Strands Answers in Order May 15, 2026 #978, Hints, and Tips

Here are the NYT Strands answers in order for May 15, 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: "Weaselly wascals"
  • Category nudge: Think about weaselly wascals
  • Theme words count: 6 words to find
  • First letters of theme words: B, F, M, O, P, W
  • Tip: Match colors to confirm words before moving on.

Today's Spangram

SPANGRAM: MUSTELIDS

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

Theme connection: This word relates to "Weaselly wascals" and connects all theme words.

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

Theme Words:

BADGER FERRET MARTEN OTTER POLECAT WOLVERINE

All Valid Solutions (1150 words):

ABED
ABLE
ABLER
ABLOW
ABODE
ABOS
ABRI
ABRIN
ACES
ACME
ACMES
ACULEI
ACUMEN
ADOBE
ADOS
AEDILE
AEDILES
AEMULE
AGED
AGER
ALBE
ALBEDO
ALBEDOS
ALBEE
ALEE
ALOD
ALOE
ALOW
ALOWE
ALSO
ALTO
ALTOS
ALTS
ALUM
AMEN
AMENE
AMENT
AMENTS
ARED
AREG
ARENE
ARMED
ARMER
ARMERS
ARMET
ARMETS
ARMLET
ARMLETS
ARTEL
ARTELS
ATELIER
ATELIERS
ATES
AWETO
AWETOS
AWOL
AWOLS
BADE
BADGE
BADGER
BALE
BALEEN
BALER
BALS
BALU
BALUS
BARE
BARED
BARER
BARRE
BARREL
BARRELS
BARREN
BARRIE
BAWD
BAWDIER
BAWDIES
BAWL
BAWLED
BAWLER
BAWLERS
BEAD
BEADIER
BEAR
BEARE
BEARER
BEDIDE
BEEN
BEGAD
BEGAR
BEIN
BELADIED
BELADIES
BELAR
BELOW
BELS
BELT
BELTS
BENE
BENI
BERE
BEVUE
BEVUES
BLAD
BLADE
BLADER
BLAE
BLAER
BLAG
BLARE
BLARED
BLAW
BLEE
BLOT
BLOTS
BLOW
BLOWIE
BLOWIER
BLOWIES
BLUE
BLUES
BLUEST
BLUESTEM
BLUESTONE
BLUET
BLUME
BLUMES
BOAR
BODE
BODEGA
BODGE
BODGER
BODIED
BODIES
BOET
BOETS
BOLA
BOLAR
BOLE
BOLSON
BOLT
BOLTS
BOLUS
BOSON
BOSTON
BOTEL
BOTNET
BOTONE
BOTS
BOWEL
BOWELED
BOWET
BOWETS
BOWIE
BOWL
BOWLDER
BOWLDERS
BOWLED
BOWLER
BOWLERS
BRAD
BRAE
BRAG
BRAW
BRAWL
BRAWLED
BRAWLER
BRAWLERS
BRAWLIE
BRAWLIER
BREAD
BRED
BREDIE
BREDIES
BREE
BREEM
BREI
BREN
BRER
BRERE
BREVE
BRIE
BRIER
BRIERED
BRIN
BRINE
BRINER
CATE
CATES
CELS
CELT
CELTS
CEPE
CESTODE
CUES
CULET
CULT
CULTS
CULVER
CULVERIN
CUSTODE
CUSTODIER
CUSTODIERS
CUSTODIES
CUVEE
DALE
DALS
DALT
DALTON
DALTS
DARB
DARE
DARER
DARRE
DAWEN
DAWT
DAWTS
DEAL
DEALER
DEALS
DEALT
DEAR
DEARE
DEARER
DEAW
DEAWIE
DEBAG
DEBAR
DEBE
DEBEL
DEBELS
DEER
DEERS
DEET
DEFER
DEFERS
DEFI
DEFIER
DEFIERS
DEFIES
DEFILE
DEFILEMENT
DEFILEMENTS
DEFILER
DEFILERS
DEFILES
DEFT
DEFTER
DEID
DEIDER
DEIF
DEIFER
DEIL
DELE
DELI
DELT
DELTA
DEME
DEMENT
DEMENTS
DEMETON
DERE
DESERT
DETER
DETERS
DIDO
DIDOS
DIED
DIEDRE
DIEDRES
DIEL
DIENE
DIES
DIESEL
DIET
DIETER
DIETERS
DIETS
DOAB
DOABLE
DOBLA
DOBRA
DOEN
DOLE
DOLS
DOLT
DOLTS
DOSE
DOST
DOTE
DOTS
DOWABLE
DOWAGER
DOWAR
DOWEL
DOWELED
DOWF
DOWIE
DOWIER
DOWL
DOWLE
DOWLES
DOWLIER
DOWLNE
DOWT
DOWTS
DREE
DREES
DRERE
DRERES
DWALE
DWELT
DWILE
DWILES
EALE
ECUS
EDEMA
EDILE
EDILES
EELS
EEVN
EGAD
EGAL
EIDE
EIDER
EIDERS
EIDOLA
EIDOS
EILD
EILDS
EINE
ELBOW
ELDER
ELDERS
ELDS
ELECT
ELIDE
ELIDES
ELMEN
ELODEA
ELOPE
ELOPES
ELSE
ELTS
EMEER
EMERSED
EMES
EMEU
EMEUS
EMLETS
EMULE
EMULES
EMUS
ENEMA
ENEW
ENMEW
ENOL
ENOLS
EPOS
ERED
ERES
EREV
EREVS
ERNE
ERRED
ERRS
ESTOP
ETAT
ETTLE
EUSOL
EUSTELE
EUSTELES
EVEN
EVER
EVULSE
EWFTES
EWTS
FEDS
FEED
FEEDER
FEEDERS
FEEDS
FEER
FEERS
FEES
FEESE
FEESED
FEET
FERE
FERER
FERES
FERRET
FETE
FETED
FETES
FIDGE
FIDO
FIDOS
FIDS
FIELD
FIELDER
FIELDERS
FIELDS
FIENT
FIENTS
FIER
FIERE
FIERS
FILE
FILED
FILER
FILERS
FILES
FILET
FILETS
FILM
FILMED
FILMER
FILMERS
FILTER
FILTERS
FILTRATE
FILTRATED
FILTRATES
GABLE
GADE
GADI
GADID
GADIDS
GAED
GALE
GALERE
GALS
GAOL
GAOLER
GAOLS
GARB
GARBE
GARBED
GARBLE
GARBLER
GARBO
GARBOS
GARE
GARRE
GAWD
GEAL
GEALS
GEAR
GEARE
GERBE
GERE
IDEA
IDEAL
IDEALS
IDEE
IDEM
IDES
IDLE
IDLER
IDLERS
IDLES
IDOL
IDOLA
IDOLS
IDOLUM
IRREAL
LADE
LADER
LADIES
LAER
LAGER
LARE
LAREE
LEAT
LEIDGER
LEIR
LEME
LEMED
LEMES
LENO
LENOS
LENT
LENTO
LENTOS
LEONE
LEPT
LEPTA
LERE
LERED
LEST
LETS
LEVE
LEVULOSE
LEWD
LEWDER
LIDAR
LIDGER
LIDO
LIDOS
LIDS
LIED
LIEDER
LIEF
LIEFER
LIEN
LIER
LIERS
LIES
LIFE
LIFER
LIFERS
LIFES
LIFT
LIFTED
LIFTER
LIFTERS
LOAD
LOADER
LOBAR
LOBE
LOBED
LODE
LODGE
LODGER
LONE
LONELIER
LOPE
LOPES
LOSE
LOSEL
LOST
LOTE
LOTO
LOTOS
LOTS
LOWE
LOWLIER
LOWLIFE
LOWLIFER
LOWLIFERS
LOWLIFES
LOWT
LOWTS
LUCE
LUCES
LUES
LUMEN
LUST
LUVS
LWEI
MART
MARTED
MARTEL
MARTELS
MARTEN
MARTLET
MARTLETS
MATE
MATED
MATER
MATERS
MATES
MATRES
MATT
MATTE
MATTED
MATTER
MATTERS
MATTES
MEAT
MEDLE
MEDS
MEER
MEERED
MELD
MELDER
MELDERS
MELDS
MELON
MELS
MELT
MELTED
MELTER
MELTERS
MELTON
MELTS
MENE
MENO
MENT
MENTO
MENTOS
MEOW
MERDE
MERDES
MERSE
MESE
MESON
MESTO
META
METOL
METOLS
METOPE
METOPES
METS
METTLE
MEUS
MEUSE
MEVE
MEWL
MEWLED
MEWLER
MEWLERS
MUCATE
MUCATES
MULE
MULES
MULETA
MULSE
MUSE
MUSET
MUSO
MUST
MUSTELID
MUSTELIDS
MVULE
MVULES
NEEM
NEIF
NELIES
NELSON
NEMA
NEPETA
NERAL
NERALS
NETOP
NETS
NEUM
NEUME
NEUMES
NEUSTON
NEVE
NEVEL
NEVELS
NEVER
NEVUS
NEWIE
NEWIES
NEWT
NEWTS
NIEVE
NOEL
NOELS
NOLE
NOLES
NOPE
NOSE
NOSODE
NOTE
NOTELET
OARED
OATER
OATERS
OBEDIENT
OBELUS
ODAL
ODALS
ODEA
OLEA
OLEIN
OLEINE
OLENT
OLES
OLEUM
OLPE
OLPES
ONTO
OPEN
OPES
OSTENT
OSTLER
OTTAR
OTTER
OTTERS
OWLED
OWLER
OWLERS
OWLET
OWLETS
OWLIER
OWTS
PEAT
PELE
PELES
PELON
PELT
PELTA
PELTAE
PELTS
PENE
PENT
PENTEL
PENTODE
PENTOSE
PENTS
PEON
PESO
PEST
PESTLE
PESTO
PLEA
PLEAT
PLEON
PLEUSTON
PLOT
PLOTS
PLUE
PLUES
PLUM
PLUME
PLUMES
PLUS
POEM
POET
POETS
POLE
POLECAT
POLES
POLS
POLT
POLTS
PONE
PONT
PONTS
POSE
POSOLE
POST
POSTWAR
POTE
POTENT
POTENTS
POTMEN
POTS
RADE
RADGE
RAGDE
RAGE
RAGED
RALE
RAMEN
RAMET
RAMETS
RATE
RATED
RATEL
RATER
RATERS
RATES
RATO
RATTED
RATTER
RATTERS
RATTLE
RATTLED
RATTLER
RATTLERS
RATTLES
RATTLIER
READ
READIED
READIER
READIES
REAL
REALER
REALO
REALOS
REALS
REBADGE
REBAR
REBEL
REBELS
REBODIED
REBODIES
REBRED
REDE
REDES
REDID
REDO
REDOS
REDOWA
REDS
REED
REEDE
REEDER
REEDERS
REEDES
REEDIER
REEDS
REEF
REEFIER
REEN
REES
REFED
REFER
REFERS
REFILE
REFILED
REFILES
REFILM
REFILMED
REFILTER
REFILTERS
REFT
REGAL
REGALE
REGALER
REGALS
REIF
REIN
RELENT
RELENTS
RELET
RELETS
RELIDE
RELIE
RELIED
RELIEF
RELIER
RELIERS
RELIES
RELOAD
RELOADER
RELUCT
RELUME
RELUMES
REMEID
REMEIDS
REMELT
REMEN
REMET
REREAD
REREDOS
RESEE
RESET
RESETTLE
RETE
RETES
REVEUSE
REVS
REVUE
REVUES
RIEL
RIELS
RIEVE
RINE
SEAT
SECT
SECULAR
SEDER
SEDILE
SEER
SEFER
SEIDEL
SEIF
SEIL
SEILED
SELD
SELE
SEME
SEMEE
SEMEN
SEPT
SEPTA
SERE
SERER
SERR
SERRE
SERREFILE
SETA
SETT
SETTLE
SLAB
SLADE
SLAE
SLAG
SLAW
SLEE
SLEPT
SLOB
SLOE
SLOP
SLOPE
SLOT
SLOW
SLUE
SLUM
SOAR
SOARE
SOARED
SOARER
SOBA
SOBER
SOBERED
SOBERER
SODA
SODGER
SOLA
SOLAR
SOLE
SOLEI
SOLEIN
SOLER
SOLERA
SOLUM
SOLVE
SOLVER
SONE
SOTOL
SOWABLE
SOWAR
SOWARREE
SOWF
SOWFED
SOWL
SOWLE
SOWLED
SOWLES
STEIL
STELE
STELES
STEM
STEME
STEMED
STEMES
STEMLET
STEN
STENO
STENT
STEW
STEWABLE
STEWIER
STOA
STOAE
STOB
STODGE
STODGER
STOEP
STOLE
STOLEN
STONE
STONEWARE
STOP
STOPE
STOPT
STOT
STOW
STOWABLE
STOWAGE
SUET
SVELTE
TACE
TACES
TAEL
TAELS
TAES
TAME
TAMED
TAMER
TAMERS
TAMES
TARN
TART
TARTED
TARTER
TARTLET
TARTLETS
TATE
TATER
TATERS
TATES
TATLER
TATLERS
TEDIER
TEDS
TEED
TEER
TEERS
TEES
TEIL
TELD
TELE
TELEMEN
TELEOST
TELES
TELNET
TELNETS
TELOS
TELS
TELSON
TELT
TEME
TEMED
TEMENE
TEMENOS
TEMES
TEMULENT
TENE
TENET
TENETS
TENT
TENTS
TERES
TERSE
TERSER
TESLA
TEST
TESTE
TESTON
TETRA
TOAD
TOADIED
TOADIES
TODIES
TOEIER
TOLA
TOLAR
TOLE
TOLES
TOLSEL
TOLT
TOLTS
TOLU
TOLUENE
TOLUS
TONE
TONEME
TONEMES
TONLET
TONLETS
TOPE
TOPES
TOSE
TOST
TOTE
TOTED
TOTEM
TOTER
TOTERS
TOTES
TOTS
TOWABLE
TOWAGE
TOWEL
TOWELED
TOWIE
TOWIER
TOWIES
TRAM
TRAMEL
TRAMELED
TRAT
TRATT
TREIF
TREMA
TRES
TRET
TWAE
TWAL
TWALS
TWIER
TWIERS
TWILT
TWILTED
TWOS
ULES
VEER
VEERED
VEIN
VELA
VELAR
VELUM
VENEREAL
VENIRE
VERA
VERB
VERBAL
VERBALS
VERBOSE
VERBOTEN
VERRA
VLEI
WADE
WADER
WADI
WADIES
WADT
WAGE
WAGED
WAGER
WAGERER
WALE
WALER
WARB
WARBLE
WARBLER
WARE
WARED
WARRE
WARREN
WEID
WEIDS
WEIL
WELD
WELDER
WELDERS
WELDS
WELT
WELTED
WELTER
WELTERS
WENT
WENTS
WETS
WIDE
WIDER
WIDES
WIEL
WIELD
WIELDER
WIELDERS
WIELDS
WIFE
WIFED
WIFES
WILD
WILDER
WILDERS
WILDS
WILE
WILED
WILES
WILT
WILTED
WOAD
WODGE
WOLVE
WOLVER
WOLVERINE
WOST
WOTS

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Yesterday's Strands Answers — May 14, 2026

  • Theme: "Men in tights"
  • Spangram: ROBINHOOD

Theme words:

ARCHERY DISGUISE FOREST FRIAR OUTLAW SHERIFF

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