Strands Answers in Order July 23, 2026 #989, Hints, and Tips

Here are the NYT Strands answers in order for July 23, 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: "Hail to the chief petty officer"
  • Category nudge: Think about hail to the chief petty officer
  • Theme words count: 5 words to find
  • First letters of theme words: A, C, E, L, R
  • Tip: Match colors to confirm words before moving on.

Today's Spangram

SPANGRAM: NAVYRANKS

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

Theme connection: This word relates to "Hail to the chief petty officer" and connects all theme words.

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

Theme Words:

ADMIRAL COMMANDER ENSIGN LIEUTENANT RECRUIT

All Valid Solutions (1089 words):

AARTI
ACER
ACRE
ADMAN
ADMEN
ADMIN
ADMIRAL
ADMIRE
ADRY
AERIAL
AERY
AESC
AIDE
AIDES
AIDMAN
AIDMEN
AIERY
AIMED
AINE
AIRER
AIRMAN
AIRMEN
AIRN
AIRNED
AIRT
AIRY
AITU
AIVER
AKED
AKENIAL
AKES
ALAE
ALAN
ALANE
ALANIN
ALANINE
ALANT
ALAR
ALDEA
ALDEAS
ALDRIN
ALIEN
ALINE
ALINER
ALIT
ALIVE
AMAIN
AMANDINE
AMANDINES
AMANDLA
AMARNA
AMAS
AMAUT
AMEN
AMENS
AMIA
AMID
AMIDASE
AMIDASES
AMIDE
AMIDES
AMIN
AMINE
AMINES
AMIR
AMMO
AMNESIA
AMNIA
ANAN
ANANKE
ANANKES
ANEAR
ANEMIA
ANENT
ANES
ANEURIN
ANIL
ANIMA
ANIMAS
ANIME
ANIMES
ANLACE
ANNA
ANNEAL
ANTE
ANTEVERT
ANTI
ANTIAIR
ANTIAR
ANTIARIN
ANTRA
ANTRE
ANURAN
ANURIA
AREA
AREAE
AREAL
AREAR
ARECA
ARED
ARENA
ARENE
ARENITE
ARET
ARETE
ARETT
ARIA
ARIARY
ARID
ARMED
ARMS
ARNA
ARNAS
ARNUT
ARREAR
ARRIDE
ARRIDES
ARTI
ARVAL
AUNE
AUREI
AVAIL
AVAL
AVENTURIN
AVENTURINE
AVENTURINES
AVER
AVERT
AVIAN
AVIETTE
AVINE
AYIN
AYRE
CAID
CAIMAN
CAIMANS
CAIN
CAIRD
CAIRN
CAIRNED
CARD
CARDAMINE
CARDAMINES
CARDAN
CARDI
CARDIA
CARE
CARER
CARIAMA
CARIAMAS
CARINA
CARINAE
CARL
CARMAN
CARMEN
CARMINE
CARMINES
CARN
CARR
CARRY
CAVA
CAVALIER
CAVE
CAVER
CAVERN
CAVERNED
CAVIAR
CAVIARE
CAVIE
CAVIER
CAVIL
CAVY
CAYENNE
CERIA
CERRIAL
CERT
CERVINE
COMA
COMAE
COMAKE
COMAKES
COMM
COMMA
COMMAND
COMMANDER
COMMS
COMS
CRAN
CRANIA
CRANIAL
CRAVE
CRAVEN
CRAVER
CRAY
CRAYER
CREVETTE
CRINAL
CRINITE
CRIT
CRUE
CUIT
CURE
CURER
CURIA
CURIAE
CURIAL
CURN
CURNIER
CURT
CURVE
CURVET
CURVEY
CURVIER
CURVY
CUTIN
DAES
DAGS
DAIS
DAISES
DAMAN
DAMAR
DAME
DAMES
DAMIANA
DAMN
DANG
DANGS
DANK
DANKS
DANS
DEAN
DEANED
DEANS
DEAR
DEARN
DEKARE
DEMAIN
DEMAN
DEMAND
DEMANDER
DEMANNED
DEMANS
DENAR
DENARI
DENARY
DENAY
DENI
DENIAL
DENIM
DENNED
DENS
DERM
DERMA
DERMS
DERN
DESI
DESIGN
DESK
DESKMAN
DESMAN
DEUTERIDE
DEUTERIDES
DIAL
DIARY
DIME
DIMES
DINAR
DINE
DINES
DINK
DINKS
DINNA
DINNED
DINNER
DIRAM
DIRE
DIRL
DIRT
DRAC
DRAIN
DRAVE
DRAY
DRINK
DRINKS
DRYER
DUAN
DUAR
DUENNA
DUET
DUETT
DUNAM
DUNAMS
DUNE
DUNNART
DUNNED
DURA
DURAMEN
DURAMENS
DURE
DURIAN
DURN
EANED
EANS
EARD
EARL
EARN
EAVE
ECRU
EINA
EINE
EMIR
ENAMINE
ENAMINES
ENARM
ENARMS
ENDUE
ENDURE
ENERVE
ENIAC
ENLIT
ENNEAD
ENRANK
ENRANKED
ENRANKS
ENSIGN
ENTER
ENTERA
ENTIA
ENTRAIN
ENTRAINED
ENTRY
ENURE
ERINITE
ERNE
ERNED
ERVEN
ERVIL
ESKAR
ETEN
ETERNE
ETNA
ETTIN
ETUDE
EUCAIN
EUCAINE
EUCAINES
EVEN
EVENT
EVER
EVERT
EVERY
EVET
EVIL
EVITE
EYEN
EYER
EYRA
EYRE
EYRIR
GADE
GADES
GADI
GAED
GAEN
GAES
GAMA
GAMAY
GAME
GAMED
GAMES
GAMESMAN
GAMIN
GAMINE
GAMINES
GANE
GANS
GASES
IDEA
IDEAS
IDEM
IDES
IGAD
IMARET
INANE
INANER
INARM
INARMS
INERT
INIA
INKED
INKS
INLIER
INNED
INNER
INTER
INTERIM
INTERN
INTERNE
INTERNED
INTERVAL
INTRA
INTRUDE
INTRUDER
INTURN
INTURNED
IRREAL
ISNA
ISNAE
IURE
KAAMA
KAAMAS
KAED
KANA
KANE
KANES
KARN
KEAS
KENNED
KENNER
KENS
KNAG
KNAGS
KNAR
KNAUR
KNEAD
LACE
LACER
LACERTIAN
LACEY
LAER
LAID
LAIN
LAIR
LAIRD
LAIRY
LANE
LANNER
LANT
LANTERN
LANTERNED
LARD
LARE
LARI
LARINE
LARN
LARNIER
LARVA
LARVAE
LARVAL
LAVA
LAVALIER
LAVE
LAVER
LAVRA
LAYER
LAYETTE
LAYIN
LIANE
LIAR
LIART
LIEN
LIER
LIERNE
LIEU
LIEUTENANT
LIEUTENANTRY
LIEVE
LIEVER
LINE
LINEAR
LINEN
LINER
LINEY
LINN
LINNET
LINT
LINTER
LITE
LITER
LITRE
LITTEN
LITU
LIVE
LIVEN
LIVER
LIVERY
LIVEYER
LIVRE
LIVYER
MAAED
MAAR
MAARE
MADE
MAES
MAGI
MAGS
MAID
MAIDAN
MAIDANS
MAIDEN
MAIDENS
MAIN
MAINED
MAIR
MAIRE
MAISE
MAISES
MAKE
MAKES
MAKS
MAMS
MANA
MANAIA
MAND
MANDI
MANDIR
MANDIRA
MANE
MANED
MANES
MANG
MANGS
MANI
MANIA
MANIAC
MANMADE
MANNA
MANNED
MANNER
MANRED
MANRENT
MANS
MANSE
MANSES
MANUARY
MANURE
MANURIAL
MARE
MARIA
MARID
MARINA
MARINE
MARINES
MARM
MARMS
MART
MARTEN
MARTIAL
MARTIAN
MARTIN
MARTINET
MARTINI
MARVER
MARVY
MARY
MASE
MASED
MASES
MAUD
MAUN
MAUND
MAUNDER
MAUNNA
MAURI
MAUT
MAYA
MAYVIN
MEAD
MEAN
MEANDRIAN
MEANS
MEDIA
MEDIAE
MEDIAEVAL
MEDIAL
MEDIAN
MEDINA
MEDLAR
MENAD
MENIAL
MENSA
MESA
MESIAD
MESIAN
MINA
MINAE
MINAR
MINARET
MINE
MINED
MINES
MINK
MINKE
MINKES
MINKS
MIRE
MIRV
MIRY
MOCK
MOCKED
MOCKS
MOCS
MOMS
MRIDANG
MRIDANGS
NAAM
NAAMS
NAAN
NADIR
NADIRAL
NAEVE
NAEVI
NAGS
NAIANT
NAIL
NAIN
NAIRA
NAIRU
NAIVE
NAIVER
NAIVETE
NAKED
NALA
NAME
NAMED
NAMES
NAMS
NANA
NANDIN
NANDINA
NANDINE
NANDINES
NANDU
NANE
NANS
NANUA
NARC
NARE
NARIAL
NARINE
NARY
NAVAID
NAVAL
NAVAR
NAVARIN
NAVE
NAVETTE
NAVY
NEAL
NEAR
NEARER
NEIVE
NEKS
NEMA
NEMAS
NEMN
NENE
NERINE
NERINES
NERVAL
NERVE
NERVER
NERVY
NETE
NETT
NETTER
NETTIE
NETTIER
NEURINE
NEURINES
NEUTER
NEVE
NEVER
NEVI
NIDE
NIDES
NIEVE
NINE
NIRL
NITE
NITER
NITERY
NITRAMINE
NITRAMINES
NITRE
NITRID
NITRIDE
NITRIDES
NITRY
NIVAL
NUDE
NUDER
NUTRIA
NUTTER
NUTTERY
NUTTIER
OMNIANA
RACE
RACER
RAIA
RAID
RAIL
RAIN
RAINE
RAINED
RAINES
RAINIER
RAIRD
RAIT
RAKE
RAKED
RAKES
RAMEN
RAMENS
RAMI
RAMIN
RAMS
RANA
RAND
RANI
RANID
RANINE
RANK
RANKE
RANKED
RANKES
RANKS
RARE
RARER
RAUN
RAVE
RAVEN
RAVER
RAVIN
RAVINE
RAYA
REAK
REAKED
REAKS
REAL
REALIA
REAM
REAMS
REAN
REAR
REARER
REARM
REARMED
REAVAIL
REAVE
REAVER
RECAL
RECARRY
RECRUIT
RECUR
RECURVE
RECUT
REIN
REIVE
REIVER
RENAIL
RENAL
RENAME
RENAMED
RENAMES
RENAY
REND
RENIN
RENNE
RENNED
RENNES
RENNET
RENT
RENTE
RERAIL
RERAN
RETE
RETIA
RETIAL
RETINA
RETINAE
RETINAL
RETINE
RETINT
RETUND
RETUNE
RETUNED
REUTTER
REVEAL
REVERT
REVERY
REVET
REVEUR
REVIE
RIAL
RIDE
RIDES
RIMA
RIMAE
RIMAYE
RIME
RIMED
RIMES
RINE
RINES
RINK
RINKED
RINKS
RIYAL
RUANA
RUDE
RUDER
RUED
RUER
RUIN
RUND
RUNE
RUNED
RUTILANT
RUTIN
RYAL
SADE
SADES
SADI
SAMA
SAMAAN
SAMAN
SAME
SAMEK
SAMEKS
SAMEN
SAMES
SAND
SANDEK
SANDEKS
SANDMAN
SANDMEN
SANE
SANED
SANES
SANG
SANK
SANS
SEAM
SEAMAID
SEAMAN
SEAN
SEANS
SEAS
SEDAN
SEDANS
SEMI
SEMIDRY
SEMINA
SEMINAR
SEMINARY
SENA
SENARY
SENAS
SENNA
SENS
SENSA
SENSI
SIGN
SIGNA
SKEAN
SKEANS
SKEN
SKENNED
SKENS
SMARM
SMOCK
SMOCKED
SNAG
SNAGS
SNEAD
SNED
TEAL
TEAR
TEARER
TEIL
TENAIL
TENANT
TENANTRY
TENE
TENET
TENIA
TENIAE
TENNE
TENNER
TENT
TENTER
TENTIE
TENTIER
TERAI
TERN
TERNE
TERNED
TETE
TETRA
TETRI
TIAR
TIER
TINE
TINEA
TINEAL
TINIER
TINT
TIRE
TIVY
TRAIL
TRAIN
TRAINED
TRAINER
TRAINMAN
TRAINMEN
TRAIT
TRAM
TRANK
TRANKS
TRAVE
TRAVERTIN
TRAVERTINE
TRAY
TRENAIL
TREVET
TREY
TRIAC
TRIAL
TRIDE
TRIM
TRIN
TRINAL
TRINE
TRINED
TRINES
TRINITRIN
TRUCE
TRUE
TRUED
TRUER
TRYE
TRYER
TUAN
TUART
TUINA
TUNA
TUND
TUNE
TUNED
TUNER
TUNNED
TURN
TURNED
TURNER
UNAI
UNAIMED
UNARM
UNARMS
UNARY
UNDE
UNDEAR
UNDER
UNDERMAN
UNNAMED
UNRAKE
UNRAKED
UNRAKES
UNRANKED
UNREAL
UNREAVE
UNRED
UNREIN
UNRENT
UNRID
UNRIMED
URAEI
URALI
URALITE
URANIA
URANIAN
URANIDE
URANIDES
URANIN
URANITE
UREA
UREAL
URENA
URENT
URIAL
URINAL
URINE
URINED
URINES
URNAL
URNED
URVA
UTERI
UTERINE
UTTER
VAIL
VAIN
VAINER
VAIR
VAIRE
VAIRY
VALI
VALIANT
VALINE
VARE
VAREC
VARIA
VARNA
VARNAS
VARY
VEAL
VEALIER
VEIL
VEIN
VEINAL
VENA
VENAE
VENAL
VENETIAN
VENIAL
VENIN
VENITE
VENT
VENTIL
VENTURI
VERA
VERNAL
VERNIER
VERRA
VERRY
VERT
VERTU
VERTUE
VERY
VETTURA
VIAE
VIAL
VIER
VINA
VINAL
VINE
VINEAL
VINER
VINERY
VINEYARD
VINT
VINTRY
VITE
VITRAIN
VITRINE
VITRINES
YAAR
YAIRD
YALD
YAMEN
YAMENS
YANK
YANKED
YANKS
YARD
YARDANG
YARDANGS
YARDMAN
YARDMEN
YARE
YARER
YARN
YARNED
YARNER
YARR
YAUD
YAUTIA
YEAN
YEAR
YEARD
YEARN
YENTE
YETI
YETT
YEVE
YEVEN
YIRD
YIRR
YRENT

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Yesterday's Strands Answers — July 22, 2026

  • Theme: ""What is ...""
  • Spangram: INJEOPARDY

Theme words:

ANSWER BOARD BUZZER CATEGORY QUESTION WAGER

See the full page for yesterday: Strands Answers — July 22, 2026

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