Today's Strands Hints (No Spoilers)
- Category nudge: Think about in a material world
- Theme words count: 8 words to find
- First letters of theme words: C, D, F, L, S, S, V, W
- 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 "In a material world" and connects all theme words.
Today's Answers — Full Word List (In Order)
Theme Words:
COTTON
DENIM
FLEECE
LINEN
SATIN
SILK
VELVET
WOOL
All Valid Solutions (976 words):
ABELE
ABELES
ABET
ABIES
ABRI
ACER
ACERB
ACERBIC
ACES
AERIE
AERIES
AFEBRILE
AFIRE
AITS
ALEC
ALEE
ALEF
ALEFT
ALES
ALFS
ALIEN
ALIENEE
ALIENEES
ALIENER
ALIENS
ALIF
ALIFS
ALINE
ALINER
ALINES
ALIST
ALIT
ALIVE
ALOOF
ALOW
ALTS
ARBELEST
ARENE
ARES
ARFS
ARIEL
ARIELS
ARIL
ARILS
ARIOSE
ARIOSO
ARLE
ARLES
BADE
BAEL
BAELS
BAFT
BARE
BARES
BAREST
BARF
BARFLIES
BARFS
BARIC
BATE
BATED
BEAD
BEAR
BEARE
BEARES
BEAT
BEATEN
BEATNIK
BEEN
BEER
BEES
BEIN
BELEE
BELFRIES
BELIE
BELIED
BELIES
BELIEVE
BELIVE
BELS
BELT
BELTED
BEND
BENE
BENET
BENI
BENT
BERATE
BERATED
BERE
BERES
BETA
BETE
BETED
BEVEL
BEVELS
BEVIES
BEVVIES
BICE
BICES
BILE
BILES
BIOS
BIRL
BIRLE
BIRLES
BIRLS
BRACE
BRACES
BRAD
BRAE
BRAT
BREAD
BREE
BREES
BREEST
BREN
BRENNE
BRENS
BRIE
BRIES
BRIO
BRIOS
CABER
CABRE
CABRESTA
CABRIE
CABRIES
CABRIO
CABRIOS
CADE
CADENT
CADET
CAFE
CARB
CARBEEN
CARBEENS
CARBENE
CARBIES
CARE
CAREEN
CAREENS
CARES
CARIBE
CARICES
CARIES
CARIOSE
CARL
CARLE
CARLES
CARLS
CARVE
CARVEL
CARVELS
CARVEN
CARVES
CARVIES
CATE
CATLIN
CATLINS
CECILS
CEES
CEIBA
CEIL
CEILER
CEILS
CELEB
CELEBRATE
CELEBRATED
CELERIES
CELESTA
CELESTIAL
CELIBATE
CELS
CELT
CELTS
CENS
CENSE
CENSER
CERATE
CERATED
CERE
CERES
CERESIN
CERESINE
CERIC
CERVICES
CESTA
CESTI
CIEL
CIELS
CIRE
CIRES
CIRL
CIRLS
CIVE
CIVES
CIVET
CLEVE
CLEVIS
CLIENT
CLINK
CLOT
CLOTS
COAL
COALER
COALISE
COALS
COAST
COASTLINE
COAT
COATI
COATS
COIF
COIFS
COIL
COILER
COILS
COIR
COLA
COLAS
COLE
COLES
COLIN
COLINS
COLS
COLT
COLTS
COOF
COOFS
COOL
COOS
COSE
COSEC
COSIE
COST
COTS
COTT
COTTON
COTTONS
COTTS
COWL
DACE
DACES
DAFT
DARB
DARBIES
DARE
DARES
DARI
DARIC
DARICS
DATE
DATELINE
DEIL
DENE
DENET
DENI
DENIM
DENT
DENTARIES
DENTEL
EARL
EARLIES
EARLS
EATEN
EBRIOSE
ECAD
ECCO
ECLOSION
ECOS
EELS
EERIE
EINE
EISEL
ELAIN
ELASTIN
ELFS
ELINT
ELSE
ELSIN
ELTS
ELVES
ENERVE
ENERVES
ENES
ENISLE
ENLEVE
ENLINK
ENLIST
ENLIVEN
ENLIVENED
ENSERF
EOSIN
ERES
ERIC
ERICS
ERVEN
ERVIL
ERVILS
ESCOT
ESCOTS
ESNE
ETAERIO
ETAERIOS
ETEN
EVEN
EVENED
EVENT
EVENTED
EVES
EVET
EVIL
EVILER
EVILEST
EVILS
EVIRATE
EVIRATED
FABRIC
FABRICS
FACE
FACER
FACES
FADE
FADEIN
FAECES
FAERIE
FAERIES
FAIL
FAIN
FALSE
FALSER
FALSIE
FARE
FARES
FARFAL
FARFALS
FARL
FARLE
FARLES
FARLS
FAST
FASTI
FATE
FATED
FATS
FEAR
FEARE
FEARES
FEAT
FEATED
FEBRILE
FECES
FEEL
FEELS
FEEN
FEENS
FEER
FEERIE
FEERIES
FEES
FERE
FERES
FEREST
FERLIE
FERLIES
FERVENT
FIBER
FIBRE
FIBRES
FICE
FICES
FICO
FICOS
FILA
FILE
FILER
FILES
FILS
FIRE
FIRES
FIVE
FIVES
FLAIL
FLASER
FLAT
FLATLINE
FLATLINER
FLATLINES
FLATS
FLEA
FLEE
FLEECE
FLEECER
FLEECES
FLEER
FLEES
FLIC
FLICS
FLIES
FLIR
FLIT
FLITS
FLOAT
FLOATS
FLOC
FLOCS
FLOOIE
FLOW
FLOWN
FOAL
FOALS
FOCI
FOIL
FOILS
FOLIA
FOOL
FOWL
FRAB
FRAE
FRAT
FRATE
FREE
FREEBIE
FREEBIES
FREES
FREEST
FRENNE
FRIB
FRIES
ICES
ILEA
ILEAC
INKLE
INLET
INNER
INNERVE
INNERVES
INNS
INSOLE
INSOLES
INSOLVENT
INSTAL
INSTIL
INTEL
IONS
IRADE
IRATE
IRES
ISATIN
ISLE
ISLES
ISTLE
ISTLES
ITALIC
ITALICS
ITAS
ITSELF
KIEVE
KIEVES
KILIM
KILN
KILNED
KILNS
KILO
KILOS
KILOTON
KILOTONS
KILT
KILTED
KILTS
KIND
KINDA
KINE
KINO
KINOS
KINS
KIST
KNEAD
KNELT
KNIVE
KNIVES
KNOT
KNOTS
LAIN
LASE
LASER
LAST
LATI
LATS
LEAD
LEADEN
LEAF
LEAFERIES
LEAR
LEARE
LEARES
LEAT
LEBEN
LEEAR
LEER
LEES
LEFT
LEFTE
LEIR
LEIS
LEND
LENIS
LENS
LENT
LERE
LERES
LEST
LEVE
LEVEL
LEVELS
LEVIES
LEVIN
LEVINS
LEVIRATE
LEVIS
LIAS
LIBATE
LIBATED
LIBEL
LIBELIST
LIBER
LIBERATE
LIBERATED
LIBRA
LIBRAE
LIBRATE
LIBRATED
LICE
LIED
LIEN
LIENS
LIES
LIEVE
LIKIN
LIKINS
LILIED
LILO
LILOS
LILT
LILTED
LILTS
LIME
LIMED
LIMEN
LIMN
LIMNED
LIND
LINE
LINEAR
LINEATE
LINEATED
LINED
LINEN
LINENS
LINER
LINES
LINK
LINN
LINNS
LINO
LINOS
LINS
LINT
LINTED
LION
LIONS
LIRA
LIRE
LISLE
LISLES
LIST
LITAS
LITS
LIVE
LIVEN
LIVENED
LIVES
LIVRE
LIVRES
LOAF
LOAFS
LOAST
LOCI
LOCO
LOCOS
LOIR
LOOF
LOOFA
LOOFAS
LOOFS
LOOIE
LOOIES
LOOS
LOOSE
LOSE
LOSEL
LOSELS
LOST
LOTO
LOTOS
LOTS
LOTTO
LOTTOS
LOWN
MEIKLE
MEIN
MEINT
MEND
MENE
MENT
MENTA
META
METE
MIEN
MILE
MILK
MILNEB
MILT
MILTED
MIND
MINE
MINED
MINK
MINT
MINTED
NEAFE
NEAR
NEAREST
NEAT
NEBEL
NEBELS
NEELE
NEELES
NEIST
NEIVE
NEIVES
NELIES
NELIS
NENE
NENES
NERVE
NERVES
NEST
NETE
NEVE
NEVEL
NEVELS
NEVES
NEVI
NIED
NIEVE
NIEVES
NILS
NINE
NINES
NITS
NOIL
NOILS
NOSTOC
NOSTOCS
NOTT
OAFS
OAST
OATS
OCCIES
OCELOT
OCELOTS
OILER
OILS
OINK
OLEIC
OLES
OLIO
OLIOS
OLIVE
OLIVES
OLIVET
ONIE
ONLINE
ONST
OOFS
OOSE
OTTO
OTTOS
RABI
RABIC
RABIES
RACE
RACES
RADE
RAFT
RAFTED
RATE
RATED
RATEL
RATLIN
RATLINE
RATLINS
READ
REATE
REBATE
REBATED
REBEL
RECENSE
REEF
REEL
REELS
REEN
REENLIST
REENS
REES
REEST
REFACE
REFACES
REFT
RELIC
RELICS
RELIE
RELIES
RELIEVE
RELIVE
RELIVES
RENIN
RENNE
RENS
RESAIL
RESALE
RESAT
RESIN
REST
RIBA
RICE
RICES
RIEL
RIELS
RIEVE
RIFLE
RIFLES
RIFS
RILE
RILES
RIVE
RIVEL
RIVELS
RIVEN
RIVES
RIVET
RIVETED
RIVLIN
RIVLINS
SAIL
SAIN
SALE
SALIC
SALICES
SALINE
SALT
SATI
SATIN
SCOLIA
SCOLION
SCOT
SCOTS
SCOW
SCOWL
SECCO
SECCOS
SECO
SEEL
SEELIE
SEEN
SEER
SEIF
SEIFS
SEIL
SEILS
SEIR
SELE
SELF
SELS
SENE
SENECA
SERA
SERAC
SERE
SERF
SERIC
SERIES
SERIF
SERVE
SERVES
SERVICE
SERVICES
SERVILE
SEVEN
SIEN
SIENT
SIEVE
SIEVES
SILE
SILEN
SILENE
SILENI
SILENT
SILES
SILK
SILKIE
SILO
SILT
SILTED
SILVICS
SINE
SINK
SINNER
SLAIN
SLAT
SLEE
SLEER
SLICE
SLICES
SLIEVE
SLIEVES
SLINK
SLIVE
SLIVEN
SLIVES
SLOE
SLOES
SLOT
SNEE
SNEER
SNIVEL
SNOT
SOCLE
SOCLES
SOCS
SOFA
SOFAS
SOIL
SOILS
SOIREE
SOIREES
SOLA
SOLAS
SOLE
SOLEI
SOLES
SOLI
SOLION
SOLIVE
SOLIVES
SOLO
SOLVE
SOLVENT
SOLVES
SOOL
SOTOL
SOWL
SOWN
STAIN
STALE
STALER
STOLE
STOLES
STONK
STOT
SVELTE
TABER
TABI
TACE
TACES
TAEL
TAELS
TAIL
TAILFLIES
TAIN
TALE
TALEA
TALEAE
TALER
TALES
TALI
TAOS
TARE
TARES
TASER
TEAD
TEADE
TEAR
TEIL
TEILS
TEIND
TEND
TENE
TENEBRAE
TENEBRIO
TENEBRIOS
TOCS
TOES
TOIL
TOILE
TOILES
TOILET
TOILETED
TOILINET
TOILS
TOLE
TOLES
TONK
TONLET
TONS
TONSIL
TOST
TOTS
VEIL
VEILER
VEILS
VEIN
VEINS
VELVET
VELVETED
VEND
VENDACE
VENDACES
VENT
VENTED
VIBE
VIBRATE
VIBRATED
VICE
VICES
VIES
VILE
VILER
VILEST
VINO
VINOS
VINS
VIOL
VIOLA
VIOLAS
VIOLIN
VIRE
VIRELAI
VIRES
VIRL
VIRLS
VISON
VISTO
VLEI
VLEIS
VRIL
VRILS
WILT
WILTS
WITLOOF
WITLOOFS
WITS
WOFS
WOLF
WOLFS
WOOF
WOOFS
WOOL
WOOLFAT
WOOLFATS
WOOS
WOOSE
WOOSEL
WOOSELS
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Yesterday's Strands Answers — May 20, 2026
- Theme: "No rush"
- Spangram: TAKEYOURTIME
Theme words:
CALM
GENTLE
LEISURELY
PLACID
RELAXED
SLOW
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