Strands Answers in Order May 08, 2026 #969, Hints, and Tips

Here are the NYT Strands answers in order for May 08, 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: "Garden variety"
  • Category nudge: Think about garden variety
  • Theme words count: 5 words to find
  • First letters of theme words: B, C, O, P, P
  • Tip: Match colors to confirm words before moving on.

Today's Spangram

SPANGRAM: RUNOFTHEMILL

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

Theme connection: This word relates to "Garden variety" and connects all theme words.

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

Theme Words:

BASIC COMMON ORDINARY PEDESTRIAN PROSAIC

All Valid Solutions (939 words):

ABED
ABET
ABETS
ABRI
ABRIS
ABSCISE
ABSCISED
ABUSE
ABUSED
ABUSES
ACINOUS
ACINUS
ACTON
ACTOR
ACTS
ADAPT
ADAPTOR
ADAPTS
ADEEM
ADEPT
ADEPTS
ADIT
ADITS
ADROIT
AEDES
AESC
AESIR
AFTOSA
AIDE
AIDES
AIDOI
AIDS
AIMED
AIMER
AIRN
AIRT
AIRTED
AIRTS
AIRY
AITS
ALCO
ALNICO
ALOE
ALOIN
AMIE
AMIN
AMINO
AMNIA
AMNIC
AMNIO
AMNION
AMNIONIC
AMPED
ANIL
ANIMA
ANIME
ANION
ANIONIC
ANNA
ANNAL
ANNO
ANOA
ANON
APAID
APED
APEMAN
APER
APERT
APTS
ARDOR
ARDRI
ARID
ASCI
ASCOT
ASSET
ASTHMA
ASTHORE
BADE
BADS
BAFT
BAFTS
BASE
BASED
BASES
BASEST
BASIC
BASIS
BASS
BASSE
BASSED
BASSET
BASSI
BEAD
BEADS
BEDAMN
BEDE
BEDEMAN
BEDIAPER
BEDS
BEEDI
BEEF
BEEP
BEEPER
BEST
BESTI
BESTIR
BESTRID
BESTRIDE
BETID
BETIDE
BETROD
BETS
BOAS
BOIS
BONIST
BONUS
BONUSES
BOTH
BOTHER
BOTS
BOUN
BOURSE
BOURSES
BOUSE
BOUSED
BOUSES
BOUSIEST
BRIE
BRIES
BRIS
BRISE
BRISES
BRISS
BRUS
BUNCO
BUNCOS
BUNIA
BUNIAS
BURIED
BURIES
BURS
BURSA
BURSAE
BURSE
BURSEED
BURSEEDS
BURSES
BUSED
BUSES
BUSIED
BUSIES
BUSIEST
BUSS
BUSSED
CAIN
CASINO
CAST
CASTOR
CIAO
CILL
CION
CIST
CISTED
CISTRON
CISTRONIC
CLAN
CLARINI
CLARINO
CLARION
CLARY
CLIME
CLINAL
CLOMP
CLOMPED
CLOP
COAPT
COAPTS
COBAEA
COBRIC
COBS
COEMPT
COEMPTS
COFT
COIL
COIN
COLA
COLIN
COLL
COLLAR
COLLARD
COMA
COMADE
COMAE
COME
COMEDIAN
COMER
COMM
COMMER
COMMO
COMMON
COMP
COMPANIED
COMPANION
COMPAS
COMPASS
COMPASSED
COMPED
COMPER
COMPT
COMPTS
CONI
CONIA
CONIAS
CONUS
COPE
COPER
COPREMIA
CORE
COREMIA
COST
COTH
COTS
COUR
COURB
COURBED
COURBS
COURIE
COURIED
COURIES
COURS
COURSE
COURSED
COURSES
CRIED
CRIES
CRIS
CRISE
CRISES
CRISSA
CRUS
CRUSADE
CRUSADES
CRUSE
CRUSES
CRUSET
CRUSETS
CRUSIE
CRUSIES
DABS
DAES
DAFT
DAME
DAMN
DAMP
DAMPER
DANIO
DASSIE
DEAF
DEAIR
DEAN
DEBRIS
DEBS
DEBUS
DEEM
DEEP
DEEPER
DEES
DEET
DEETS
DEFT
DEIST
DEMAIN
DEMAN
DEME
DEMIC
DEMO
DEMPT
DEPTH
DESI
DESIST
DIAL
DIAMIN
DIANOIA
DIAPASE
DIAPASES
DIAPER
DIARY
DINAR
DINIC
DINITRO
DINNA
DINO
DIORITE
DIORITES
DIRT
DIRTS
DITE
DITES
DITS
DOIT
DOITED
DOITS
DONA
DONARY
DONNA
DORR
DORT
DORTED
DORTS
DRAIN
DRIED
DROID
DROIDS
DROIT
DROITS
DRONIER
EASE
EASED
EASES
EASIED
EASIES
EASIEST
EBON
EBONICS
EBONIST
EDEMA
EDIT
EDITS
EFTS
EIDE
EINA
EMAIL
EMIC
EMPT
EMPTS
EOLIAN
EPEE
EPEEIST
EPEES
EPEIRID
EPHOR
EROS
EROSION
ESTRIN
ESTRO
FABRIC
FABRICS
FABS
FADE
FADEIN
FADES
FADS
FASCI
FASCIS
FASCIST
FASCISTI
FEASE
FEASED
FEASES
FEDS
FEEB
FEEBS
FEED
FEEDS
FEES
FEET
FEME
FEMINAL
FOBS
FOCI
FOIN
FOIST
FOTHER
FOUR
FOURS
FOURSES
FOUS
HEIL
HEINIE
HEME
HEMIC
HEMIN
HEMINA
HEMIOLA
HEMP
HEPT
HERO
HEROS
HORE
HOST
HOTS
ICON
IDEA
IDEAS
IDEE
IDEES
IDEM
IDES
IMPAIR
IMPASSE
IMPED
IMPEDE
IMPEDES
INAPT
INIA
INION
INLAID
INLIER
IODIN
IONIC
IRID
IRIDES
IRIDS
IRON
IRONIC
IRONIER
ISBA
ISTHMI
ISTHMIAN
ISTHMIC
LAID
LAIN
LAIR
LAIRD
LAIRY
LARD
LARDON
LARDY
LARI
LARN
LARNIER
LIANOID
LIER
LIMA
LIMAN
LIME
LIMEADE
LIMEADES
LIMED
LIMN
LIMNAEID
LIMNAEIDS
LIMO
LIMP
LIMPA
LIMPAS
LIMPED
LIMPER
LININ
LINN
LINO
LLANO
LOCI
LOCO
LOIN
LOMA
LOME
LOMED
LOMEIN
LOPE
LOPER
MADE
MADRONA
MADS
MAID
MAIDS
MAIL
MAILL
MAIN
MAINOR
MAIR
MANI
MANIA
MANIC
MANILA
MANILLA
MANIOC
MANLIER
MANNA
MANO
MANOR
MANORIAL
MEAD
MEADS
MEAN
MEANIE
MEASE
MEASED
MEASES
MEDIA
MEDIAN
MEDINA
MEDS
MEED
MEEDS
MEES
MEET
MEETS
MEIN
MEINIE
MEME
MEMO
MHOS
MICO
MILL
MILO
MINA
MINAE
MINAR
MINI
MINION
MINNIE
MINO
MINOR
MOER
MOIL
MOLA
MOLAL
MOLAR
MOLL
MOLLA
MOME
MOMI
MOPE
MOPER
NADA
NADAS
NADIR
NADS
NAIL
NAIN
NAME
NAMED
NAMER
NAOI
NAPA
NAPAS
NAPE
NAPED
NARD
NARY
NICOL
NIDE
NIDES
NIDOR
NIDS
NIED
NIEF
NILL
NITE
NITES
NITRO
NITS
NOBS
NODI
NOIR
NOMOI
NONA
NONARY
NONI
NORI
NORIA
NORITE
NORITES
NOTHER
NOUS
NOUSES
NUBS
NURS
NURSE
NURSED
NURSES
OASES
OASIS
OBAS
OBES
OCAS
OHMIC
OLLA
OMER
ONCOME
ONCOST
ONIE
ONUS
ONUSES
OPEPE
ORDAIN
ORDINAL
ORDINAR
ORDINARY
ORDS
ORTS
OTHER
OURIE
OURIEST
OURS
PADI
PADRI
PADRONI
PADS
PAEAN
PAID
PAIL
PAILLARD
PAIN
PAINIM
PAIR
PAIRIAL
PANIC
PANIER
PANIM
PANINI
PANINO
PANNIER
PASE
PASES
PASS
PASSE
PASSED
PASSEE
PEAN
PEAS
PEASE
PEASED
PEASES
PEDES
PEDESIS
PEDESTRIAN
PEDRO
PEDS
PEED
PEES
PEIN
PEPO
PEPTONIC
PERP
PERT
PERTS
PHOCA
PHOCAS
PHOS
PHOT
PHOTO
PHOTON
PHOTONIC
PHOTONICS
PHOTS
POCO
POEM
POEP
POLAR
POLIANITE
POLIANITES
POLL
POLLAN
POLLARD
POMADE
POMADES
POME
POMO
POMP
POMPANO
PREM
PREMADE
PREMAN
PREMED
PREMEDS
PREMEET
PREMIA
PREMOLAR
PREP
PREPAID
PROS
PROSAIC
PROST
PROTON
PROTONIC
RAID
RAIN
RAINIER
RAIRD
RALLIER
RANI
RANID
REIN
REMADE
REMADES
REMAIL
REMAIN
REMAN
REMANIE
REMAP
REMEAD
REMEADS
REMEDE
REMEDES
REMEET
REMEETS
REMEID
REMEIDS
REOIL
REPAID
REPAIR
REPASS
REPASSED
REPO
REPOLL
REPOMAN
RHEME
RHOS
RIAL
RIDE
RIDES
RIDS
RIEM
RISE
RISES
RITE
RITES
RITS
ROAD
ROADIE
ROADS
ROAM
ROAMED
ROAMER
ROAN
ROCS
ROIN
RONIN
RONNIE
RORID
RORIE
RORT
RORTED
RORTS
ROSIN
ROSINOUS
ROST
ROTO
ROTON
ROTS
RUBASSE
RUBE
RUBES
RUBS
RUNIC
RUSA
RUSE
RUSES
RUSSE
RUSSET
SABE
SABED
SABES
SABOT
SABOTS
SADE
SADES
SADI
SADIRON
SADS
SAFE
SAFED
SAFT
SAIC
SAIN
SAPAN
SCION
SCORE
SCOREPAD
SCOREPADS
SCOT
SCOUR
SCOURIE
SCOURIES
SCOURS
SCOURSE
SCOURSED
SCOURSES
SCOUSE
SCOUSES
SCRIED
SCRIES
SCRUB
SDEIN
SEAS
SEBASIC
SEDAN
SEED
SEEDS
SEEM
SEEMER
SEEP
SEIR
SEIRS
SEIS
SESTINA
SETS
SICS
SIES
SINUS
SINUSES
SIRS
SIST
SISTED
SISTROID
SOCA
SORE
SORT
SOTH
SRIS
STEAD
STED
STEDE
STEED
STEEM
STEEP
STEEPER
STIE
STIED
STIR
STOA
STOAE
STOAS
STOB
STOBS
STOCIOUS
STOIC
STORE
STOREMAN
STOUN
STOUR
STOURIE
STOURIEST
STOURS
STREP
STRIA
STRIAE
STRIDE
STRIDES
STROAM
STROAMED
SUBA
SUBEDIT
SUBEDITS
SUNBED
SUNBEDS
SURBED
SURBEDS
SURBET
TEAD
TEADE
TEADS
TEAED
TEAS
TEDS
TEED
TEEM
TEEMER
THEIC
THEIN
THEM
THEMA
THEME
THEMED
THEOMANIA
THORP
THORPE
THRO
TIDE
TIDEMILL
TIDES
TIDS
TIED
TINIER
TINNIE
TINNIER
TIRO
TIRONIC
TIRR
TOAD
TOADS
TOCO
TOCOS
TOCS
TOCSIN
TONIC
TONICS
TONUS
TONUSES
TORE
TOSA
TOUN
TOUR
TOURIE
TOURIES
TOURIST
TOURISTED
TOURS
TOUSE
TOUSED
TOUSES
TOUSIEST
TREMA
TREPAN
TRIAD
TRIADS
TRIDE
TRIE
TRIED
TRIN
TRIO
TRIOR
TROAD
TROADE
TROADES
TROADS
TROD
TRON
TRONA
UNBASED
UNBE
UNBED
UNBEDS
UNCAST
UNCI
UNCIA
UNCO
UNCOS
UNIS
URBS
URIC
URSA
URSAE
USED
USES
YIRD
YIRR

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Yesterday's Strands Answers — May 07, 2026

  • Theme: "Go right ahead"
  • Spangram: GIVETHENOD

Theme words:

ALLOW APPROVE BLESS LICENSE PERMIT SANCTION

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