Strands Answers in Order May 26, 2026 #988, Hints, and Tips

Here are the NYT Strands answers in order for May 26, 2026. First, try our no‑spoiler hints with theme nudges and first letters. When you’re ready, reveal today’s spangram. If you only want solutions, jump to the full word list in order. We also keep yesterday’s answers and a clean monthly archive for quick access.

Today's Strands Hints (No Spoilers)

Theme clue: "On the nature trail"
  • Category nudge: Think about on the nature trail
  • Theme words count: 6 words to find
  • First letters of theme words: A, D, F, M, P, P
  • Tip: Match colors to confirm words before moving on.

Today's Spangram

SPANGRAM: SCAVENGERHUNT

Note: The spangram ties the theme together and crosses the grid.

Theme connection: This word relates to "On the nature trail" and connects all theme words.

Today's Answers — Full Word List (In Order)

Theme Words:

ACORN DAISY FEATHER MOSS PAWPRINT PUDDLE

All Valid Solutions (884 words):

ACED
ACES
ACNODE
ACORN
ACRE
ACRED
ACROSS
ACTS
ADDER
ADDLE
ADORN
ADRED
ADUNC
ADVERT
ADVERTS
AEON
AETHER
AFRIT
AFTER
AGER
AHEAD
AHED
AHINT
AIAS
AIDE
AIDS
ANACONDA
ANAS
ANES
ANGA
ANGAS
ANGER
ANSA
ANSAE
APED
APHASIA
APIAN
APTED
APTER
ARCED
ARCS
ARDS
AREA
AREAE
ARED
AREDD
AREG
ARET
ARETE
ARHAT
ARTS
ASAR
ASEA
ASIDE
AUNT
AVENGE
AVENGER
AVENS
AVER
AVERT
AVERTS
AVES
AVOYER
AYES
CADE
CADET
CADRE
CAESAR
CANARD
CANARDS
CANE
CANES
CANG
CANGS
CANS
CARD
CARE
CARED
CARET
CARN
CART
CARTS
CASA
CASE
CAUDLE
CAUM
CAUMS
CAUP
CAUPS
CAVA
CAVE
CAVEAT
CAVEATED
CAVED
CAVER
CAVERN
CAVES
CAVY
CEAS
CEDAR
CEDARED
CEDARN
CELS
CELT
CELTS
CENS
CEPS
CODA
CODDLE
CODE
CODER
COND
CONDER
CONUS
CONVERT
CONVERTS
CONVEY
CONVEYED
CONVEYER
CONVEYS
CORM
CORMS
CORMUS
CORN
CORNO
CORNU
CORNUA
CORNUS
COVE
COVED
COVEN
COVENS
COVER
COVERT
COVERTS
COVES
COVET
COVETED
COVEY
COVEYS
COYED
COYER
COYS
CRADLE
CRAVAT
CRAVE
CRAVED
CRAVEN
CRAVENS
CRAVES
CREATE
CREATED
CREATIN
CRED
CREDO
CRETIN
CRIT
CRITH
CROSS
DACE
DADO
DADOES
DAGS
DAIS
DAISY
DANG
DANGER
DANGS
DANS
DARE
DARED
DARG
DARGS
DARI
DARN
DART
DARTLE
DARTLED
DARTS
DAUD
DAUNDER
DAVEN
DAVENS
DAVY
DEAD
DEAF
DEAN
DEAR
DEARN
DEATH
DEAVE
DEAVED
DEAVES
DEAW
DECAD
DECADE
DECARE
DEFAT
DEFT
DEFTER
DELS
DELT
DELTS
DERN
DETER
DEUS
DEVA
DEVON
DEYS
DIES
DIET
DIETED
DIETER
DIETHER
DIPHASE
DISA
DOEN
DOES
DONOR
DORM
DORMS
DOVE
DOVEN
DOVENS
DOVER
DOVES
DOYEN
DOYENS
DOYS
DRAC
DRAD
DRAG
DRAGS
DRAVE
DREAD
DREG
DREGS
DREY
DREYS
DUAD
DUAN
DUAR
DUDE
DUED
DUEL
DUELS
DUMP
DUMPED
DUMPS
DUNCE
DUNCES
DUNDER
DUNT
DUPE
DUPED
DUPS
EANS
EARD
EARDS
EARN
EASE
EASIED
EASY
EATER
EATH
EATHE
EAUS
EAVE
EAVED
EAVES
ECAD
ECOD
EDDO
EDDOES
EGAD
EGADS
EIDE
ELTS
ENGS
EOAN
EPHA
EPHAS
ERADIATE
ERADIATED
ERAS
ERASE
ERGS
ETHE
ETHER
EVADE
EVADER
EVEN
EVENS
EVER
EVERT
EVERTS
EVES
EVET
EVOE
EYED
EYEN
EYER
EYES
FATE
FATED
FATHEAD
FATHER
FAUN
FAVA
FAVE
FAVER
FAVES
FAVOR
FAWN
FAYED
FAYER
FAYS
FEAT
FEATED
FEATER
FEATHER
FEDS
FEIS
FETA
FETE
FETED
FEYED
FEYER
FEYS
FRIT
FRITH
GADE
GADI
GADIS
GADS
GAID
GAIDS
GANE
GANEV
GANS
GANSEY
GARE
GEAN
GEANS
GEAR
GERAH
GNAR
GRAD
GRADE
GRADS
GRAIP
GRAN
GRANA
GRANS
GREASE
GREASY
HADE
HADS
HAED
HAET
HAFT
HAFTED
HAFTER
HAGS
HANG
HANGER
HANGS
HANSA
HANSE
HARD
HARDIES
HARDPAN
HARDS
HARE
HARED
HARN
HART
HARTS
HATE
HATED
HATER
HAUD
HAVE
HAVEN
HAVENS
HAVER
HAVES
HAVOC
HAYED
HAYER
HAYS
HEAD
HEAR
HEARD
HEART
HEARTS
HEAT
HEATED
HEAVE
HEAVEN
HEAVENS
HEAVES
HEAVY
HEDDLE
HERD
HERN
HETE
HEVEA
HEVEAS
HEYED
HEYS
HINT
HINTS
HIRE
HIRED
HUNT
IDEA
IDEAED
IDEATE
IDEATED
INCAVE
INCAVED
INCAVES
INCAVO
INCLE
INCREATE
INHERCE
INHERCED
INTRA
INTREAT
INTREATED
IRADE
IRED
ISNA
ISNAE
ITHER
LEDUM
LEDUMS
LEPS
LEUD
MONDE
MONDO
MONO
MORN
MORON
MOSS
MUDDER
MUDDLE
MUDEYE
MUDEYES
MUDRA
MUSO
MUSOS
MUSS
NADS
NAEVE
NAGS
NAPE
NAPED
NARD
NARDS
NARE
NASARD
NEON
NEVE
NEVER
NITE
NITER
NITHER
NODDLE
NODE
NODUS
NOES
NOMS
NORM
NORMS
NOVA
NOVAE
NOVATED
NOVENA
NOVENAE
NOVENAS
NOVERINT
NOVERINTS
NOYED
NOYES
NOYS
NUDE
NUDER
NUDIE
NUDIES
NUMDAH
OCAS
OCEAN
OCEANS
ODAH
ODEA
ONCE
ONCES
ONOS
ONUS
ORCA
ORCAS
OSMUND
OSMUNDA
OVATE
OVATED
OVEN
OVENS
OVER
OVERACT
OVERACTS
OVERDUE
OVERHATE
OVERHATED
OVERHIT
OVERT
OYER
OYES
PANT
PAPE
PAWN
PEAN
PEAT
PEAVEY
PEAVEYS
PEAVY
PECS
PEDDER
PEDS
PEISE
PELT
PELTS
PETER
PETHER
PEYSE
PHAGE
PHANG
PHANGS
PHARE
PHASE
PHRASE
PHRASY
PIAN
PIANS
PIAS
PIED
PIES
PIET
PIETA
PISE
PRINCE
PRINCED
PRINT
PRINTS
PTERIN
PUDDER
PUDDLE
PUDOR
PUDS
PUDSEY
PUDSY
PUHA
PUHAS
PUNA
PUNCE
PUNCES
PUNT
PUSS
RACE
RACED
RADDLE
RADE
RADIATE
RADIATED
RADON
RADS
RAGE
RAGS
RAHED
RAIA
RAID
RAIDS
RAIS
RAISE
RAIYAT
RANA
RANAS
RANG
RANGE
RASE
RAUN
RAVE
RAVED
RAVEN
RAVENS
RAVES
REACT
REACTS
READ
READD
READIES
READORN
READS
REAN
REANS
REATE
REAVE
REAVES
REDACT
REDACTS
REDD
REDDLE
REDO
REDOES
REDON
REGNA
REGS
RETE
RETINT
RETINTS
REVENGE
REVENGER
RHEA
RITE
ROAN
ROANS
RODE
ROES
ROMP
ROMPED
ROMPS
ROMS
RONDE
RONDEAU
RONDO
ROVE
ROVED
ROVEN
ROVER
ROVES
SADE
SADHU
SADI
SAGE
SAGER
SAID
SANE
SANG
SANGA
SANGAR
SANGER
SARD
SARGE
SCAD
SCAR
SCARE
SCARED
SCAREY
SCART
SCAUD
SCAUP
SCAUPED
SCAUPS
SCAVENGE
SCAVENGER
SCRAE
SEAN
SECO
SECOND
SECONDE
SECONDER
SENA
SEVER
SIDA
SIDE
SIDH
SIDHA
SIEN
SIETH
SIEVE
SIEVED
SIEVERT
SIEVERTS
SIPE
SIPED
SLED
SLEDDER
SNAG
SNAR
SNARE
SOMS
SONCE
SONCES
SONDE
SONDER
SORN
SPEC
SPECS
SPECTRA
SPECTRE
SPECTRIN
SPED
SPELD
SPELDRIN
SPELT
SPELTS
SPUD
SPUDDER
SPUDDLE
SPUE
SPUED
SPUN
STRAD
STRADDLE
STRAE
SUAVE
SUAVER
SUDD
SUDDER
SUDOR
SUED
SUMO
SUMOS
SUMP
SUMS
SUNDAE
SUNDARI
SUNDER
SUPE
SYED
SYEN
SYVER
TAED
TAHA
TAHR
TAIPAN
TAIS
TAPE
TAPED
TAPET
TAPETA
TAPETI
TAPIS
TAPU
TAUPE
TAUPIE
TAUPIES
TAVA
TAVAH
TAVER
TAVERN
TAVERT
TAYS
TEAD
TEADE
TEAED
TEAR
TEAT
TEDS
TEHR
TEPA
TEPHRA
TEPHRAS
TEPID
TERCE
TERCEL
TERCELS
TERN
TERTS
THAE
THAR
THEAVE
THEAVES
THEY
THIN
THIR
THIRD
THRAE
THRAVE
THRAVES
THREAD
THREAVE
THREAVES
TINCT
TINCTS
TINT
TINTS
TIRADE
TIRE
TIRED
TRACE
TRACED
TRAD
TRADE
TRAVE
TRAVES
TREACLE
TREACLED
TREAD
TREADLE
TREAT
TREATED
TREDDLE
TRET
TREY
TREYS
TRIN
TRITE
TWAE
UDDER
UDON
UMPED
UMPS
UNAPT
UNCASE
UNCE
UNCES
UNCO
UNCOES
UNCOVER
UNCOY
UNCROSS
UNDE
UNDEAD
UNDEAF
UNDEAFED
UNDEAR
UNDER
UNDERACT
UNDERACTS
UNDERN
UNDO
UNDOES
UNROVE
UNROVEN
UPDART
UPDARTS
UPDRAG
UPDRAGS
UPHANG
UPHANGS
VACS
VADE
VARE
VAUNCE
VAUNCES
VAUS
VENA
VENAE
VENGE
VENGER
VERA
VERD
VERITE
VERT
VERTS
VOCES
VODUN
VOES
WAFT
WAFTED
WAFTER
WANT
YATE
YEAD
YEAH
YEAN
YEANS
YEAR
YEARD
YEARN
YEAS
YENS
YERD
YETI
YEVE
YEVEN
YEVES
YIDS
YIPE
YODE
YOND
YONDER

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Yesterday's Strands Answers — May 25, 2026

  • Theme: "Thank you"
  • Spangram: MEMORIALDAY

Theme words:

HONOR PROTECTION SACRIFICE SERVICE VIRTUE

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