Strands Answers in Order July 01, 2026 #1028, Hints, and Tips

Here are the NYT Strands answers in order for July 01, 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: "Where there's smoke ..."
  • Category nudge: Think about where there's smoke ...
  • Theme words count: 5 words to find
  • First letters of theme words: C, E, H, I, I
  • Tip: Match colors to confirm words before moving on.

Today's Spangram

SPANGRAM: TELLTALESIGN

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

Theme connection: This word relates to "Where there's smoke ..." and connects all theme words.

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

Theme Words:

CLUE EVIDENCE HINT INDICATION INTIMATION

All Valid Solutions (1064 words):

ACED
ACEDIA
ACES
ACHILLEA
ACID
ACIDEMIA
ACIDEST
ACIDIEST
ACIDS
ACINI
ACME
ACMES
ACMITE
ACMITES
ACNE
ACNED
AIDE
AIDES
AIDS
AIMED
AINE
AINEE
AINS
AITS
AITU
ALEE
ALES
ALIT
AMEN
AMENITIES
AMENT
AMENTA
AMENTAL
AMENTIA
AMICE
AMICES
AMIE
AMIES
AMIN
AMINE
AMINES
AMINO
AMIS
ANCE
ANCILE
ANDESITE
ANDS
ANEMIA
ANEMIC
ANES
ANIL
ANILE
ANILIN
ANIMA
ANIMACIES
ANIMATION
ANIME
ANIMES
ANIMI
ANIMIS
ANIMIST
ANIMISTIC
ANION
ANIS
ANISE
ANISEED
ANISETTE
ANISIC
ANOINT
ANON
ANTA
ANTE
ANTED
ANTEED
ANTES
ANTI
ANTIACNE
ANTIELITE
ANTIMAN
ATELIC
ATES
ATILT
ATIMIES
ATONE
ATONED
ATONES
ATONIA
ATONIES
ATTENT
ATTENTION
ATTEST
ATTIC
ATTICISE
ATTICISED
ATTICIST
CAID
CAIDS
CAIN
CAINS
CAME
CAMEL
CAMELID
CAMELIDS
CAMES
CAMESE
CAMIS
CAMISE
CAMISIA
CANDELA
CANDELILLA
CANDENT
CANDIE
CANDIES
CANDLE
CANDLES
CANE
CANED
CANID
CANIDS
CANIEST
CANS
CANST
CATE
CATES
CATION
CATMINT
CATS
CECA
CEDE
CEDES
CEDI
CEDIS
CEES
CEMENT
CEMENTA
CEMENTATION
CEMENTITE
CESTA
CESTI
CESTOI
CESTUI
CHID
CHIDE
CHIDES
CHILD
CHILDE
CHILDES
CHILDS
CHILE
CHILES
CHILI
CHILL
CHIN
CHINA
CHINDIT
CHINDITS
CHINS
CHIT
CHITAL
CHITIN
CHITINS
CHITLIN
CHITLINS
CHITTED
CHITTIES
CHITTIEST
CIDE
CIDES
CIDS
CIMINITE
CIMINITES
CIST
CISTIC
CITAL
CITATION
CITE
CITES
CITO
CITS
CLON
CLOT
CLOTE
CLOTES
CLOTS
CLOU
CLOUT
CLOUTS
CLUE
CLUES
CUEIST
CUES
CUESTA
CUIT
CUITS
CUTE
CUTES
CUTESIE
CUTIE
CUTIES
CUTIN
CUTINS
CUTIS
CUTS
DECANE
DECEDENT
DECEIT
DECEIVE
DECIMATION
DECIME
DECIMES
DEEM
DEEN
DEES
DEET
DEETS
DEEV
DEICE
DEICED
DEICES
DEIGN
DEIGNED
DEIST
DEISTIC
DELATE
DELATION
DELI
DELICATE
DELICATES
DELT
DELTA
DELTIC
DEMAIN
DEMAINE
DEMAINES
DEMAN
DEMAND
DEME
DEMENT
DEMENTATE
DEMENTI
DEMENTIA
DEMENTIAL
DEMES
DEMIC
DEMIES
DEMISE
DEMIST
DEMIT
DENE
DENGUE
DENGUES
DENI
DENIAL
DENIES
DENIM
DENOTATE
DENOTE
DENT
DENTAL
DENTATE
DENTATION
DENTIN
DENTITION
DESI
DESIGN
DESIGNED
DESIGNEE
DESTAIN
DETAIN
DICH
DICHT
DICIEST
DIENE
DIES
DIESEL
DIET
DIETS
DILATE
DILATES
DILATION
DILETTANTI
DINIC
DINS
DITA
DITAL
DITE
DITES
DITS
DITT
DITTANIES
DITTIES
DITTIT
DIVE
EALE
EALES
EANED
EATEN
ECESIC
EDEMA
EDENTAL
EDENTATE
EDILE
EDILES
EDIT
EDITION
EDITS
EEVEN
EEVN
EGEST
EGESTA
EGESTION
EGIS
EIDE
EIDENT
EIGNE
EINA
EINE
EISEL
ELAIN
ELAN
ELANET
ELATE
ELATED
ELATES
ELATION
ELDEST
ELDIN
ELDINS
ELDS
ELICIT
ELICITS
ELIDE
ELIDES
ELINT
ELITE
EMCEE
EMCEED
EMCEES
EMES
EMETIN
EMIC
EMICATION
EMIT
ENAMEL
ENAMINE
ENAMINES
ENATE
ENATIC
ENATION
ENCEINTE
ENCEINTES
ENDIVE
ENGLUT
ENGLUTS
ENIAC
ENTAME
ENTAMED
ENTAMES
ENTIA
ENVIED
ESTEEM
ETAT
ETIC
ETNA
ETTIN
ETTINS
ETTLE
ETTLED
ETTLES
ETUI
EUGE
EUGENECIST
EUOI
EVEN
EVIDENCE
EVIDENCED
EVIDENCES
GEED
GEES
GEESE
GEEST
GEIST
GEIT
GEITS
GENE
GEST
GESTIC
GETA
GETS
GIED
GIEN
GIES
GIMEL
GIST
GLOUT
GLOUTS
GLUE
GLUES
GLUON
GLUT
GLUTE
GLUTEI
GLUTES
GLUTS
GUES
GUEST
GUTS
GUTSED
HICATEE
HICATEES
HIDE
HIDES
HILA
HILD
HILI
HILL
HILT
HILTED
HIND
HINDS
HINS
HINT
ICED
ICEMAN
ICEMEN
ICES
ICHNITE
ICHNITES
ICIEST
IDEE
IDEES
IDEM
IDENT
IDES
IDLE
IDLES
IDLEST
IGLU
ILEA
ILEAL
ILLATION
ILLTH
IMINE
IMINES
IMINO
IMITANT
IMITATE
IMITATION
INCH
INCIDENT
INCIDENTAL
INCISE
INCISED
INCITANT
INCITATION
INCITE
INCITES
INDELICATE
INDENT
INDENTATION
INDENTION
INDICATE
INDICATES
INDICATION
INDIE
INDIES
INDITE
INDITES
INEDITA
INIA
INION
INITIAL
INITIALED
INITIATE
INLET
INSEEM
INSEEMED
INSEMINATE
INSEMINATED
INSEMINATION
INSET
INSIDE
INSIGNE
INTEL
INTI
INTIL
INTIMA
INTIMACIES
INTIMATION
INTIME
INTIMIST
INTIMISTE
INTITLE
INTITLED
INTITLES
INTO
INTONATE
INTONATED
INTONATES
INTONE
INTONED
INTONES
IOTA
ISIT
ISNA
ITALIC
ITALICISE
ITALICISED
ITEM
ITEMED
ITEMISE
ITEMISED
LAIN
LAITIES
LALDIE
LALDIES
LALL
LANE
LANES
LANT
LATE
LATED
LATEN
LATENT
LATEST
LATI
LATINA
LATINISE
LATINISED
LATINITIES
LATINO
LATITANCIES
LATTE
LATTEN
LATTES
LATTIN
LATTINS
LEAL
LEALEST
LEALTIES
LEAN
LEANED
LEANEST
LEANT
LEAT
LEED
LEES
LEESE
LEMAN
LEME
LEMED
LEMES
LENITE
LENITIES
LENITION
LENO
LENT
LENTI
LEST
LETTED
LICH
LICHI
LICHT
LICIT
LIDS
LILL
LILT
LILTED
LINAC
LINCH
LIND
LINDEN
LINDIES
LINDS
LINIEST
LINS
LINSEED
LINT
LITAI
LITANIES
LITE
LITH
LITHIC
LITHITE
LITTEN
LITTLE
LITTLES
LITTLEST
LITTLIN
LITTLINS
LLANO
LOTA
LOTE
LOTES
LOTI
LOTIC
LOTS
LOUN
LOUT
LOUTS
LUCE
LUES
LUETIC
LUGE
LUGES
LUIT
LUTE
LUTEIN
LUTEINS
LUTES
MACE
MACED
MACES
MAIN
MAINED
MAINEST
MAINTAIN
MAND
MANDI
MANE
MANED
MATIES
MATIEST
MATIN
MATINAL
MATINEE
MATINEES
MEDIA
MEDIAN
MEDIANS
MEDIATE
MEDIATES
MEDIATION
MEDIC
MEDICATE
MEDICATES
MEDICATION
MEDII
MEDINA
MEDITATE
MEDITATES
MEDITATION
MEDLE
MEDLES
MEDS
MEED
MEEDS
MEES
MEET
MEETS
MEIN
MEINED
MEINIE
MEINT
MELA
MELANIAN
MELANIN
MELANITE
MELANO
MELATONIN
MELD
MELDS
MELIC
MELINITE
MELINITES
MELT
MELTIEST
MELTITH
MENIAL
MENO
MENT
MENTA
MENTAL
MENTATION
MENTION
MESE
MESEL
MESETA
MESIAN
MESIC
MESTEE
MESTO
META
METAL
METATE
METTLE
MICA
MICE
MIEN
MIEVE
MIEVED
MINA
MINAE
MINE
MINED
MINES
MINETTE
MINI
MINIATE
MINIATED
MINIATES
MINION
MINO
MINT
MINTED
MISDIET
MISE
MISEDIT
MIST
MITE
MITES
MITT
NACH
NAIN
NALED
NALEDS
NAME
NAMED
NAMES
NATES
NATION
NATIONAL
NATIS
NATS
NATTIEST
NEDS
NEED
NEEDIEST
NEEDS
NEEM
NEESE
NEESED
NEIST
NEIVE
NEMA
NEMESIA
NEMN
NEMNED
NENE
NEST
NETT
NETTLE
NEVE
NEVI
NICHT
NIDE
NIDES
NIDI
NIDS
NIECE
NIED
NIELLI
NIES
NIHIL
NILL
NINE
NINES
NINETIES
NISEI
NISI
NITE
NITES
NITID
NITON
NITS
NITTIEST
NOINT
NOINTED
NONA
NONE
NONELITE
NONES
NONET
NONETTE
NONETTI
NONI
NONTITLE
NOTA
NOTAL
NOTATE
NOTATED
NOTATES
NOTE
NOTES
NOTITIA
NOUL
NOUT
NUTS
OINT
OINTED
ONES
ONETIME
ONIE
OTIC
OUTS
OUTSEE
OUTSEEN
OUTSET
OUTSIDE
OUTSIN
SDEIGN
SDEIGNE
SDEIGNED
SDEIN
SEDENT
SEDILE
SEDITION
SEED
SEEDTIME
SEEL
SEELD
SEEM
SEEMED
SEEN
SEIDEL
SEINE
SEINED
SEITAN
SEITEN
SELD
SEME
SEMEE
SEMEIA
SEMEN
SEMI
SEMIE
SEMINA
SEMINAL
SEMINATE
SEMINATED
SEMINATION
SENA
SENATE
SENITI
SENT
SENTI
SETA
SETAE
SETAL
SETON
SETT
SETTLE
SICE
SICH
SICHT
SIDE
SIDEMAN
SIDEMEN
SIDENOTE
SIDLE
SIEGE
SIEN
SIEVE
SIEVED
SIGLOI
SIGN
SIGNED
SIGNEE
SIMA
SIMI
SIMIAN
SIND
SINH
SITE
SNIDE
SNIT
STAID
STAIN
STANCH
STAND
STANDEE
STANDEN
STEED
STEEM
STEEMED
STEEN
STEENED
STEEVE
STEEVED
STEIN
STICH
STIE
STOLN
STOUN
STUN
TACE
TACES
TACH
TACHINID
TACHINIDS
TACIT
TAEL
TAIN
TAINS
TAINT
TAINTED
TAIS
TAIT
TALE
TALENT
TALES
TALI
TALL
TALLIT
TALLITH
TAME
TAMED
TAMEIN
TAMES
TAMEST
TAMIN
TAMINE
TAMINES
TAMIS
TAMISE
TANDEM
TANE
TANH
TANS
TANTI
TATE
TATES
TATIE
TATIES
TATT
TATTED
TATTIE
TATTIES
TATTIEST
TATTLE
TATTLED
TATTLES
TEAL
TEAT
TEATED
TEATIME
TEATIMES
TEDIEST
TEDS
TEED
TEEM
TEEMED
TEEN
TEENE
TEENED
TEES
TEGU
TEIND
TEINDS
TELA
TELAE
TELD
TELIC
TELL
TELLIN
TELLTALE
TELLTALES
TELT
TEME
TEMED
TEMES
TENIA
TENIAE
TENON
TENT
TENTIE
TENTIEST
TEST
TESTA
TESTE
TESTEE
TESTON
TETANIES
THILL
THIN
THINS
TICH
TIDE
TIDES
TIDIES
TIDIEST
TIDS
TIED
TIES
TILDE
TILDES
TILE
TILED
TILES
TILL
TILT
TILTED
TILTH
TIME
TIMED
TIMES
TIMIST
TIND
TINDS
TINE
TINED
TINES
TINIES
TINIEST
TINS
TINSEL
TINT
TINTED
TINTIEST
TITAN
TITANIA
TITANITE
TITANITES
TITE
TITI
TITIAN
TITILLATE
TITILLATED
TITILLATES
TITILLATION
TITLE
TITLED
TITLES
TITMAN
TITMEN
TITMICE
TITTED
TITTIE
TITTIES
TITTLE
TITTLED
TITTLES
TOIT
TOITED
TOLU
TONAL
TONALITE
TONE
TONED
TONEME
TONEMES
TONEMIC
TONES
TONETTE
TONIES
TONIEST
TONITE
TONITES
TOUN
UTES
UTIS
VEENA
VEES
VEGES
VEGIE
VEGIES
VENA
VENATION
VENATIONAL
VEND
VENGE
VENGES
VIDE
VIED

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  • Theme: "Quiet on set"
  • Spangram: THATSSHOWBIZ

Theme words:

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