Today's Strands Hints (No Spoilers)
- Category nudge: Think about staying alive
- Theme words count: 6 words to find
- First letters of theme words: F, H, M, P, S, 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 "Staying alive" and connects all theme words.
Today's Answers — Full Word List (In Order)
Theme Words:
FLINT
HATCHET
MACHETE
PARACORD
SHOVEL
TARP
All Valid Solutions (976 words):
ACHE
ACHES
ACONITE
ACORN
ACRE
ACRED
ACRID
ACROTER
ACTA
ACTED
ACTIN
ACTION
ACTIVATE
ACTIVE
ACTON
ACTOR
ADIT
ADROIT
AETHER
AETHERS
AHEAP
AHEM
AHINT
AHIS
AIAS
AILS
AIRS
AIRT
AIRTH
AITCH
AITCHES
AITS
ALDER
ALDERN
ALDRIN
ALIAS
ALIST
ALIT
ALMA
ALMAH
ALME
ALMEH
ALPS
AMAH
AMATE
AMATES
AMATEUR
AMATEURS
AMATION
AMATIVE
AMID
AMIDE
AMIN
AMINO
AMIR
AMLA
AMLAS
AMNIO
AMNIOTE
ANIL
ANIMA
ANIMAL
ANIMALIST
ANIMALS
ANIMATE
ANIMATER
ANIMATERS
ANIMATES
ANIME
ANOA
ANTA
ANTAE
ANTE
ANTEATER
ANTEATERS
ANTI
ANTIMATERIALIST
ANTIRED
APACHE
APACHES
ARALIA
ARALIAS
ARAME
ARAMID
ARCO
ARCTOID
ARLE
ARNA
AROID
AROINT
ARVAL
ASPS
ATAP
ATES
ATHETOID
ATMA
ATRIA
ATRIAL
AVAIL
AVAILS
AVAL
AVALE
AVEL
AVELS
AVIATE
AVIATES
AVIATION
CAMA
CAMAIL
CAMAILS
CAME
CAMION
CAPA
CAPTAN
CAPTION
CARAP
CARAT
CARATE
CARN
CATARACT
CATE
CATER
CATERS
CATES
CATION
CATNAP
CHAETA
CHAI
CHAIR
CHAIRS
CHAM
CHAP
CHAPATI
CHAPT
CHAT
CHEDITE
CHEF
CHER
CHERT
COAPT
COAT
COATE
COATI
COIL
COIN
COINMATE
COINMATES
COIR
COIT
CONI
CONIMA
CONTACT
CONTE
CORD
CORDITE
CORE
CORED
CORN
CORNI
CORNMEAL
CORNMEALS
COTE
COTED
CRAN
CRAP
CRATCH
CRATCHES
CRATE
CRED
CREDAL
CREDIT
CRIM
CRIME
CRINATE
CRIT
CRORE
DAFT
DAHL
DAHLIA
DAHLS
DAIS
DALI
DALIS
DEFAST
DEFAT
DEFATS
DEFT
DERN
DERO
DETONATE
DIME
DIMETER
DIMETERS
DINAR
DINO
DINT
DIRE
DIRL
DIRT
DITA
DITCH
DITCHER
DITCHERS
DITCHES
DITE
DROIL
DROIT
EACH
EARL
EARLS
EARS
EATCHE
EATCHES
EATER
EATERS
EATH
EATHE
EAVE
EDIT
EFTS
EITHER
EMAIL
EMAILS
EMIR
EMIT
ERIACH
ERUV
ETAMIN
ETAT
ETCH
ETCHER
ETCHERS
ETCHES
ETHE
ETHER
ETHERIAL
ETHERS
ETNA
EVITATE
EVITATION
EVITE
EVITES
EVOLVE
FADE
FADER
FAIL
FAILS
FAST
FASTI
FATHER
FATS
FATSIA
FERN
FETOR
FLAIL
FLAILS
FLAT
FLATS
FLIM
FLINT
FLIP
FLIPS
FLIR
FLIRT
FLIRTED
FLIT
FLITCH
FLITCHES
FLITE
FLITS
FLITT
HADE
HADRON
HAEM
HAEMAL
HAEMATIN
HAEMIN
HAET
HAFT
HAFTS
HAIL
HAILS
HAIR
HAIRS
HAITH
HALF
HALID
HALIDE
HALITE
HALM
HALMA
HALVA
HALVE
HAMAL
HAMALS
HAMATE
HAMATES
HAME
HARL
HARLS
HARP
HARPIST
HARPS
HARSH
HARSLET
HASP
HASPS
HAST
HATCH
HATCHED
HATCHER
HATCHET
HATE
HATER
HATERS
HATES
HATH
HATS
HAVE
HEAL
HEALS
HEAP
HEAR
HEARS
HEAT
HEATER
HEATERS
HEATH
HEATHER
HEATHERS
HEFT
HEFTS
HEIR
HEIRS
HEMAL
HEMATIN
HEMIN
HEMINA
HERD
HERIOT
HERL
HERN
HERO
HEROIN
HERON
HERS
HETE
HETES
HETH
HETHER
HIDE
HIDER
HILA
HILAR
HILD
HILI
HIMATIA
HINT
HIPS
HIRE
HIRED
HIST
HITCH
HITCHER
HITCHERS
HITCHES
HITS
HOLE
HOLS
HOVE
HOVEA
HOVEL
HOVELS
ILIA
ILIAD
ILIAL
INAPT
INMATE
INMATES
INRO
INTACT
IRED
IRES
IRON
ITAS
ITCH
ITCHES
ITEM
ITHER
LADE
LADER
LADINO
LADRON
LAEVO
LAHAR
LAHARS
LAIR
LAIRS
LAITH
LAMA
LAME
LAMETER
LAMETERS
LAMINA
LAMINAR
LAMINATE
LARS
LARVA
LARVAE
LARVAL
LARVATE
LAST
LATCH
LATCHED
LATCHET
LATE
LATH
LATHE
LATHED
LATHER
LATI
LATRIA
LATS
LATU
LAVA
LAVE
LAVRA
LEAR
LEARS
LEAT
LEAVE
LEVA
LEVITATE
LEVITATION
LEVITE
LEVITES
LEVO
LIAR
LIARS
LIAS
LIMA
LIMAIL
LIMAILS
LIME
LIMN
LINO
LINT
LION
LIPS
LIRE
LIROT
LISP
LISPS
LIST
LITAI
LITAS
LITE
LITS
LOVAT
LOVE
MACH
MACHE
MACHER
MACHERS
MACHES
MACHETE
MAIL
MAILS
MAIR
MAIRE
MAIRES
MAIRS
MAIST
MALI
MALIS
MALIST
MALS
MALVA
MARA
MARAE
MARL
MARLE
MARLS
MARS
MARSH
MATCH
MATCHER
MATCHERS
MATCHES
MATCHET
MATE
MATER
MATERIAL
MATERIALIST
MATERIALS
MATERS
MATES
MATH
MATILDA
MATILDAS
MATIN
MATRES
MAVIE
MEAL
MEALS
MEAT
MEATH
MEATHE
MEATHES
MEITH
META
METATE
METATES
METE
METER
METERS
METES
METH
METRE
METRES
MIDLIST
MIHA
MIHI
MIHIS
MILD
MILDER
MILIA
MINA
MINAR
MINO
MINOR
MINORCA
MINORED
MINT
MIRE
MIRED
MIRO
MITCH
MITCHES
MITE
NAOI
NAPA
NARC
NARCO
NATCH
NATCHES
NIDAL
NIDE
NIHIL
NIHILS
NIRL
NIRLIT
NITE
NOIL
NOIR
NORI
NORITE
NOTE
NOTED
NOTER
OATMEAL
OATMEALS
OINT
OLEA
ORANT
ORATE
ORCA
ORDINAR
ORDINATE
ORNATE
OVAL
OVALS
OVATE
OVEL
OVELS
PACT
PACTA
PACTION
PAIR
PAIRE
PAIRES
PAIRS
PANIM
PANT
PARA
PARORE
PATAMAR
PATAMARS
PATCH
PATCHER
PATCHERS
PATCHES
PATE
PATER
PATERS
PATES
PATH
PATIN
PATINA
PATIO
PATRIAL
PATRIALS
PATRIATE
PIAL
PIAS
PILA
PILAF
PILAR
PILFER
PILI
PITA
PITAS
PITS
PITTA
PITTAS
PLAIT
PLAITER
PLAITERS
PLAITS
PRAM
PRAT
PRATE
PSALM
RACON
RAIA
RAIAS
RAIL
RAILS
RAIS
RAIT
RAITA
RAITAS
RAITS
RALE
RAMATE
RAMET
RAMI
RAMIN
RAMTIL
RANI
RANID
RANT
RAPT
RATA
RATCH
RATCHES
RATCHET
RATE
RATEL
RATELS
RATIO
RATION
RATU
RATUS
RAVE
RAVEL
RAVELS
REFT
RETAMA
RETCH
RETE
RETEACH
RETEAM
RETEAR
RETEARS
RETEM
RETIA
RETIAL
RETIE
RETORN
RIAL
RIALS
RIATA
RIDE
RIEM
RIMA
RIMAE
RIME
RIOT
RIOTED
RITE
RITES
RIVA
RIVAL
RIVALS
RIVE
RIVEL
RIVELS
RIVET
ROAN
ROAR
ROATE
ROIL
ROIN
RONT
RONTE
RORE
RORID
RORT
RORTED
ROTE
ROTED
RUES
RUSE
SADE
SADHE
SADI
SADIRON
SAFE
SAFED
SAFER
SAFT
SAIL
SAILS
SALFERN
SALIMETER
SALIMETERS
SALINA
SALMI
SATI
SERIAL
SERIALIST
SERIALS
SERIATE
SERIATIM
SERIATION
SERIEMA
SERVAL
SERVALS
SERVE
SETA
SETAE
SHOLA
SHOVE
SHOVEL
SIAL
SIALID
SIALS
SILD
SILVA
SILVAE
SIPS
SLAE
SLAM
SLAT
SLATE
SLAVE
SLEAVE
SLIP
SLIPS
SLIT
SLITS
SLOVE
SPIAL
SPIALS
SPILITE
SPIT
SPITAL
SPITS
SPLIT
SPLITS
SPRAT
STADE
STAT
SUER
SUET
SURE
SURVIVAL
SURVIVALIST
SURVIVALS
SURVIVE
TACH
TACHE
TACHES
TACT
TACTILIST
TACTION
TAEL
TAELS
TAHA
TAHINA
TAHR
TAHRS
TAIAHA
TAIAHAS
TAIL
TAILS
TAIS
TAIT
TAITS
TALE
TALI
TALION
TALMA
TAMAL
TAMALS
TAMARA
TAME
TAMIN
TAPA
TARA
TARAIRE
TARAMA
TARAMEA
TARN
TARO
TAROC
TAROT
TARP
TARPS
TARS
TATAR
TATE
TATER
TATERS
TATES
TATH
TATHED
TATIE
TATS
TAVA
TAVAH
TEACH
TEACHER
TEACHERS
TEACHES
TEAL
TEALS
TEAM
TEAR
TEARS
TEAT
TEHR
TEHRS
TELA
TELS
TERN
TERNATE
TETANOID
TETE
TETES
TETH
TETHER
TETHERS
TETRI
THAE
THAT
THEFT
THEFTS
THERIAC
THEROID
THRIVE
THRU
TIAR
TIARA
TIARS
TIDAL
TIDE
TIETAC
TILDE
TILS
TIME
TIPS
TIRE
TIRED
TIRES
TIRL
TIRO
TOIL
TOIT
TONITE
TORA
TORAN
TORC
TORE
TORI
TORN
TREF
TREFA
TREFAH
TRES
TRET
TRIAC
TRIACT
TRIAL
TRIALIST
TRIALS
TRIDE
TRIE
TRILD
TRIM
TRIMETER
TRIMETERS
TRIN
TRIO
TRIOR
TRITE
TRITES
TRIVALVE
TRIVET
TROAT
TROCAR
TROILIST
TRON
TRONA
TRUE
TRUES
TSADE
TSADI
URES
URIAL
URIALS
URITE
URITES
URVA
USER
UVAE
UVEA
UVEAL
VAIL
VAILS
VAIR
VAIRE
VAIRS
VALE
VALET
VALI
VALIS
VALVAL
VALVAR
VALVE
VARA
VARLET
VARS
VARVE
VATU
VATUS
VEAL
VEALS
VEHM
VELA
VELAR
VELARS
VELVET
VETCH
VETCHES
VIAE
VIAL
VIALS
VIAMETER
VIAMETERS
VIRE
VIRES
VIRTU
VIRTUE
VIRTUES
VIRTUS
VIRUS
VITA
VITAE
VITAMIN
VITE
VIVA
VIVAT
VIVE
VIVRES
VOLA
VOLAE
VOLAR
VOLE
VOLET
VOLS
VOLVA
VOLVAE
VOLVATE
VOLVE
Note: Words are listed alphabetically. The game may present them in different order based on discovery.
Yesterday's Strands Answers — May 22, 2026
- Theme: "Put down your ruler"
- Spangram: ITSBIG
Theme words:
ASTRONOMIC
BOUNDLESS
EPIC
IMMENSE
VAST
WHOPPING
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