Today's Strands Hints (No Spoilers)
- Category nudge: Think about put down your ruler
- Theme words count: 6 words to find
- First letters of theme words: A, B, E, I, 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 "Put down your ruler" and connects all theme words.
Today's Answers — Full Word List (In Order)
Theme Words:
ASTRONOMIC
BOUNDLESS
EPIC
IMMENSE
VAST
WHOPPING
All Valid Solutions (913 words):
ACES
ACID
ACTS
AESC
AGRONOMIC
AGRONOMICS
AGRONOMIES
AGRONOMIST
AGRONOMISTS
AIDLESS
AIMS
AINS
AITS
ANGST
APES
APICES
APING
APPS
APSE
APSIS
APTEST
APTS
ASCI
ASTEISM
ASTEISMS
ASTIGMIA
ASTIGMIAS
ASTRONOMIC
ASTRONOMIES
ASTRONOMISE
ASTRONOMISES
ATES
AVES
BEAST
BEASTIE
BEASTIES
BEASTS
BEAT
BEATEN
BEATS
BEEN
BEES
BEET
BEETS
BEGO
BEGOT
BEGS
BENE
BENES
BENET
BENETS
BENS
BEPAT
BEPATS
BESAT
BESES
BESET
BESETS
BESIT
BESITS
BESMILE
BESMILES
BESPIT
BESPOT
BEST
BESTAIN
BESTI
BESTIS
BESTS
BETA
BETACISM
BETACISMS
BETAS
BETE
BETES
BETISE
BETISES
BETS
BIAS
BIEN
BIGOT
BIGOTS
BIGS
BIOG
BIOGEN
BIOGENESIS
BIOGENS
BIOGS
BIONT
BIONTIC
BIONTS
BIOPSIC
BIOTIC
BIOTICS
BIOTRON
BISE
BISES
BIST
BISTRO
BITE
BITES
BITO
BITS
BOEP
BOET
BOETS
BOIL
BOUDIN
BOUN
BOUND
BOUNDLESS
CAGS
CAID
CAIN
CAINS
CANG
CANGS
CANS
CANST
CAPE
CAPES
CAPH
CAPI
CAPING
CAPO
CAPOT
CAPOTE
CAPOTES
CAPOTS
CAPPING
CAPPINGS
CAPS
CASE
CASES
CAST
CASTE
CASTEISM
CASTEISMS
CASTES
CASTOR
CASTS
CATE
CATES
CATION
CATS
CAVE
CAVES
CEIL
CEILI
CESS
CIEL
CILIA
CILIATE
CILIATES
CILIATION
CIMELIA
CIST
CISTRON
CISTS
CITO
CITRON
CITS
CLEM
CLEMS
CLIES
CLIME
CLIMES
CLIP
CLIPE
CLIPES
DIASTEM
DIASTEMS
DICAST
DICASTS
DICE
DICES
DICIEST
DUPE
DUPES
EASE
EASES
EASIES
EAST
EASTS
EATEN
EATS
EGIS
EGISES
EGOTISE
EGOTISM
EGOTIST
EGOTISTS
EILD
EISEL
ELDIN
EMES
EMESES
EMESIS
EMIC
EMICATE
EMICATES
EMICATION
EMMET
EMMETS
ENEMIES
ENES
EPIC
EPICISM
EPICISMS
EPICIST
EPICISTS
EPICLESIS
EPICS
ESCAPE
ESCAPES
ESCAPING
ESES
ESILE
ESILES
ESNE
ESNES
ESTEEM
ESTEEMS
ESTOP
ESTOPPING
ESTS
ETACISM
ETACISMS
ETAPE
ETAPES
ETAS
ETEN
ETENS
GAIN
GAINS
GAINST
GAIT
GAITS
GANS
GAPIEST
GAPO
GAPPIEST
GAPS
GAST
GASTRONOMIC
GASTRONOMIES
GASTRONOMIST
GASTRONOMISTS
GEES
GEEST
GEESTS
GEIT
GEITS
GENE
GENES
GENESIS
GENET
GENETS
GENS
GEST
GESTAPO
GESTE
GESTES
GESTS
GETA
GETAS
GETS
GIBE
GIBES
GIBS
GIEN
GIES
GITE
GITES
GITS
GOIEST
GOMBEEN
GOMBEENS
GROT
GROTS
HING
HINGS
HINS
HIPPIE
HIPPIES
HIPPIEST
HIPPO
HOPING
HOPPIEST
HOPPING
HOPPINGS
HOPS
HOTE
HOTS
IBIS
IBISES
ICEMEN
ICES
ICIEST
IDLE
IDLES
ILIA
ILIAC
ILICES
IMMENSE
IMMENSEST
INAPT
INSIST
INSISTS
ISMS
ISNA
ITACISM
ITACISMS
ITAS
ITEM
ITEMISE
ITEMISES
ITEMS
LEIS
LEME
LEMES
LESS
LIAISE
LIAISES
LIAS
LIASES
LICE
LIEN
LIENS
LIES
LIME
LIMEN
LIMENS
LIMES
LIMN
LIMNS
LIND
LIPA
LIPASE
LIPASES
LIPE
LIPO
LIST
LISTEE
LISTEES
LISTEN
LISTENS
LISTS
MEES
MEET
MEETS
MELD
MELIC
MELICS
MEME
MEMES
MEMS
MENE
MENES
MENSE
MENSES
MESA
MESAIL
MESE
MESES
MESETA
MESETAS
MESIC
MESNE
MESNES
MESS
MESSMEN
META
METE
METES
METIS
METS
MIBS
MICA
MICAS
MICATE
MICATES
MICE
MICS
MIEN
MIENS
MIGS
MILD
MILE
MILES
MILIA
MIOTIC
MIOTICS
MISACT
MISACTS
MISATE
MISBEGOT
MISCAST
MISE
MISEASE
MISEASES
MISEAT
MISEATEN
MISEATS
MISES
MISGO
MISMEET
MISMEETS
MISMET
MISS
MIST
MISTS
MITE
MITES
MITOGEN
MITOGENS
MNEME
MNEMES
MNEMIC
MOGS
MOIT
MOITS
MONO
MOTI
MOTIS
MOTOR
MOTORS
MOTS
NAGS
NAPPIE
NAPPIES
NAPPIEST
NAPS
NASTIC
NEBS
NEEM
NEEMS
NEGS
NEIST
NEMESIA
NEMESIAS
NEMESIS
NEST
NESTS
NETE
NETES
NETS
NICE
NIOBITE
NIOBITES
NIP
NIPA
NIPAS
NIPPIEST
NOGS
NOISE
NOISES
NOMIC
NOMS
OBES
OBIT
OBITS
OBTEST
OBTESTS
OGEE
OGEES
OGMIC
OHIA
OHIAS
OHING
OILIEST
OMIT
OMITS
ONTIC
ONTO
ONTOGENESIS
OPES
OPIATE
OPIATES
OPING
OPTS
ORGAN
ORGANS
ORGASM
ORGASMIC
ORGASTIC
ORTS
OTIC
OUPA
OUPAS
PACE
PACES
PACIEST
PACS
PACT
PACTS
PAID
PAIDLE
PAIDLES
PAIL
PAIN
PAINS
PAIS
PAISE
PANG
PANGS
PANS
PAPS
PASE
PASES
PAST
PASTE
PASTES
PASTIE
PASTIES
PASTIS
PASTOR
PASTS
PATE
PATEN
PATENS
PATES
PATIO
PATS
PATSIES
PAVE
PAVES
PAVS
PEACE
PEACES
PEAS
PEASE
PEASEN
PEASES
PEAT
PEATS
PEST
PESTO
PESTS
PETS
PHOT
PHOTS
PIAN
PIANS
PIAS
PICA
PICAS
PICE
PICS
PIES
PIET
PIETS
PILE
PILEI
PILES
PILI
PILIS
PINA
PINAS
PING
PINGS
PINS
PITS
POET
POETS
POIND
POPS
POTBOIL
POTBOUND
POTE
POTES
POTPIE
POTPIES
POTS
POUND
PSIS
PUDIC
RONT
RONTS
ROTI
ROTIS
ROTO
ROTON
ROTS
SACLESS
SACS
SAIC
SAICE
SAICES
SAICS
SAID
SAIL
SAIM
SAIMS
SAIN
SAIS
SAIST
SANG
SAPID
SAPIDLESS
SAPOTE
SAPOTES
SAPPIEST
SAPPING
SAPS
SATE
SATEEN
SATEENS
SATEM
SATES
SATI
SATIS
SAVE
SAVES
SAVS
SCAG
SCAGS
SCAIL
SCAN
SCANS
SCAPE
SCAPES
SCAPI
SCAPING
SCAT
SCATS
SCLIM
SCLIMS
SEAS
SEASE
SEASES
SEAT
SEATS
SECS
SEEM
SEEMS
SEEN
SEES
SEGO
SEGS
SEIL
SEIS
SEISE
SEISES
SEISM
SEISMS
SEITEN
SEITENS
SELD
SEME
SEMEE
SEMEIA
SEMEN
SEMENS
SEMES
SEMI
SEMIE
SEMIES
SEMIS
SEMISES
SEMSEM
SEMSEMS
SENE
SENS
SENSE
SENSEI
SENSEIS
SENSI
SEPIA
SEPIAS
SEPIC
SESE
SETA
SETAE
SETS
SIBS
SICE
SICES
SICS
SIELD
SIEMENS
SIEN
SIENS
SIES
SIESTA
SILD
SILE
SILES
SILICA
SILICAS
SILICATE
SILICATES
SIMI
SIMIAN
SIMIANS
SIMIS
SIMS
SISES
SISS
SIST
SISTS
SITE
SITES
SITS
SMEE
SMEES
SMILE
SMILES
SMIT
SMITE
SMITES
SMITS
SMOG
SMOGS
SNAG
SNAP
SNAPPIEST
SNAPS
SNEB
SNEBS
SNEE
SNEES
SNIP
SNIPPIEST
SPAG
SPAGS
SPAIN
SPAING
SPAINGS
SPAINS
SPAIT
SPAITS
SPAN
SPANG
SPANGS
SPANS
SPAS
SPASM
SPASMIC
SPASTIC
SPIE
SPIT
SPITE
SPOT
STAID
STAIN
STAP
STAPES
STASES
STASIS
STAVE
STAVES
STEEM
STEEMS
STEEN
STEENS
STEIL
STEM
STEME
STEMES
STEMME
STEMMES
STEMS
STEN
STENS
STEP
STIE
STIES
STIM
STIMIE
STIMIES
STIMS
STIPA
STIPAS
STOGIE
STOGIES
STOIT
STOITS
STOMIA
STOP
STOPING
STOPINGS
STOPPING
STOPPINGS
TACE
TACES
TAES
TAIL
TAIN
TAIS
TAPE
TAPES
TAPET
TAPETI
TAPETS
TAPU
TAVS
TEAS
TEASE
TEASES
TEAT
TEATS
TEEM
TEEMS
TEEN
TEENS
TEES
TEGS
TEIL
TEME
TEMES
TEMS
TEMSE
TEMSES
TENE
TENES
TENESMIC
TENS
TENSE
TENSES
TENSION
TEPA
TEPAS
TEPID
TEST
TESTA
TESTACIES
TESTE
TESTEE
TESTEES
TESTES
TESTIS
TESTS
TIBIA
TIBIAS
TICS
TIEPIN
TIES
TIGE
TIGES
TIGON
TIGS
TIMIST
TIMON
TIPPING
TIPPINGS
TIPS
TOGE
TOGES
TOGS
TOISE
TOISES
TOIT
TOITS
TOMB
TOMBIC
TOMBS
TOMIA
TOMS
TOPH
TOPHI
TOPI
TOPING
TOPPING
TOPPINGS
TOPS
TORN
TORS
TORSI
TRON
TSIMMES
UPAS
UPASES
UPBEAT
UPBEATS
UPBOIL
UPCAST
UPCASTS
VACS
VAES
VAIL
VAIN
VAPID
VASE
VASES
VAST
VASTS
VATS
VESICA
VESPA
VESPAS
VEST
VESTA
VESTAS
VESTEE
VESTEES
VESTIGE
VESTIGES
VESTS
VETO
VETS
WHIN
WHINS
WHIP
WHIPPIEST
WHOP
WHOPPING
WHOPPINGS
WHOPS
WHOT
WING
WINGS
WINS
Note: Words are listed alphabetically. The game may present them in different order based on discovery.
Yesterday's Strands Answers — May 21, 2026
- Theme: "In a material world"
- Spangram: FABRICS
Theme words:
COTTON
DENIM
FLEECE
LINEN
SATIN
SILK
VELVET
WOOL
See the full page for yesterday: Strands Answers — May 21, 2026