Strands Answers in Order June 29, 2026 #1026, Hints, and Tips
Here are the NYT Strands answers in order for June 29, 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: "The mark of a good composer"
Category nudge: Think about the mark of a good composer
Theme words count: 6 words to find
First letters of theme words:
A, B, C, M, N, R
Tip: Match colors to confirm words before moving on.
Today's Spangram
SPANGRAM: MUSICALSTAFF
Note: The spangram ties the theme together and crosses the grid.
Theme connection: This word relates to "The mark of a good composer" and connects all theme words.
Today's Answers — Full Word List (In Order)
Theme Words:
ACCIDENTALBRACKETCLEFMEASURENOTEREST
All Valid Solutions (1359 words):
ABAS
ABASE
ABASER
ABASIA
ABIES
ABRADE
ABRAM
ABSIT
ABSITS
ABURST
ACCENT
ACCIDENT
ACCIDENTAL
ACER
ACERS
ACES
ACETIC
ACID
ACIDS
ACME
ACMES
ACMITE
ACMITES
ACNE
ACNED
ACTA
ACTANT
ACTS
ADAMSITE
ADAMSITES
AECIA
AERIAL
AESIR
AIAS
AIDANT
AIDE
AIDS
AIMER
AIMERS
AIMS
AIRS
AISLE
AITS
ALAE
ALAN
ALANE
ALANT
ALAR
ALARM
ALARUM
ALAS
ALCID
ALCIDS
ALEC
ALECS
ALES
ALTAR
ALTARS
ALTO
ALTS
AMAS
AMBAN
AMBIT
AMBITS
AMBSACE
AMBSACES
AMEER
AMEERS
AMIA
AMIAS
AMICE
AMICES
AMIE
AMIES
AMIS
AMUS
AMUSIA
AMUSIAS
ANLAS
ANTA
ANTAR
ANTARS
ANTE
ANTED
ANTRA
ANTRUM
ARABA
ARABAS
ARABIC
ARABICA
ARABICAS
ARABIS
ARABISE
ARAME
ARAMES
ARBA
ARBAS
ARBS
ARCTAN
ARSIER
ARSIS
ARTAL
ARUM
ASCENT
ASCETIC
ASCI
ASCOT
ASDIC
ASEA
ASIDE
ASRAMA
ASRAMAS
ASTONE
ATABAL
ATES
ATLAS
ATTENT
ATTENTS
ATTEST
ATTIC
ATTICS
AUBADE
AUFS
AURA
AURAL
AUREI
AURES
AURIC
AURICLE
AURICLED
AURIS
BAAL
BAAS
BADE
BADS
BALAS
BALATA
BALD
BALDS
BALE
BALED
BAMS
BANC
BANE
BANED
BANK
BANKET
BANT
BANTAM
BANTED
BARCA
BARM
BARS
BASE
BASEMAN
BASER
BASIC
BATLET
BIAS
BICE
BICES
BIER
BIERS
BIMA
BIMAS
BISE
BISECT
BISECTS
BISMAR
BIST
BISTATE
BITE
BITES
BITS
BITT
BITTACLE
BITTACLES
BITTE
BITTS
BRAAI
BRAAIS
BRACK
BRACKEN
BRACKET
BRACKETED
BRACT
BRACTLET
BRAD
BRADS
BRAME
BRAMES
BRAN
BRANK
BRANLE
BRANT
BRANTLE
BRAT
BRUS
BRUST
BRUSTS
BUAT
BUATS
BUFF
BUFFA
BUFFE
BUFFER
BUFFERS
BUFFEST
BUFFS
BUMF
BUMFS
BURA
BURAN
BURS
BURSA
BURSAS
BURSATE
BURST
BURSTEN
BURSTS
BUSIER
BUSIES
BUSMAN
BUST
BUSTI
BUSTIC
BUSTICS
BUSTIER
BUSTIERS
BUSTIS
BUSTS
CAESE
CAESURIC
CAFE
CAFES
CAFF
CAFFS
CAID
CAIDS
CAIMAN
CAMUS
CARAMBA
CARAT
CARB
CARBAMIC
CARBIES
CARBS
CARS
CART
CARTA
CASCO
CASE
CASETTE
CASETTES
CASIMERE
CASIMERES
CASITA
CASITAS
CAST
CASTE
CASTES
CASTLE
CASTLES
CASTS
CATALASE
CATAMITE
CATAMITES
CATE
CATES
CATS
CATTIE
CATTIER
CATTIES
CATTLE
CAUF
CAUM
CAUSA
CAUSAE
CAUSAL
CAUSE
CAUSER
CAUSTIC
CAUSTICAL
CAUSTICS
CEAS
CEASE
CEDAR
CEDARS
CEDI
CEDIS
CEES
CEIBA
CEIBAS
CELESTA
CELESTAS
CELS
CELT
CELTS
CEMBRA
CENT
CENTAL
CENTAUR
CENTAURS
CENTO
CENTRA
CENTRAL
CENTRUM
CENTS
CERE
CEREAL
CEREALS
CERES
CERIA
CERIAS
CERIC
CERISE
CERUSE
CESTA
CESTAS
CESTI
CESURE
CETE
CIDE
CIDS
CIMAR
CIMARS
CIRE
CIRES
CISCO
CIST
CISTS
CITE
CITES
CITS
CLAD
CLADE
CLADISM
CLADISMS
CLADS
CLAES
CLAM
CLAMANT
CLAME
CLAMES
CLAMS
CLAN
CLANK
CLART
CLAST
CLASTS
CLAT
CLEF
CLEFS
CLEFT
CLEFTS
CLON
CLONE
CLONES
CLOT
CLOTE
CLOTES
CLOTS
COLE
COLES
COLT
COLTS
CONE
CONES
CONTE
CONTES
CONTEST
CONTESTS
COTE
COTES
COTS
CRAAL
CRAALED
CRAB
CRABS
CRADLE
CRAM
CRAME
CRAMES
CRAMS
CRAN
CRANE
CRANED
CRANK
CRUS
CRUSIE
CRUSIES
CRUST
CRUSTA
CRUSTATE
CRUSTIER
CRUSTIES
CRUSTS
CURE
CURES
CURIA
CURIAE
CURIAL
CURIAS
CURS
CURSAL
CURSE
CURSI
CUSEC
CUSECS
DABS
DAES
DAIS
DALASI
DALE
DALT
DAMAN
DAMAR
DAMARS
DAME
DAMES
DAMS
DANK
DANT
DARB
DARBIES
DARBS
DART
DARTLE
DATA
DELT
DELTA
DENAR
DENARS
DENE
DENET
DENT
DENTAL
DETENT
DIAL
DIAMANTE
DICE
DICENTRA
DIRE
DIRECT
DIRECTEST
DIRECTS
DISA
DISEASE
DISMAL
DISMAN
DISMANTLE
DISME
EALE
EALES
EASE
EASEL
EASER
EASIER
EASIES
EASLE
EAST
EASTS
ECESIC
ECESIS
ECLAIR
ECLAIRS
ECLAT
ECSTASIES
ECTASIS
ECTATIC
EFFACE
EFFACES
EFFS
EFTS
EISEL
ELAN
ELANET
ELASTASE
ELASTIC
ELDS
ELECT
ELECTS
ELTS
EMBALE
EMBALED
EMBANK
EMBAR
EMBARS
EMBASE
EMBUS
EMIC
EMIT
EMITS
ENARM
ENCAUSTIC
ENCAUSTICS
ENCRADLE
ENCRUST
ENCRUSTS
ENOL
ENTAME
ENTAMES
ENTRUST
ENTRUSTS
ERECT
ERECTS
EREMIC
EREMITE
EREMITES
ERES
ERIC
ERICA
ERST
ERUCIC
ESCOT
ESTATE
ESTATES
ESTOC
ESTS
ETAS
ETAT
ETATISM
ETATISME
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ETATISMS
ETATIST
ETATISTE
ETATS
ETEN
ETIC
ETNA
ETTLE
ETTLES
FACE
FACES
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FACETS
FACT
FACTICE
FACTICES
FACTIS
FACTS
FAST
FASTEN
FASTEST
FASTI
FASTIE
FASTIES
FASTS
FATE
FATES
FATISCENT
FATS
FATTEN
FATTEST
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FATTIES
FATTISM
FATTISMS
FATTIST
FAUR
FECES
FELON
FELT
FELTS
FEST
FESTA
FESTAS
FETA
FETAS
FETS
FETT
FETTA
FETTAS
FETTS
FUBAR
FUBS
FUBSIER
FURAL
FURAN
FURANE
FURCA
FURS
FUST
FUSTET
FUSTETS
FUSTIC
FUSTICS
FUSTIER
FUSTS
IAMB
IAMBI
IAMBIC
IAMBICS
IAMBIST
IAMBISTS
IAMBS
IAMBUS
ICED
ICEMAN
ICER
ICERS
ICES
IDANT
IDENT
IDLE
IMBAR
IMBARS
IMBASE
IRES
ISBA
ISBAS
ISLE
ISLET
ISLETS
ISMS
ISTLE
ITAS
IURE
KENT
KENTE
KENTED
KETE
KNAR
KNARS
KNELT
LABARA
LABARUM
LABIA
LABIATE
LABIATES
LABIS
LABRA
LABRUM
LABS
LACE
LACER
LACERS
LACES
LACIER
LACS
LACTASE
LACTATE
LACTATES
LADE
LADEN
LADS
LAER
LAERS
LAIC
LAID
LAIDS
LAIR
LAIRS
LAMA
LAMAS
LAMB
LAMBIE
LAMBIER
LAMBIES
LAMBS
LAME
LAMER
LAMES
LAMIA
LAMIAS
LAMS
LANE
LANK
LANT
LARS
LARUM
LASE
LASER
LAST
LASTS
LATKE
LEFT
LEFTS
LENO
LENT
LENTO
LEST
LESTS
LETS
LOCA
LOCATE
LOCATES
LONE
LOTE
LOTES
LOTS
MAAR
MAARS
MAAS
MACK
MACRAME
MACRAMES
MACRAMI
MACRAMIS
MADE
MADS
MAES
MAID
MAIDAN
MAIDEN
MAIDS
MAIR
MAIRE
MAIRES
MAIRS
MAISE
MALA
MALAISE
MALAR
MALARS
MALAS
MALE
MALT
MALTED
MALTEDS
MANE
MANED
MANET
MANTA
MANTEL
MANTLE
MANTLED
MANTLET
MANTRA
MANTRAM
MARA
MARABI
MARABIS
MARC
MARM
MARS
MART
MARTLET
MASE
MASER
MASU
MAUBIES
MEAD
MEADS
MEAL
MEALED
MEALS
MEASE
MEASLE
MEASURE
MEER
MEERS
MEES
MERE
MERES
MERI
MERIS
MERSE
MESA
MESAL
MESE
MESIAD
MESIAL
MESIC
MIBS
MICA
MICAS
MICE
MICS
MISACT
MISACTS
MISATE
MISCAST
MISE
MIST
MISTLE
MISTS
MITE
MITES
MITT
MITTS
MUFF
MUFFS
MURA
MURAL
MURALED
MUSIC
MUSICAL
MUSICALE
MUSICALES
MUSICALS
MUSICS
MUSIT
MUSITS
MUST
MUSTIER
MUSTS
NAAM
NAAMS
NABIS
NABS
NADA
NADAS
NADIR
NADIRS
NADS
NALA
NALAS
NALED
NALEDS
NAME
NAMER
NAMERS
NAMES
NAMS
NARC
NEDS
NEST
NESTS
NETE
NETS
NETT
NETTLE
NETTLES
NETTS
NOEL
NOELS
NOES
NOESIS
NOETIC
NOLE
NOLES
NOTE
NOTECASE
NOTELET
NOTELETS
NOTES
OCAS
OCTA
OCTAS
OCTET
OCTETS
OLENT
OLES
ONES
ONETIME
RABI
RABIC
RABIES
RABIS
RACK
RACKET
RACKETED
RADE
RADIAL
RADIALE
RADICEL
RADICLE
RADIUS
RADS
RALE
RAMAL
RAMEAL
RAMEE
RAMEES
RAMI
RAMIE
RAMIES
RAMIS
RAMS
RAMUS
RANK
RANKE
RANT
RANTED
RATA
RATAL
RATAN
RATBITE
REACT
REACTS
READ
READS
REAL
REALES
REALEST
REALS
REAM
REAMS
REASCENT
REAST
REASTS
RECAL
RECALESCE
RECALESCES
RECALS
RECAST
RECASTS
RECIT
RECITE
RECITES
RECITS
RECS
RECTA
RECTI
REEMIT
REEMITS
REES
REFACE
REFACES
REFASTEN
REFECT
REFECTS
REFEL
REFELT
REFS
REFT
REIS
REIST
REISTS
REMADE
REMAN
REMANET
REMISE
REMIT
REMITS
REMS
RESAID
RESALE
RESAT
RESEAL
RESEALED
RESEALS
RESECT
RESECTS
RESELECT
RESELECTS
RESET
RESID
RESIDE
RESIDENT
REST
RESTAFF
RESTATE
RESTATES
RESTAURANT
RIAL
RIAS
RICE
RICED
RIDE
RIDENT
RIDS
RISALDAR
RISALDARS
RISE
RUBAI
RUBIER
RUBIES
RUBS
RUFF
RUFFE
RUFFES
RUFFS
RUSA
RUSAS
RUSE
RUSMA
RUSMAS
RUST
RUSTIC
RUSTICAL
RUSTICALS
RUSTICS
RUSTIER
RUSTS
SABAL
SABRA
SABS
SACS
SADE
SADI
SAFE
SAFER
SAFES
SAFEST
SAFT
SAIC
SAICE
SAICES
SAICS
SAID
SAIM
SAIMS
SAIR
SAIS
SAIST
SALAD
SALADE
SALAMI
SALAMIS
SALE
SALET
SALETS
SALT
SALTANT
SALTED
SALTO
SAMA
SAMAN
SAMARA
SAMBA
SAMBAL
SAMBAR
SAMBARS
SAMBUR
SAMBURS
SAME
SAMIER
SAMISEN
SAMITE
SAMITES
SAMS
SASER
SATE
SATES
SATI
SATIS
SATSUMA
SAUBA
SAUBAS
SCAFF
SCAFFS
SCALE
SCAT
SCATS
SCATT
SCATTIER
SCATTS
SCAUR
SCAURS
SCENT
SCONE
SCOT
SEABANK
SEAL
SEALANT
SEALED
SEALS
SEAM
SEAMAN
SEAMS
SEAS
SEASE
SECO
SECS
SECT
SECTS
SEEM
SEEMS
SEER
SEFER
SEIS
SEISE
SEISM
SEISMAL
SEITEN
SELE
SELECT
SELECTA
SELECTAS
SELECTS
SELES
SEMANTRA
SEMI
SEMIBALD
SEMIS
SEMITAUR
SEMITAURS
SENT
SERE
SERF
SERIAL
SERIC
SETA
SETON
SETS
SETT
SETTLE
SETTLES
SETTS
SIAL
SIBS
SICCED
SICE
SICES
SICS
SIDA
SIDE
SIDLE
SIECLE
SIECLES
SIES
SIMA
SIMAR
SIMARS
SIMARUBA
SIMARUBAS
SIMAS
SIMBA
SIMBAS
SIMS
SIRE
SIREE
SISAL
SIST
SITE
SITES
SITS
SLAE
SLAES
SMALT
SMARM
SMART
SMEE
SMEES
SMIT
SMITE
SMITES
SMITS
SMITTLE
STACTE
STACTES
STAFF
STAFFER
STAFFERS
STAFFS
STASIMA
STASIS
STAT
STATE
STATELET
STATELETS
STATES
STATIC
STATICAL
STATICE
STATICES
STATICS
STATIM
STATISM
STATISMS
STATIST
STATS
STELA
STELAE
STELE
STELES
STEN
STENO
STENT
STENTS
STET
STETS
STIE
STIES
STIM
STIME
STIMES
STIMS
STOLE
STOLEN
STOLES
STONE
STONECAST
SUBA
SUBADAR
SUBALAR
SUBAS
SUBMAN
SUBMERSE
SUBMIT
SUBMITS
SUBTACK
SUBTLE
SUCCI
SUFFER
SUFFERS
SUID
SUMAC
SUMATRA
SURA
SURAL
SURAT
SURBASE
SURE
TAAL
TABI
TABIS
TABS
TABU
TABUS
TACE
TACES
TACET
TACETS
TACK
TACKET
TACO
TACT
TACTIC
TACTICAL
TACTICS
TACTISM
TACTISMS
TACTS
TADS
TAIS
TAIT
TAITS
TALA
TALAS
TALC
TALCED
TALE
TALENT
TAMAL
TAMALE
TAMBUR
TAMBURA
TAMBURS
TAME
TAMER
TAMERS
TAMES
TAMIS
TAMISE
TAMS
TANE
TANK
TARA
TARAMA
TARAMAS
TARAMEA
TARAMEAS
TARMAC
TARS
TARSI
TARSIA
TARSIAS
TARSIER
TARSIERS
TASER
TASTE
TASTES
TASTIER
TATE
TATES
TATIE
TATIES
TATS
TAUS
TECS
TECTA
TEDS
TEFS
TELA
TELAE
TELCO
TELD
TELE
TELECAST
TELECASTS
TELES
TELESIS
TELESTIC
TELS
TELT
TENE
TENT
TENTS
TESLA
TEST
TESTA
TESTATE
TESTATES
TESTIER
TESTIS
TESTON
TESTS
TETS
TICAL
TICALS
TICE
TICES
TICS
TIER
TIERS
TIES
TIMARAU
TIMARAUS
TIMBAL
TIMBALE
TIMBRAL
TIME
TIMER
TIMERS
TIMES
TOCS
TOES
TOLE
TOLES
TOLT
TOLTS
TONE
TONES
TONETIC
TONETICS
TONETTE
TONETTES
TRABS
TRACK
TRAD
TRADE
TRADS
TRAM
TRAMS
TRANK
TRANT
TRANTED
TRUFFE
TRUFFES
TRUST
TRUSTIER
TRUSTIES
TRUSTS
TSUBA
TSUBAS
URBAN
URBANE
URBIA
URBIAS
URBS
UREA
UREAL
UREAS
UREASE
UREIC
UREMIA
UREMIAS
UREMIC
URES
URIAL
URIC
URSA
URSAE
URSID
USER
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