Today's Strands Hints (No Spoilers)
- Category nudge: Think about on the rise
- Theme words count: 7 words to find
- First letters of theme words: B, H, H, K, M, R, S
- 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 "On the rise" and connects all theme words.
Today's Answers — Full Word List (In Order)
Theme Words:
BUTTE
HILL
HUMMOCK
KNOLL
MOUND
RIDGE
SLOPE
All Valid Solutions (464 words):
BLOG
BLOKE
BLORE
BOKE
BOKO
BOLL
BOLO
BONK
BORE
BOREE
BOREL
BORER
BORK
BORN
BOROUGH
BORREL
BUNK
BUNKER
BUNKO
BUNT
BUTE
BUTLE
BUTT
BUTTE
BUTTLE
CODON
CODONS
COHO
COHOE
COMM
COMMUTE
COND
CONDO
CONDOLE
CONDOLER
CONDOM
CONOID
CONOIDS
CONS
CONSUL
CONUS
COULD
COULEE
COULIS
COULOIR
COUTH
CUNDUM
DHOL
DHOLE
DHOLS
DIEL
DIGGER
DILDO
DILDOE
DIOL
DIOLS
DIRE
DIRER
DIRGE
DOCK
DOCO
DOEK
DOER
DOLE
DOLS
DONS
DONSIE
DONSIER
DOPE
DOPER
DOUM
DOUT
DREE
DREG
DREGGIER
DREIGH
DREK
DRERE
DRIEGH
DRIER
DULE
DULL
EELS
EGER
EGGER
EGGIER
EGIS
EILD
EILDS
ELDS
ELHI
ELUSION
EONS
EPHOD
ERGO
ERGON
GEEK
GEEP
GEGGIE
GERE
GHEE
GIDGEE
GIDS
GILD
GILDS
GIRD
GIRDLE
GIRDLER
GIRDS
GONK
GORE
GREE
GREEK
GREGE
GREGO
GREIGE
GRID
GRIDS
GRIG
GRIS
GROK
GROUND
GULL
GURL
GURN
HEEL
HEELS
HEID
HEIDS
HEIGH
HEIL
HEILS
HEIR
HELL
HELM
HERD
HERDS
HERE
HEREON
HERN
HERO
HERON
HETH
HIGH
HIGHER
HILL
HILT
HILUM
HOCK
HOCUS
HOER
HOKE
HOLD
HOLDOUT
HOLDS
HOLE
HOLIER
HOLS
HOND
HONDLE
HONS
HOPE
HOPER
HOUT
HULE
HULL
HUMMOCK
IDLE
IDLER
ILLTH
IONS
ISLE
KEEL
KEELS
KEEP
KEGGER
KEIR
KELOID
KELOIDS
KEPT
KEREL
KERELS
KERN
KERO
KNOB
KNOLL
KNUB
KNUT
KOEL
KOELS
KOHL
KOIS
KOLO
KONBU
KOND
KONDO
KONS
KOPH
KORE
KORO
KORU
KORUN
KREEP
LEEK
LEER
LEIDGER
LEIGER
LEIR
LEIS
LEKE
LEPT
LERE
LIDGER
LIDS
LIEGE
LIEGER
LIER
LIGER
LIGGE
LIGGER
LILT
LION
LIONS
LIRE
LOERIE
LOGE
LOID
LOIDS
LOIR
LOKE
LOPE
LOPER
LORE
LOREL
LORELS
LORN
LOUGH
LOUN
LOUND
LOUNGE
LOUNGER
LOUR
LUCK
LUDO
LUGE
LUGER
LUNG
LUNGE
LUNGEE
LUNGER
LUTE
MOCK
MODULE
MODULI
MOKO
MONDO
MONO
MONOHULL
MONS
MOULD
MOULDIER
MOULDS
MOULS
MOULT
MOUND
MOUS
MOUSIE
MOUSIER
MOUSLE
MOUTH
MUDHOLE
MULE
MULL
MULLET
MUON
MUONS
MUTE
MUTT
MUTUEL
NOCK
NODULE
NOEL
NOELS
NOIL
NOILS
NOIR
NOLE
NOLL
NOLO
NOPE
NORK
NOUL
NOULD
NOULE
NOULS
NOUS
NOUSLE
NOUT
NULL
NURL
NURR
NUTLET
OCKODOLS
OCULI
OGEE
OGRE
OILER
OILS
OKEH
OLDIE
OLDS
OLID
ONCUS
ONUS
OPERON
ORLON
OULD
OURN
OUTLET
OUTPEER
OUTTELL
PEEK
PEER
PEKE
PELOID
PELOIDS
PELON
PEON
PEONS
PERDIE
PERE
PEREION
PEREIONS
PERI
PERIL
PERILS
PERIOD
PERIS
PERK
PERN
PERRON
PHON
PHONO
PHONS
PHUT
POILU
POILUS
POIS
POKE
POKER
POLE
POLEIS
POLER
POLIS
POLS
POND
PONDOK
PONS
REEK
REEL
REELS
REGIE
REGILD
REGILDS
REGION
REGIONS
REGO
REGROUND
REGULO
REGUR
REIRD
REIRDS
REIS
REKE
RELIE
RELIER
REOIL
REOILS
REPO
RERIG
REROLL
RIDGE
RIDS
RIEL
RIELS
RIGG
RIGGER
RILE
ROGER
ROKE
ROKER
ROLL
RONT
RONTE
RORE
ROUGE
ROUGH
ROUGHER
ROUGHIE
ROUL
ROUND
ROUNDHEEL
ROUNDHEELS
RUND
RUNG
SIDLE
SIDLER
SIEGE
SIEGER
SIELD
SILD
SILE
SILER
SILO
SIRE
SIREE
SLEE
SLEEK
SLEER
SLEPT
SLID
SLIER
SLOE
SLOID
SLOP
SLOPE
SLOPER
SNOD
SNOEK
SNOEP
SNOKE
SNOUT
SNUCK
SUCK
TELL
TELT
TETH
THILL
THOLE
THOLI
THOLUS
THON
THOU
THUD
TULE
TULLE
TUTU
UDON
UDONS
UNBORE
UNBORN
UNCO
UNCOUTH
UNDO
UNDOCK
UNDOER
UNKEPT
UNLID
UNLIDS
UNREEL
UNREELS
UNROLL
URGE
URGER
Note: Words are listed alphabetically. The game may present them in different order based on discovery.
Yesterday's Strands Answers — May 18, 2026
- Theme: "The daily rind"
- Spangram: CITRUS
Theme words:
CLEMENTINE
KUMQUAT
LIME
ORANGE
POMELO
TANGERINE
See the full page for yesterday: Strands Answers — May 18, 2026