Today's Strands Hints (No Spoilers)
- Category nudge: Think about bon appétit!
- Theme words count: 5 words to find
- First letters of theme words: C, E, M, M, M
- Tip: Match colors to confirm words before moving on.
Today's Spangram
Note: The spangram ties the theme together and crosses the grid.
Theme connection: This word relates to "Bon appétit!" and connects all theme words.
Today's Answers — Full Word List (In Order)
Theme Words:
CROISSANT
ECLAIR
MACARON
MERINGUE
MOUSSE
All Valid Solutions (1200 words):
ABOMA
ACACIA
ACAI
ACARI
ACARINE
ACER
ACETA
ACNE
ACORN
ACRE
ACRONIC
ACTA
ACTS
ACTUAL
ACUTE
AECIA
AERIE
AERIER
AERO
AGEE
AGEN
AGENE
AGER
AGLEAM
AGLET
AGLETS
AGRIA
AGRIN
AGRISE
AGRISES
AGUE
AIERY
AIKONA
AILING
AINE
AINEE
AINGA
AINGAS
AIRLINE
AIRLINER
AIRN
AIRS
AKES
AKIN
ALCO
ALEC
ALECS
ALGA
ALGAE
ALGAS
ALGATE
ALGERINE
ALIEN
ALINE
ALINER
AMAIN
AMBO
AMBOINA
AMEER
AMERCE
AMERCER
AMNIA
AMNIC
AMNIO
AMOK
AMOKS
AMORCE
AMORINI
AMORINO
ANCE
ANCON
ANCORA
ANEAR
ANES
ANIS
ANISE
ANISES
ANOA
ANTE
ANTS
ANTSY
ANURIA
ANURIC
ARCANE
ARCO
AREA
AREACH
ARECA
AREG
ARENA
ARENE
ARERE
ARIL
ARLE
ARLING
ARMER
ASCI
ASKER
ASKERS
ASKOI
ATELIER
ATUA
BAIRN
BAKE
BAKER
BAKERS
BAKERY
BAKES
BOAK
BOAKS
BOIS
BOKE
BOKES
BOKS
BOMA
BONA
BONCE
BONIE
BONIER
BONIEST
BORIC
BORN
BORNA
BORON
BORONIA
BORONIC
BORS
BORSIC
BORSICS
CACA
CACAO
CACTUS
CAECA
CAECAL
CAGE
CAGER
CAIN
CAMA
CAME
CAMO
CANCER
CANE
CANER
CANES
CANIER
CANIEST
CANOE
CANOEING
CANOER
CANS
CANST
CANT
CANTS
CANTUS
CANY
CARE
CAREEN
CAREER
CAREERING
CARER
CARING
CARL
CARLE
CARLIN
CARLINE
CARLING
CAROACH
CAROM
CARR
CARUCAGE
CARUCATE
CASE
CASEIC
CASEIN
CASERN
CASERNE
CASERNES
CASERNS
CASES
CASINO
CASK
CASSIA
CASSINA
CASSINO
CAST
CASTE
CASTS
CATE
CATS
CAUTEL
CEAS
CEASE
CEASES
CECA
CECAL
CELIAC
CELIACS
CETANE
CETANES
CIAO
CION
CISSY
CLAM
CLAMOR
CLAMORING
CLARINET
CLARINETS
CLARINI
CLARO
CLAUT
CLAUTS
CLEAN
CLEANEST
CLEANS
CLEANSE
CLEANSER
CLEANSERS
CLEANSES
CLEAR
CLEARING
CLEAT
CLEATS
CLEG
CLINE
CLING
CLINGER
COACH
COAL
COALIER
COALING
COENURE
COENURI
COMA
COMAE
COMAL
CONI
CONIA
CONIC
CONICS
CONIES
CONURE
CORAL
CORAM
CORCASS
CORE
CORER
CORIA
CORIES
CORING
CORM
CORN
CORNI
CORNICE
CORNIER
CORNIEST
CORNO
CORNU
CORONA
CORONACH
CORONAE
CORONIS
CORONISES
CORREA
CORRIE
CORS
CORSAC
CORSACS
CORSAGE
CORSE
CORSES
COUGAN
COUGANS
COUR
COURE
COURIE
COURIER
COURIERS
COURIES
COURS
COURSE
COURSER
COURSERS
COURSES
CRAM
CRAME
CRARE
CREACH
CREAM
CREAMER
CREE
CREEING
CREM
CRENA
CRENEL
CRIER
CRIERS
CRIES
CRIS
CRISE
CRISES
CRISSA
CROAK
CROAKER
CROAKERS
CROAKIER
CROAKIEST
CROAKS
CROC
CROISSANT
CROISSANTS
CROMB
CRONIES
CRORE
CRUE
CRUOR
CRUORS
CRURA
CTENE
CUEING
CUNEAL
CUNEI
CURACAO
CURACOA
CURARE
CURE
CURER
CURIA
CURIE
CURIES
CURIO
CURN
CURNIER
CURNIEST
CURR
CURRIE
CURRING
CURS
CURSE
CURSER
CURSERS
CURSES
CURSI
CUSS
CUTE
CUTS
EACH
EAGER
EAGERER
EANS
EARCON
EARING
EARL
EARLIER
EARRING
EASE
EASER
EASERS
EASES
EASIER
EASIES
EASIEST
EAST
EASTS
EASY
EATS
EAUS
ECLAIR
ECRU
ECSTASES
ECSTASIES
ECSTASY
ECTASES
ECTASIA
ECURIE
ECURIES
ECUS
EGER
EIKON
EIKS
EINA
EINE
ELAIN
ENACT
ENACTS
ENAMOR
ENAMORS
ENATE
ENCORE
ENCROACH
ENIAC
ENIACS
ENLACE
ENSATE
ENTASES
ENTASIA
ENURE
EOAN
ERING
ERNE
ERNES
ERNS
ERRING
ERROR
ERRORS
ERST
ESCROC
ESNE
ESNES
ESTS
ESTUARINE
ETAGE
ETAGERE
ETAS
ETNA
ETNAS
EUGE
EUGENIA
EURO
EUROKIES
EYRE
EYRES
FACE
FACER
FAENA
FAERIE
FAME
FARCE
FARCER
FARE
FARER
FARM
FARMER
FARO
FARREN
FARRING
FRAE
FRAENA
FRAME
FRAMER
FRENA
FRENCH
GAEN
GANE
GANS
GANSEY
GANSEYS
GANT
GANTS
GASES
GASKIN
GASSER
GASSIER
GASSY
GAST
GASTNESS
GASTS
GATE
GATEAU
GATEAUS
GATS
GEAL
GEAN
GEANS
GEAR
GEAT
GEATS
GENE
GENERA
GENET
GENETS
GENIAL
GENIE
GENII
GENRE
GENU
GERE
GERM
GERNE
GETA
GETAS
GETS
GLACE
GLAIR
GLAM
GLAMOR
GLEAM
GLEAN
GLEANS
GLEN
GLIA
GRICE
GRIESY
GRIKE
GRIKES
GRIN
GRIS
GRISE
GRISES
GROAN
GROANER
GROCER
GROIN
GROK
GROKS
GROMA
GRUE
GUNMAKER
GUNMAKERS
GUNMAN
GURN
GURS
IAMB
IKON
ILEA
ILEAC
ILIA
ILIAC
ILIACUS
INANE
INANER
INERM
INGAN
INGANS
INGATE
INGLE
INIA
INLACE
INLET
INLETS
INLIER
INRO
INRUN
INURE
INURN
IRON
IRONMAN
KAIE
KAIES
KAIN
KAIS
KAISER
KAISERS
KAMA
KAON
KAONIC
KEIR
KEIRS
KERN
KERNE
KERNES
KERNS
KEST
KESTS
KIER
KIERS
KINA
KINO
KIRN
KIRS
KISAN
KISANS
KISS
KISSER
KISSY
KOAN
KOIS
KORO
KORORA
KORS
KORU
KORUN
KORUNA
LACE
LACET
LACETS
LACS
LACTASE
LACTASES
LACTEAN
LAIN
LAIR
LARI
LARINE
LEAGUE
LEAGUER
LEAM
LEAN
LEANEST
LEANS
LEANT
LEANY
LEAR
LEARING
LEAS
LEASE
LEASER
LEASERS
LEASES
LEAST
LEASTS
LEAT
LEATS
LEGACIES
LEGER
LENG
LENGER
LETS
LIAR
LIEGE
LIEN
LIER
LIERNE
LIEU
LINE
LINEAGE
LINEAR
LINECUT
LINECUTS
LINER
LING
LINGA
LINGAS
LINGER
LINGERER
LINIER
LINURON
LIRA
LIRE
MACARONI
MACARONIC
MACARONICS
MACARONIES
MACARONIS
MACE
MACER
MACH
MACLE
MACON
MACRAME
MACRO
MACRON
MACS
MAIK
MAIKO
MAIKS
MAIL
MAILE
MAILING
MAIN
MAINER
MAINOR
MAINORS
MAINOUR
MAINOURS
MAIR
MAIRS
MAISE
MAISES
MAKE
MAKER
MAKERS
MAKES
MAKI
MAKIS
MAKO
MAKS
MALE
MALI
MALINE
MALINGER
MALINGERER
MANE
MANI
MANIA
MANIC
MANICS
MANICURE
MANIES
MANIS
MANO
MANOR
MANORS
MANURE
MANURER
MARC
MARCONI
MARCONIS
MARE
MARINE
MARINER
MARINERA
MARINIERE
MARL
MARLE
MARLIER
MARLIN
MARLINE
MARLING
MARON
MAROR
MARORS
MARRI
MARRING
MAUT
MAUTS
MEARE
MEER
MEERING
MERC
MERCER
MERE
MERER
MERI
MERIL
MERING
MERINGUE
MOAI
MOAN
MOANER
MOCASSIN
MOCS
MOISER
MOISERS
MOKE
MOKES
MOKI
MOKIS
MONA
MONIE
MONIES
MONIKER
MONIKERS
MONO
MORA
MORAE
MORAINE
MORAL
MORALE
MORCEAU
MORGAN
MORGANS
MORGEN
MORGUE
MORIA
MORLING
MORN
MORON
MORONIC
MORS
MORSE
MORSES
MOUS
MOUSSE
MOUST
MOUSTS
MOUTAN
MOUTANS
NACH
NACRE
NANCE
NANE
NAOI
NASION
NATS
NEAL
NEANIC
NEAR
NEARER
NEARLIER
NEAT
NEATNESS
NEATS
NECROMANCER
NECROMANIA
NEEM
NEGATE
NEGLECT
NEGLECTS
NEGRO
NEGRONI
NEGRONIS
NEON
NESS
NEST
NESTS
NETS
NEUROMA
NEURON
NEURONIC
NICE
NIES
NIRL
NIRLIE
NIRLIER
NISSE
NOIR
NOIRS
NOISE
NOISES
NOMA
NORI
NORIA
NORIS
NORM
NORMA
NOUGAT
NOUGATS
NOUN
NOUNIER
NOURICE
NUGAE
NURR
NURS
NURSE
NURSER
NURSERS
NURSERY
NURSES
NYES
NYSSA
OAKER
OAKERS
OAKIER
OAKIES
OAKIEST
OAKS
OARING
OCAS
OCEAN
OCEANIC
OCEANS
OCREA
OCREAE
OCTA
OCTAN
OCTANE
OCTANES
OCTANS
OCTAS
OIKS
OKES
ONCE
ONCER
ONIE
ORACLE
ORACLING
ORAL
ORCA
ORCAS
ORCIN
ORCS
ORGAN
ORGANS
ORGEAT
ORGEATS
ORGUE
ORLE
ORLEANS
ORLEANSES
ORMER
ORNIS
ORNISES
OUGLIE
OUNCE
OURIE
OURIER
OURIEST
OURN
OURS
OUST
OUSTS
OUTAGE
OUTASK
OUTNESS
OUTS
RACA
RACE
RACER
RACON
RAIL
RAILE
RAILING
RAIN
RAINE
RAINIER
RALE
RAMEE
RAMOUS
RARE
RAREE
RARER
RAUCLE
REACH
REAM
REAME
REAMER
REAN
REAR
REARER
REARM
RECON
RECOURE
RECOURSE
RECOURSES
REEN
REGEAR
REGLET
REGLETS
REGUR
REGURS
REIK
REIKS
REIN
REIS
RENGA
RENGAS
RERUN
RESAT
RESCUE
RESCUER
RESIN
REST
RESTAGE
RESTS
REURGE
RIAL
RICE
RILE
RILIER
RILING
RINE
RING
RINGER
RINGLET
RINGLETS
RISE
RISER
RISERS
RISES
RISK
RISKER
RISKERS
ROACH
ROAM
ROAMER
ROAN
ROAR
ROARER
ROCS
ROIN
ROKE
ROKER
ROKERS
ROKES
ROKIER
ROKIEST
ROKS
ROMA
ROMAINE
ROMAL
ROMAN
ROMANCE
ROMANCER
ROMANISE
ROMANISES
ROMANO
RORE
RORIC
RORIE
RORIER
RORIEST
ROUE
ROUEN
ROUGE
ROUNCE
ROUST
ROUSTS
ROUT
ROUTE
ROUTS
RUCS
RUEING
RUER
RUGA
RUGAE
RUGATE
RUNE
RUNG
RUNIC
RUNLET
RUNLETS
RYES
SACS
SAGE
SAGENE
SAGER
SANE
SANES
SANEST
SANS
SANSEI
SANT
SANTS
SASER
SASIN
SATE
SCAG
SCAGLIA
SCAIL
SCAILING
SCALE
SCALENE
SCALENI
SCALIER
SCALING
SCAM
SCAN
SCANS
SCANT
SCANTS
SCAR
SCARING
SCARLET
SCARLETS
SCAT
SCATS
SCEAT
SCENE
SCIOMANCER
SCION
SCIROC
SCORIA
SCORIAE
SCORING
SCOUT
SCOUTS
SCRIES
SCRIKE
SCRIKES
SCROUGE
SCROUGER
SCROUNGE
SCROUNGER
SCUG
SCUNGE
SCUR
SCURRIL
SCURRILE
SCURRING
SCURS
SCUT
SCUTA
SCUTAGE
SCUTE
SCUTS
SEIK
SEIR
SEIRS
SEIS
SENA
SENAS
SENATE
SENS
SENSA
SENSATE
SENSE
SENSEI
SENSEIS
SENSES
SENSUAL
SENT
SENTE
SENTS
SERS
SEYS
SICE
SICS
SIES
SIESTA
SIKA
SIKE
SIKER
SIKES
SINCE
SIROC
SKEIN
SKER
SKERS
SKIER
SKIERS
SKIES
SKIN
SKINCARE
SKIO
SNAG
SNASTE
SNYE
SNYES
STAG
STAGE
STAGER
STANE
STANES
STASES
STEAL
STEALING
STEAM
STEAN
STEANE
STEANES
STEANS
STEAR
STEARIN
STEARINE
STEARING
STELA
STELAI
STELAR
STEN
SYEN
SYENS
SYES
SYNE
SYNES
TACE
TACO
TAEL
TAENIA
TAGLINE
TANE
TANS
TANSY
TASER
TASERS
TASK
TASKER
TASKERS
TASS
TASSE
TASSIE
TEAING
TEAL
TEAM
TEAR
TEARING
TEAS
TEASE
TEASER
TEASERS
TEASES
TECS
TEGU
TELA
TELCO
TELIA
TENE
TENGE
TENIA
TENUE
TENURE
UGLIER
UNCE
UNCO
UNCOER
UNEAGER
UNEASE
UNEASES
UNEASIER
UNEASIEST
UNEASY
UNGEAR
UNGET
UNGETS
UNIRAMOUS
UNIS
UNLACE
UNLET
UNMAKE
UNMAKER
UNMAKERS
UNMAKES
UNMAN
URAO
URARE
UREA
URGE
URGER
URIC
URICASE
URICASES
URSA
URSAE
UTAS
UTASES
YENS
YENTA
YENTAS
YENTE
YEST
YESTS
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Yesterday's Strands Answers — May 15, 2026
- Theme: "Weaselly wascals"
- Spangram: MUSTELIDS
Theme words:
BADGER
FERRET
MARTEN
OTTER
POLECAT
WOLVERINE
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