Today's Strands Hints (No Spoilers)
- Category nudge: Think about the daily rind
- Theme words count: 6 words to find
- First letters of theme words: C, K, L, O, P, T
- 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 "The daily rind" and connects all theme words.
Today's Answers — Full Word List (In Order)
Theme Words:
CLEMENTINE
KUMQUAT
LIME
ORANGE
POMELO
TANGERINE
All Valid Solutions (742 words):
ACCENT
ACCITE
ACME
ACROTER
AEON
AERIE
AERIER
AERO
AGAR
AGARIC
AGATE
AGEE
AGEN
AGER
AGNATE
AGON
AGORA
AGORAE
AITU
AMEN
AMENE
AMENT
ANAN
ANATROPOUS
ANGA
ANGARIA
ANGER
ANGORA
ANNA
ANNAT
ANNO
ANOA
ANOETIC
ARAME
AREG
ARENITE
AREOLE
ARERE
ARET
ARETE
ARIA
ARIOT
ARTI
ARTIER
ATRETIC
ATRIUM
ATRIUMS
ATROPOUS
ATTIC
AUTO
CAME
CAMEL
CARAGEEN
CARAGEENS
CARANNA
CATION
CAUM
CAUTION
CEMENT
CENT
CENTINEL
CIAO
CION
CITE
CITER
CITO
CITREOUS
CITROUS
CITRUS
CLEM
CLEMENT
CLEMENTINE
CRAG
CRAM
CRAME
CRAN
CRANAGE
CRATON
CRIT
CRITTER
CROG
EAGER
EAGERER
EATEN
EATER
EATERIE
EINE
ELEMI
ELINT
ELMEN
ELOPE
ELOPER
EMETIN
EMETINE
EMEU
EMULE
EMULOUS
EMURE
EMUS
ENATE
ENEMA
ENGAGE
ENGAGEE
ENGAGER
ENNAGE
ENNOG
ENSUE
ENSURE
ENURE
ENURETIC
EOAN
EPROM
EPROMS
EQUATION
EQUATOR
EQUINE
ERINUS
ETAGE
ETAGERE
ETEN
ETENS
ETIC
ETRANGER
ETRANGERE
ETRIER
EURO
GAEN
GAGA
GAGE
GAGER
GAIR
GAIT
GAITER
GAITT
GANE
GANG
GANGER
GANNET
GARE
GARI
GAROTE
GAROTTE
GAROTTER
GART
GARTER
GATE
GATER
GEAN
GEAR
GEARE
GEAT
GENA
GERE
GERT
GETA
GNAR
GNAT
GOANNA
GOER
GOETIC
GOITER
GOITRE
GOITROUS
GONNA
GORA
GORI
GOTTA
INEQUATION
INERT
INERTER
INERTIA
INERTIAE
INLET
INQUIET
INSURE
INSURER
INTEL
INTI
INTINE
INURE
IOTA
IRATE
IRATER
IRON
ITEM
ITERUM
IURE
KILN
KINE
KINEMA
KINEMATIC
KINETIN
KININ
KITE
KNIT
KUMQUAT
LEEAR
LEET
LEKU
LEME
LEMUR
LENIENT
LENITE
LENT
LENTEN
LENTI
LIEN
LIKE
LIKIN
LIME
LIMN
LINE
LININ
LINK
LINKUP
LINT
LINTIE
LOME
LOOM
LOOMS
LOOP
LOOPER
LOOR
LOPE
LOPER
LORE
LOUIE
LOUN
LOUNS
LOUP
LOUPE
LOUR
LOURE
LOUS
LUKE
LUMINE
LUMP
LUMPER
LUPOUS
MACE
MACLE
MACRO
MACRON
MAIR
MARA
MARC
MARIA
MARON
MATT
MATTE
MATTER
MAUT
MEAT
MECCA
MEET
MEIN
MEINIE
MEINT
MENE
MENT
MEOU
MEOUS
METE
MEUNIERE
MEUS
MIEN
MIKE
MILE
MINE
MINI
MINIUM
MINK
MINKE
MINT
MOER
MOLE
MOOL
MOOP
MOOR
MOPE
MOPER
MORE
MOREEN
MOREENS
MORT
MORTAR
MORTGAGE
MORTGAGER
MOUE
MOUP
MOUS
MPRET
MUIR
MULE
MUMP
MUMPER
MUMU
MUNI
MUNITE
MUNS
MURE
MUREIN
MUREINS
MURTI
MUTI
MUTON
MUTT
MUTTER
MUTTERER
MUTTON
NAGA
NAGARI
NAGOR
NAIRA
NANA
NANE
NAOI
NARC
NARE
NARIC
NARINE
NATRIUM
NATRIUMS
NATRIURETIC
NEAR
NEARER
NEAT
NEATEN
NEATENS
NEATER
NEEM
NEEP
NEGATE
NEGATER
NEINEI
NEMA
NEMATIC
NERINE
NERITE
NEROL
NETE
NEUM
NEUMATIC
NEUME
NEUMS
NGAIO
NGANA
NGATI
NINE
NITE
NITER
NITRE
NITRO
NITROUS
NOETIC
NOIR
NORI
NORIA
NORITE
NOTA
NOTAEUM
NOTE
NOTER
NOTT
NOTUM
OGEE
OLEO
OLEUM
OLEUMS
OMNIRANGE
ONAGER
OOMS
OPTER
OPTIC
OPTION
ORACLE
ORANG
ORANGE
ORANGER
ORCA
OREGANO
OTIC
OTTAR
OTTER
PEAG
PEAGE
PEAN
PEAR
PEARE
PEART
PEARTER
PEAT
PEATIER
PEEN
PEENS
PEER
PEERAGE
PEON
PEONAGE
PERE
PEREIRA
PERT
PERTER
PETAR
PETER
PETIT
PETRE
PETROL
PETROLEOUS
PETROLEUM
PETROLEUMS
PETROUS
PETTI
PETTO
POEM
POEMS
POET
POLE
POLO
POME
POMELO
POMS
POOL
POOR
POORER
POORT
PORE
PORER
POROUS
PORT
PORTA
PORTAGE
PORTEOUS
PORTER
PORTERAGE
PORTIER
PORTIERE
PORTION
POUK
POUKE
POUKIT
POULE
POUR
POURER
PREE
PREEN
PREENS
PRETOR
PRETORIAN
PREUNITE
PROEM
PROEMS
PROLE
PROM
PROMS
PROO
PROUL
PRUINE
PRUNE
PRUNER
PTOTIC
PTUI
PUKE
PULE
PUMELO
PUMIE
QUAI
QUAIR
QUAT
QUEEN
QUEENIE
QUEENITE
QUEINT
QUEME
QUIET
QUIETEN
QUIN
QUINE
QUINIE
QUINT
QUINTE
QUIT
QUITE
QUITTER
QUITTOR
QUOP
QUORUM
QUORUMS
RACE
RACEME
RAGA
RAGE
RAGEE
RAGER
RAGTAG
RAIA
RAIT
RAITA
RAMEE
RAMEN
RAMEQUIN
RAMET
RANA
RANARIUM
RANARIUMS
RANG
RANGE
RANGER
RATE
RATEEN
RATEENS
RATER
RATINE
RATIO
RATION
RATITE
RATO
RATTEEN
RATTEENS
RATTER
RATTON
RATU
REAN
REAR
REATE
REEN
REENS
REGAR
REGNA
REGO
REIN
REINS
REINSURE
REITER
RENGA
RENS
REPO
RERAN
RERUN
RERUNS
RETAG
RETE
RETEAR
RETIA
RETIE
RETINE
RETINUE
RETIRE
RETREE
RETRO
REUNITE
REUNITER
RINE
RINS
RIOT
RIOTER
RITE
RITT
RITTER
ROAN
ROGER
ROLE
ROMEO
ROMP
ROMS
RONG
RONNE
ROOM
ROOMS
ROOP
ROPE
ROTA
ROTE
ROTI
ROTTE
ROTTER
ROUE
ROUEN
ROUENS
ROUL
ROULE
ROUM
ROUMS
ROUP
ROUPET
RUER
RUIN
RUINER
RUINS
RUME
RUMS
RUNE
RUNS
SMOOR
SMORE
SMUR
SNEE
SNEER
SNIRT
SNIT
SUER
SUET
SUIT
SUITE
SUITER
SUMO
SURE
SURER
TACE
TACIT
TAIRA
TAIT
TAME
TAMEIN
TANA
TANAGER
TANE
TANG
TANGA
TANGERINE
TANGO
TANNA
TANNAGE
TANNER
TARA
TARE
TARO
TAROT
TEAM
TEAR
TEARER
TEARIER
TEAT
TEEL
TEEM
TEEN
TEENS
TEER
TEETER
TEETOTUM
TEIL
TEME
TENE
TENGE
TENNO
TENS
TENUE
TENURE
TERETE
TERTIA
TERTIAN
TERTIUM
TERTIUS
TETE
TETOTUM
TETRA
TETRAGON
TETRI
TIAR
TIARA
TICCA
TIER
TIKE
TIKI
TINE
TINEA
TINK
TINLIKE
TINS
TIRAGE
TIRE
TIRO
TITE
TITER
TITRE
TOEA
TOGA
TOGAE
TOGATE
TOGE
TOIT
TONG
TONGA
TONGER
TONNAG
TONNAGE
TONNE
TONNER
TORA
TORAN
TORANA
TORC
TORI
TORIC
TOTARA
TOTE
TOTER
TREAT
TREATER
TREE
TREEN
TREENS
TRET
TRIE
TRIENS
TRIER
TRIN
TRINE
TRINS
TRIUNE
TROMP
TROMPE
TROOP
TROP
TROPE
TROULE
TROUPE
TRUE
TRUER
TUMOR
TUMOROUS
TUMP
TUMULOUS
TUQUE
UMPTEEN
UNIT
UNITAGE
UNITE
UNITER
UNMOOR
UPREAR
UPRUN
UPRUNS
UPTA
UPTEAR
UPTER
UREA
URETER
URETIC
URTICA
UTTER
UTTERER
Note: Words are listed alphabetically. The game may present them in different order based on discovery.
Yesterday's Strands Answers — May 17, 2026
- Theme: "Strike one!"
- Spangram: BOWLINGALLEY
Theme words:
ARCADE
BALLS
LANES
LOUNGE
PINS
SCOREBOARD
See the full page for yesterday: Strands Answers — May 17, 2026