Strands Answers in Order July 09, 2026 #1036, Hints, and Tips

Here are the NYT Strands answers in order for July 09, 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 lips"
  • Category nudge: Think about on the lips
  • Theme words count: 7 words to find
  • First letters of theme words: B, G, L, P, S, S, T
  • Tip: Match colors to confirm words before moving on.

Today's Spangram

SPANGRAM: KISSANDMAKEUP

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

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

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

Theme Words:

BALM GLOSS LINER PLUMPER STAIN STICK TINT

All Valid Solutions (927 words):

ABIES
ABLE
ABLEIST
ABLER
ABLES
ABLINS
ABSEIL
ABSENT
ABSENTS
ABUSE
ABUSER
ADMAN
ADMASS
ADOS
AESIR
AILS
AINS
AKES
ALIT
ALME
ALMES
ALOD
ALODS
ALONG
ALONGST
ALPS
ALSO
ALTER
ALTS
ALUM
ALUMIN
ALURE
ALURES
ANAS
ANDS
ANGLO
ANGLOS
ANGOLA
ANGRIES
ANGRINESS
ANGST
ANIL
ANILS
ANON
ANSA
ANSAE
APLITE
APSE
APSIS
ASCENT
ASCENTS
ASCESIS
ASCI
ASEA
ASSENT
ASSENTS
ASSERT
ASSUME
ASSUMER
ASSURE
ATILT
AULA
AUMIL
AURES
BALM
BALTI
BALU
BALUS
BAPS
BAPU
BAPUS
BIEN
BIER
BIERS
BILE
BILES
BILK
BIRSE
BISE
BISECT
BISECTS
BLENT
BLESS
BLESSER
BLIN
BLINI
BLINIS
BLINS
BLISS
BUMP
BUMPS
BUREAU
BURET
BURK
BURKA
BURKAS
BURKE
BURKES
BURP
BUSIER
BUSIES
BUSS
CEIBA
CEIL
CEILI
CEILIS
CENS
CENT
CENTS
CERISE
CESS
CESSE
CESSER
CIEL
CINE
CINES
CIRE
CIRES
CIST
CITS
CRESS
CRIB
CRIBLE
CRIBS
CRIES
CRINE
CRINES
CRIS
CRISE
CRISP
CRISSA
CRISSUM
CRIT
CRITS
DAES
DAKER
DAMS
DAMSON
DAMSONS
DANG
DANGS
DANS
DANSEUR
DASSIE
DAUB
DAUBIER
DAUBS
DAULT
DAUR
DOGS
DOGSKIN
DOGSKINS
DOLIA
DOLINA
DOLINAS
DOLS
DOLT
DOLTS
DONA
DONAS
DONG
DONGS
DONS
DONSIE
DONSIER
DOSS
DOST
DSOS
EANS
EASE
EASEL
EASER
EASERS
EASIER
EASIES
EASSEL
EASSIL
EAUS
EIKS
ELINT
ELINTS
EMES
EMESIS
EMETIN
EMEU
EMEUS
EMIT
EMPRESS
EMPRESSE
EMPT
EMPUSA
EMPUSAS
EMPUSE
EMURE
EMURES
EMUS
EREMITAL
ERES
ERGO
ERGON
ERGONS
ERGOS
ERGS
ERIC
ERICK
ERICKS
ERICS
ERNS
ERST
ERUPT
ESILE
ESILES
ESSE
GLANS
GLIA
GLIAS
GLOSS
GLOSSA
GLOSSAE
GLOST
GODS
GOLIAS
GONAD
GONADS
GONIA
GONS
GOSS
GOSSAN
GOSSANS
GREIN
GREINS
GREN
GRENS
GRICE
GRICES
GRIN
GRINS
GRIS
GRISE
GRIST
GRIT
GRITS
ICER
ICERS
ICES
ICTAL
IKAT
ILKA
IMPS
IMPURE
INTI
INTIRE
INTIS
IRENIC
IRENICS
IRES
IRIS
ISBA
ISNA
ISNAE
ISSEI
ISSEIS
ISSUE
ISSUER
ITEM
ITERUM
KAAS
KABS
KAES
KALI
KANA
KANAE
KANAS
KANG
KANGS
KANS
KATI
KEAS
KEMP
KEMPER
KEMPS
KEMPT
KIER
KIERS
KILERG
KILERGS
KINE
KINES
KINESIS
KINS
KIRN
KIRNS
KIRS
KISAN
KISANS
KISS
KISSEL
KISSER
KISSERS
KIST
KITS
KREMLIN
KRUBI
KRUBIS
LABILE
LABIS
LABS
LAIN
LAKIER
LAPS
LAPSANG
LAPSANGS
LAPSE
LAPSER
LAPSIBLE
LAST
LATI
LATS
LECTIN
LECTINS
LEIR
LEIRS
LEIS
LEISURE
LENIS
LENS
LENT
LENTI
LENTIC
LESS
LESSER
LIAS
LIBS
LIEN
LIENS
LIER
LIERS
LIES
LIME
LIMES
LIMP
LIMPA
LIMPS
LIMPSIER
LINE
LINER
LINERS
LINES
LINIER
LINO
LINOS
LINS
LINT
LINTIE
LINTIER
LINTIES
LINTS
LIRE
LIRI
LISP
LITE
LITER
LITMUS
LITRE
LITRES
LODS
LOGS
LONG
LONGS
LOSS
LOSSMAKER
LOST
LUES
LUKE
LUMA
LUMAS
LUMP
LUMPER
LUMPS
LUMS
LURE
LURES
LURK
LUSER
MAAS
MADS
MAES
MAKE
MAKER
MAKES
MAKEUP
MAKEUPS
MANA
MANAS
MAND
MANDOLA
MANDOLAS
MANDOLIN
MANDOLINS
MANG
MANGO
MANGOS
MANGOSTAN
MANGOSTANS
MANGS
MANO
MANOS
MANRENT
MANRENTS
MANS
MANSE
MASON
MASONRIES
MASONS
MASS
MAUL
MAUMET
MEAD
MEADS
MEAN
MEANS
MEASE
MEASURE
MEME
MEMES
MERE
MERES
MERK
MESA
MESAS
MESS
MESSAN
MESSIER
METRE
METRES
MEUS
MILPA
MILT
MILTER
MINT
MITE
MITER
MITRE
MITRES
MPRET
MUMP
MUMPER
MUMS
MURE
MURES
MURK
MURTI
MUSANG
MUSANGS
MUSE
MUSER
MUSS
MUSSE
MUSSEL
MUSSIER
NAAM
NAAMS
NADA
NADAS
NADS
NAIL
NAILS
NAKER
NAMS
NAMU
NASCENT
NATS
NAUSEA
NAUSEAS
NECK
NECKS
NEIST
NELIS
NESS
NICE
NICER
NICK
NICKS
NIES
NILS
NIMPS
NITE
NITER
NITRE
NITRES
NITS
NODS
NOGS
NONA
NONAS
NONG
NONGS
NONI
ODAS
OGRE
OGRES
OGRESS
OSCINE
OSCINES
OSSA
PALM
PALMER
PALTER
PATIN
PERE
PEREA
PERES
PERK
PERM
PERMEASE
PERMIT
PERT
PERUSE
PETIT
PETRE
PETRES
PLAT
PLIM
PLUE
PLUES
PLUM
PLUME
PLUMES
PLUMP
PLUMPER
PLUMS
PLUS
PREASE
PREASSE
PREM
PRESA
PRESPLIT
PRESS
PRESSER
PRESSERS
PRESSIE
PRESUME
PRUSIK
PSIS
PUBIS
PUBS
PUER
PULA
PULI
PURE
PURES
PUSS
PUSSEL
PUSSER
PUSSERS
PUSSIER
READ
READS
REAK
REAM
REAMS
REAN
REANS
REASON
REASONS
REASSUME
RECIT
RECITS
RECK
RECKS
RECS
RECTA
RECTAL
RECTI
REIK
REIKS
REIN
REINS
REIS
REISSUE
REISSUER
REIST
REMEAD
REMEADS
REMET
REMINT
REMIT
RENS
RENT
RENTS
REPLUM
REPP
RESILE
RESILES
RESILIENT
RESILIN
RESILINS
RESPLIT
RESULT
RESUME
RETIME
RETIMES
RETINT
RIBA
RIBLESS
RIBS
RICE
RICES
RICK
RICKS
RICTAL
RIEL
RILE
RILES
RINE
RINES
RINS
RISE
RISEN
RISER
RISP
RITS
RUANA
RUANAS
RUBATI
RUBIER
RUBIES
RUBLE
RUBLES
RUBS
RUES
RULABLE
RUME
RUMES
RUMP
RUMPS
RUSA
RUSAS
RUSE
RUSSE
RUSSEL
SADO
SADOS
SADS
SAIL
SAILS
SAIN
SAINS
SAKE
SAKER
SAKERET
SAKES
SALON
SALONS
SALS
SALT
SAND
SANDS
SANG
SANGO
SANGOS
SANGS
SANS
SANSA
SANSAS
SANSEI
SANSEIS
SASER
SASERS
SAUBA
SAUL
SAULT
SCENT
SCENTS
SCIENT
SCRIBAL
SCRIES
SCRINE
SCRINES
SEADOG
SEADOGS
SEAM
SEAMS
SEAN
SEANS
SEAS
SEASE
SEASON
SEASONAL
SEASONALS
SEASONS
SECS
SECT
SECTS
SEIK
SEIL
SEIR
SEIRS
SEIS
SEISE
SEISER
SEISURE
SEME
SEMI
SEMPER
SEMPRE
SENS
SENSI
SENT
SENTI
SENTS
SERE
SERIC
SERIN
SERINS
SERK
SERS
SERUM
SIBS
SICE
SICES
SICK
SICKS
SICS
SIEN
SIENS
SIENT
SIENTS
SIES
SIKA
SILE
SILEN
SILENI
SILENS
SILENT
SILENTS
SILER
SILERS
SILES
SILK
SINE
SINES
SIRE
SIREN
SIRENIC
SIRENS
SIRES
SIRI
SIRIS
SIRS
SKIER
SKIERS
SKIES
SKIN
SKINS
SKINT
SKIS
SKIT
SKITS
SLAIN
SLAT
SLATS
SLOG
SLOGS
SMAAK
SNAIL
SNAILS
SNAKE
SNAKES
SNECK
SNECKS
SNICK
SNICKS
SNIES
SNIT
SNOD
SNODS
SNOG
SNOGS
SODA
SODAS
SODS
SOGS
SOLA
SOLAN
SOLANS
SOLAS
SOLI
SOLS
SONG
SONGS
SONS
SONSE
SONSIE
SONSIER
SOSS
SPALT
SPAT
SPLAT
SPLINT
SPLIT
SPUE
SPUER
SPUME
SPUR
SPURT
SRIS
STAIN
STAINS
STANOL
STANOLS
STICK
STICKS
STIE
STIES
STIR
STIRE
STIRES
STIRS
SUASIBLE
SUBA
SUBLINE
SUBLINES
SUBS
SUBSECT
SUBSECTS
SUER
SUMP
SURE
TABI
TABIS
TABLE
TABLES
TABLIER
TABLIERS
TABS
TABU
TABULI
TABUS
TAIL
TAILS
TAIN
TAINS
TAKI
TAKIER
TAKIS
TALI
TALON
TALONS
TALUS
TANS
TAPS
TAPU
TAPUS
TASK
TEME
TEMES
TEMP
TEMPS
TEMPT
TEMPTABLE
TEREK
TERES
TERM
TICE
TICES
TICK
TICKS
TICS
TIER
TIERS
TIES
TILAK
TILT
TILTABLE
TILTER
TIME
TIMER
TIMES
TIMPS
TINE
TINES
TINIER
TINIES
TINS
TINT
TIRE
TIRES
TITE
TITER
TITRE
TITRES
TMESIS
TREAD
TREADS
TREASON
TREASONS
TREK
TRES
TRESS
TRESSEL
TRESSIER
TRUE
TRUES
TRUMEAU
TRUMP
TRUMPS
TRUSS
TRUSSER
TRUSSERS
UKASE
UKES
ULMIN
UMPS
UPLIT
UPSIES
UPTA
UPTAK
UPTILT
UPTIME
UPTIMES
UREA
UREAS
UREASE
URES
URESIS
USER

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Yesterday's Strands Answers — July 08, 2026

  • Theme: "Here comes trouble"
  • Spangram: LITTLEDEVIL

Theme words:

HELLION RAPSCALLION SCAMP WHIPPERSNAPPER

See the full page for yesterday: Strands Answers — July 08, 2026