
MISMETRED
MISMETRES
MISPARSE
MISPARSED
MISPARSES
MISPLEAD
MISPLED
MISPRAISE
MISPRAISED
MISPRAISES
MISRAISE
MISRAISED
MISRAISES
MISS
MISSA
MISSAL
MISSALS
MISSIS
MISSISES
MIST
MISTED
NABE
NADS
NAIN
NAME
NAMED
NAMES
NAMS
NANE
NEAR
NEDS
NEKS
NEMA
NEMN
NEMNS
NIDE
NIDES
NIDS
NINE
NINES
OASES
OASIS
OCAS
OCREA
PAIL
PAILS
PAIR
PAIRS
PAIS
PAISA
PAISAS
PAISE
PALACE
PALACES
PALAIS
PALAS
PALASES
PALS
PALSIED
PALSIES
PARD
PARDI
PARDINE
PARDS
PARK
PARKED
PARKI
PARKIE
PARKIES
PARKIS
PARKS
PARLE
PARLED
PARLES
PARR
PARRA
PARRED
PARREL
PARRELS
PARRS
PARS
PARSE
PARSED
PARSES
PARSLIED
PASE
PASES
PASS
PASSE
PASSER
PASSIM
PAST
PASTA
PASTE
PASTED
PLEA
PLEAD
PLED
PLESH
PRAD
PRAISE
PRAISED
PRAISER
PRAISES
PRASE
PRASES
PREDATE
PSIS
RACA
RACE
RACES
RACIAL
RACIALISE
RACIALISED
RACIALISES
RACIALISM
RACIALISMS
RACIALIST
RACISM
RADE
RADIATE
RAIA
RAID
RAIL
RAILS
RAIS
RAISE
RAISED
RAISER
RAISES
RAKE
RAKED
RAKES
RAKI
RAKIS
RAPS
RAPT
RASE
RASED
RASES
RASP
RASSE
RAST
RASTA
READ
RECAL
RECALS
RECOAL
RECOALS
RECS
REDATE
REDE
REDIA
REDIAE
REHS
REMEAD
REMEDE
REMEDES
REMEDIAT
REMET
REMISS
REMS
REND
RENDS
RENS
RESAIL
RESAILS
RESEND
RESENDS
RESES
RESH
RESHINE
RESHINED
RESHINES
RESIST
RESISTED
RHEME
RHIME
RHIMES
RIAL
RIALS
RIAS
RIME
RIMED
RIMER
RIMERS
RIMES
RIMMED
RIMMER
RIMMERS
RIMPLE
RIMPLED
RIMPLES
RIMS
RISE
RISEN
RISER
RISES
RISK
RISKED
RISP
RISTRA
SACRA
SACS
SAIC
SAICE
SAICES
SAICS
SAIL
SAILS
SAIM
SAIMS
SAIR
SAIRS
SAIS
SAIST
SAKE
SAKES
SAKI
SAKIA
SAKIAS
SAKIS
SALIC
SALICES
SALS
SALSA
SALSAS
SALSE
SALSES
SAPS
SARD
SARDINE
SARDINES
SARDS
SARK
SARKS
SARS
SARSEN
SASER
SASS
SASSE
SASTRA
SCAIL
SCAILS
SCALA
SCALAR
SCALARS
SCAR
SCARE
SCEND
SCISSIL
SCISSILS
SCLIM
SCLIMS
SCOLIA
SCRAE
SCRIM
SCRIMP
SCRIMPS
SCRIMS
SDAINE
SDAINED
SDAINES
SEAM
SEAMS
SEAN
SEAR
SECO
SEDATE
SEIK
SEIL
SEILS
SEIS
SEISE
SEISER
SEISM
SELD
SELKIE
SELKIES
SEME
SEMEMIC
SEMI
SEMIS
SEMPLE
SEMPLER
SEMPRE
SENA
SEND
SENDS
SENNA
SERA
SERAC
SERAI
SERR
SERRA
SERRAS
SERRS
SESE
SHIAI
SHIAIS
SHIM
SHIMMED
SHIMMER
SHIMS
SHIN
SHINE
SHINED
SHINES
SHINNE
SHINNED
SHINNES
SHIR
SHIST
SHRI
SHRIMP
SHRIMPS
SHRIS
SIAL
SIALIC
SIALS
SICE
SICES
SICILIENNE
SICLIKE
SICS
SIEN
SIENNA
SIES
SIKA
SIKAS
SIKE
SIKES
SILICA
SILICAS
SILO
SILOS
SIMA
SIMBA
SIMMER
SIMMERS
SIMP
SIMPAI
SIMPAIS
SIMPLE
SIMPLED
SIMPLER
SIMPLERS
SIMPLES
SIMPS
SIMS
SIRI
SIRIASES
SIRIASIS
SIRIH
SIRIHS
SIRIS
SIRS
SISAL
SISALS
SISES
SISS
SIST
SISTED
SISTRA
SKAIL
SKAILS
SKAS
SKEAN
SKEANE
SKEN
SKIED
SKIES
SKIM
SKIMS
SKIS
SLAKE
SLAKED
SLAKES
SLAP
SLAPS
SLED
SLICE
SLICER
SLICES
SLIM
SLIME
SLIMED
SLIMES
SLIMS
SMIR
SMIRS
SOAR
SOARE
SOARES
SOCA
SOCAS
SOCIAL
SOCIALISE
SOCIALISED
SOCIALISES
SOCIALISM
SOCIALISMS
SOCIALIST
SOCIALS
SOCS
SOLA
SOLACE
SOLACER
SOLACES
SOLAR
SOLARS
SOLAS
SOLI
SOLS
SPAIL
SPAILS
SPAKE
SPAR
SPARD
SPARK
SPARKE
SPARKED
SPARKES
SPARKIE
SPARKIES
SPARKLE
SPARKLED
SPARKLER
SPARKLERS
SPARKLES
SPARKS
SPARRE
SPARRED
SPARRES
SPARS
SPARSE
SPAS
SPRAD
SPRAID
SPREAD
SPRED
SRIS
STADE
STADES
STADIA
STAID
STAIDER
STEAD
STED
STEDE
STEDES
STEM
STEME
STEMES
STEMME
STEMMER
STEMMERS
STEMMES
STEMPLE
STEMPLES
STEMS
STRAD
STRAE
STRAES
TAED
TEAD
TEADE
TEADES
TEME
TEMES
TEMP
TEMPLE
TEMPLED
TEMPLES
TEMPS
TEMS
TEMSE
TMESIS
TRAD
TRADE
TRADES
TREAD
TRES
TSAR
TSARS
TSIMMES

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Yesterday's Strands Answers — May 05, 2026

  • Theme: "Get up!"
  • Spangram: DIGITALCLOCK

Theme words:

ALARM DATE DISPLAY RADIO SNOOZE TIME TUNER

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