Strands Answers in Order June 20, 2026 #1017, Hints, and Tips

Here are the NYT Strands answers in order for June 20, 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: "Small talk"
  • Category nudge: Think about small talk
  • Theme words count: 5 words to find
  • First letters of theme words: L, M, M, M, T
  • Tip: Match colors to confirm words before moving on.

Today's Spangram

SPANGRAM: ITSYBITSY

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

Theme connection: This word relates to "Small talk" and connects all theme words.

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

Theme Words:

LITTLE MICROSCOPIC MINIATURE MINUSCULE TINY

All Valid Solutions (818 words):

AIMER
AIMS
AINS
AIREST
AIRN
AIRNS
AIRT
AIRTS
AIRY
AITS
AITU
AITUS
AMIN
AMINITY
AMIS
AMITY
AMUS
ATRIUM
ATRIUMS
AUTUMN
BICORN
BINIT
BINITS
BIOS
BIOTELEMETRY
BIRO
BIROS
BIST
BISTRE
BISTRES
BITS
BITSY
BYES
BYRE
BYRES
CEIL
CEILER
CEILI
CEILS
CELERY
CELESTE
CELL
CELLI
CELLO
CELLOS
CELLS
CELS
CELT
CELTS
CESTI
CIEL
CIELS
CILL
CILLS
CIRCS
CITE
CITES
CITIES
CITO
CLOOP
CLOOT
CLOT
CLOTE
CLOTES
CLOTTIEST
COCO
COCOTTE
COCOTTES
COIN
COIR
COIRS
COLE
COLES
COLL
COLLECT
COLLET
COLLETS
COLLIE
COLLIES
COLLS
COLS
COLT
COOL
COOLEST
COOLS
COOP
COOPT
COOS
COOSIN
COOST
COOT
COOTIE
COOTIES
CORN
CORNI
CORNICLE
CORNICLES
CORNIST
CORNY
CORS
CORTIN
COST
COTE
COTES
COTT
CRIB
CRIM
CRIME
CRIMES
CRIMS
CRIOS
CRIS
CRIT
CRITS
CROC
CROCI
CROCS
CROST
CROSTINI
CROTTLE
CROTTLES
CULET
CULETS
CULM
CULT
CULTER
CULTI
CULTS
CUMIN
CUMINS
ELECT
ELEMI
ELEMIS
ELICIT
ELITE
ELITES
ELLS
ELMS
ELMY
ELOIN
ELSE
ELTS
EMERITA
EMERITI
EMERITUS
EMERY
EMES
EMEU
EMEUS
EMIC
EMIR
EMIRS
EMIT
EMITS
EMLETS
EMULE
EMUS
EMYS
ERINUS
ERNS
ESCORT
ESCORTS
ESCOT
ESCROC
ESCROCS
ESCROL
ESCROLL
ESLOIN
ESTER
ESTRIN
ESTRINS
ESTRUM
ESTRUMS
ESTRUS
ETIC
IBIS
ICES
ICIEST
ILEUM
ILEUS
ILICES
ILLEST
ILLS
INBY
INBYE
INCULT
INCUS
INIA
INLET
INLETS
INRO
INSULT
INSULTER
INSULTS
IRES
IRIS
ISIT
ISOTOPIC
ITEM
ITEMS
ITERUM
IURE
LEME
LEMEL
LEMELS
LEMES
LEST
LETS
LEYS
LICE
LICIT
LIES
LITE
LITER
LITES
LITMUS
LITOTES
LITRE
LITRES
LITS
LITTLE
LITTLES
LITTLEST
LOCI
LOCO
LOIN
LOIR
LOIRS
LOOP
LOOT
LORIC
LORICS
LORIMER
LORIS
LORN
LOST
LOTE
LOTES
LOTO
LOTTE
LOTTES
LOTTO
MAIM
MAIMER
MAIN
MAINS
MAIR
MAIRE
MAIRES
MATIN
MATINS
MATRES
MATS
MATSURI
MATSURIS
MATURE
MATURES
MATUREST
MAUN
MAUT
MAUTS
MELIC
MELL
MELLS
MELS
MELT
MELTEMI
MELTEMIS
MELTER
MELTS
MEME
MEMS
MERI
MERIS
MERIT
MERITS
MESE
MESEL
METE
METER
METES
METRE
METRES
METS
MEUS
MICO
MICOS
MICRO
MICROS
MICROSCOPIC
MICS
MINI
MINIATURE
MINIATURES
MINIS
MINISTRY
MINUS
MINUSCULE
MINUTIA
MINY
MIRE
MIRES
MIRI
MIRIN
MIRO
MIRS
MIRY
MIST
MISTIME
MISTIMES
MISTRYST
MISTY
MITIS
MITRE
MITRES
MITY
MUESLI
MUIR
MULE
MUNI
MUNIS
MUNS
MURE
MURES
MURTI
MURTIS
MUSIT
MUSITS
MUST
MUSTY
MUTI
MUTIS
MUTS
MYRTLE
MYRTLES
NICOL
NICOLS
NIMB
NIMBI
NIMBYISM
NIMS
NISI
NITRE
NITRES
NITRIC
NITRO
NITROS
NITRY
NITS
NUTRIA
NUTS
NUTSY
OCTET
OCTOPI
OLEIC
OLES
OLLER
OLLIE
OLLIES
OLMS
OPTIC
ORCIN
ORCS
ORIBI
ORIBIS
ORNIS
ORTS
OTIC
OTTO
OTTOS
PICE
PITIES
POCO
POCOSIN
POOL
POOLS
POOR
POORI
POORIS
POORT
POORTS
POOS
POOT
POOTLE
POOTLES
POTE
POTES
POTT
POTTIES
POTTIEST
POTTLE
POTTLES
POTTO
POTTOS
PTOTIC
RELET
RELETS
RELIC
RELICT
RELIE
RELIES
RELIT
REMELT
REMELTS
REMET
REMIT
REMITS
REMS
RESECT
RESELL
RESET
REST
RESTEM
RETE
RETELL
RETELLS
RETEM
RETIE
RETIES
RETILE
RETILES
RETS
RIME
RIMER
RIMES
RIMS
RIMU
RIMUS
RIMY
RINS
RIOT
RISOTTO
RITS
ROCS
ROIN
ROLE
ROLES
ROLL
ROLLER
ROLLS
ROOP
ROOPIT
ROOT
ROOTIES
ROOTIEST
ROOTLE
ROOTLES
ROOTLET
ROSIN
ROSINY
ROSIT
ROST
ROSTI
ROTE
ROTES
ROTL
ROTLS
ROTO
ROTOTILL
ROTOTILLS
ROTTE
ROTTES
RUELLE
RUELLES
RUES
RUIN
RUINS
RUMS
RUSMA
RUST
RUSTY
RUTIN
RUTINS
RUTS
RYES
SCIOLTO
SCIROC
SCIROCS
SCOOP
SCOOT
SCOP
SCORN
SCOT
SCOTOPIC
SCOTTIE
SCOTTIES
SCRIBISM
SCRIM
SCRIMS
SCROLL
SCROLLS
SCROOP
SCROTE
SCROTES
SCUL
SCUM
SECT
SECTILE
SEIL
SELE
SELECT
SELL
SELLE
SELLER
SEME
SEMI
SEMIS
SERIATIM
SERIN
SERINS
SERUM
SERUMS
SETT
SETTLOR
SETTLORS
SEYS
SIMA
SIMI
SIMUL
SIRE
SIRES
SIRI
SIROC
SIROCS
SITS
SITUS
SLEY
SLEYS
SLICE
SLIT
SLOOP
SLOOT
SLOT
SMELL
SMELT
SMIR
SMIRS
SMIT
SMUR
SMUT
SNIRT
SNIRTLE
SNIRTLES
SNIRTS
SNIT
SNITS
SOCLE
SOCLES
SOCS
SOLE
SOLEI
SOLES
SOLLER
SOLS
SOOP
SOOT
SOOTE
SOOTES
SOOTIEST
SORI
SORN
SORT
STAIN
STAINS
STAIR
STAUN
STAUNS
STEIL
STELE
STELIC
STELL
STEM
STEME
STEMLET
STERN
STERNS
STERNUM
STEY
STIE
STILE
STILET
STILETTO
STILETTOS
STILL
STIM
STIME
STIMES
STIR
STIRE
STIRES
STRIA
STRIATUM
STRIATUMS
STRICT
STRICTEST
STROLL
STROLLER
STROLLS
STRUM
STRUMA
STRUMITIS
STRUMS
STRUT
STRUTS
STUM
STUN
STUNS
STURE
STURNUS
STURT
STURTS
STYME
STYMES
STYMY
SUER
SUES
SUET
SUETS
SUIT
SUITS
SULTRY
SURE
SURES
SUREST
SURETIES
SUTURE
SUTURES
SYES
SYMBIOT
SYMBIOTE
SYMBIOTES
SYRTES
SYRTIS
SYSTEM
SYSTEMIC
TAIN
TAINS
TAIS
TAMIN
TAMIS
TAMS
TAUS
TEIL
TEILS
TELCO
TELCOS
TELE
TELEMETRY
TELES
TELESM
TELIC
TELL
TELLER
TELLS
TELOI
TELOS
TELS
TELT
TEME
TEMES
TEMS
TEMSE
TERM
TERMINUS
TERN
TERNS
TERTIA
TERTIUM
TERTIUS
TERTS
TEST
TESTE
TESTER
TESTERN
TESTERNS
TICE
TICES
TIES
TILE
TILER
TILERY
TILES
TILL
TILLS
TILS
TILT
TILTER
TILTS
TIME
TIMELIEST
TIMER
TIMES
TIMIST
TINS
TINY
TIPT
TIRE
TIRES
TIRO
TIROS
TOCO
TOCOS
TOCS
TOCSIN
TOLE
TOLES
TOLL
TOLLER
TOLLIE
TOLLIES
TOLLS
TOLSEL
TOLSEY
TOLSEYS
TOLT
TOOL
TOOLS
TOOLSET
TOOT
TOOTLE
TOOTLES
TOPI
TOPIC
TORC
TORCS
TORI
TORIC
TORICS
TORII
TORN
TORS
TORSI
TORT
TORTS
TOST
TOTE
TOTES
TRES
TREST
TRESTLE
TRET
TRETS
TREY
TREYBIT
TREYBITS
TREYS
TRICOT
TRIM
TRIMER
TRIMS
TRIN
TRINS
TRIO
TRIOL
TRIOLET
TRIOLS
TRIOS
TRISUL
TROLL
TROLLER
TROLLEY
TROLLEYS
TROLLIES
TROLLS
TROOP
TROT
TRUE
TRUES
TRUEST
TRUST
TRUSTY
TRYE
TRYST
TRYSTE
TSURIS
TUIS
TUMS
TUNS
TURM
TURME
TURMES
TURN
TURNS
TURTLE
TURTLES
TUYER
TYIYN
UEYS
ULMIN
ULMINS
UNCUS
UNIS
UNIT
UNITRUST
UNITS
UNLET
UNMET
UNMIRY
UNMITRE
UNMITRES
UNREST
UNSUIT
UNSUITS
UREMIA
UREMIC
URES
URNS
UTIS
UTUS
YELL
YELLS
YELT
YELTS
YEST
YETI
YURT
YURTA
YURTS

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Yesterday's Strands Answers — June 19, 2026

  • Theme: "Look to the West"
  • Spangram: COWPOKES

Theme words:

BANDANA BOOTS CHAPS JEANS SADDLE SPURS STETSON

See the full page for yesterday: Strands Answers — June 19, 2026