Strands Answers in Order July 26, 2026 #1051, Hints, and Tips

Here are the NYT Strands answers in order for July 26, 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: "All-knowing"
  • Category nudge: Think about all-knowing
  • Theme words count: 6 words to find
  • First letters of theme words: A, E, G, M, P, S
  • Tip: Match colors to confirm words before moving on.

Today's Spangram

SPANGRAM: BIGBRAIN

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

Theme connection: This word relates to "All-knowing" and connects all theme words.

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

Theme Words:

AUTHORITY EXPERT GURU MAVEN PUNDIT SPECIALIST

All Valid Solutions (1045 words):

AAHING
AALII
AALIIS
AALS
ACHARNE
ACHING
ACINAR
ACING
ACTIN
ACTING
ACTOR
ACUITY
AECIA
AERUGO
AHING
AHURU
AILS
AIMER
AIMING
AINE
AIRBUS
AIRER
AIRN
AIRS
AIRT
AIRTH
AIRTHING
AIRTIME
AIRTING
AIRY
AISLE
AITCH
AITS
AITU
AITUS
AIVER
ALAE
ALAN
ALANE
ALAR
ALATE
ALEC
ALIEN
ALIENATE
ALINE
ALIST
ALIT
ALIVE
ALMA
ALMAH
ALMAIN
ALME
ALTS
AMAH
AMAIN
AMATE
AMEN
AMIA
AMICE
AMICI
AMICUS
AMIE
AMIN
AMINE
AMLA
AMNIA
ANEMIA
ANEMIC
ANICUT
ANIL
ANILE
ANILS
ANIMA
ANIMAL
ANIMALIAN
ANIMALIST
ANIMALS
ANIMATE
ANIME
ANIMI
ANVIL
ANVILS
APSIS
APTS
ARBS
ARENITIC
ARET
ARETE
ARIL
ARILS
ARIS
ARISTA
ARISTAE
ARNICA
ARNUT
ARSIS
ASPECT
ASPECTING
ASPIS
AUCEPS
AUTHOR
AUTHORITY
AUTO
AVER
AVIAN
AVIARIST
AVIATE
AVINE
AXIL
AXILE
AXILS
AXIS
AXITE
BIALI
BIGS
BILE
BILIAN
BILINEAR
BIRSLE
BIST
BITE
BITS
BRAE
BRAIL
BRAILS
BRAIN
BRAN
BRAT
BRER
BRIS
BRISTLE
BRIT
BRITS
BUDI
BUGS
BUND
BUNDT
BUST
BUSTI
BUSTIS
BUSTLE
BUSTLINE
CAAING
CAIMAN
CAIN
CALIBRATE
CALIBRATER
CALIBRE
CALIMA
CALIVER
CALIX
CALM
CALMER
CALMING
CAMA
CAMAIEU
CAMAN
CAME
CAMERA
CAMLET
CAMLETS
CATE
CATGUT
CATLIN
CATS
CATSUIT
CATSUP
CELS
CELT
CELTS
CEPS
CHAI
CHAIN
CHAINE
CHAM
CHAMLET
CHAMLETS
CHANG
CHAR
CHARE
CHAV
CHAVE
CHIA
CHIEL
CHIELS
CHIMAR
CHIME
CHIMER
CHIMERA
CHIMLA
CHIN
CHINA
CHINAR
CHINE
CHIT
CHOG
CHOIR
CHORIA
CHUG
CHURN
CIEL
CIELS
CIMAR
CINE
CINEMA
CITING
CITO
CITY
CUATRO
CUEING
CUEIST
CUIT
CUPEL
CUPELS
CUPS
CUSP
CUSPIS
CUTIE
CUTIN
DUBS
DUGITE
DUGS
DUIT
DUST
EACH
EALE
EARBUD
EARN
EARS
EARST
EATER
EATERS
EATS
ECHING
ECHO
ECHT
ECUS
EINA
EINE
ELAIN
ELAN
ELANET
ELATE
ELATER
ELATERS
ELMEN
ELTS
EMAIL
EMAILS
EMIC
EMICATE
EMICTORY
EMIT
EMLETS
ENAMINE
ENATE
ENIAC
EPRIS
ERBIA
ERST
ERUGO
ETAMIN
ETAMINE
ETEN
EUCAIN
EUCAINE
EVIL
EVILS
EXALT
EXALTS
EXANIMATE
EXEAT
EXERT
EXILE
EXILIAN
EXIST
EXIT
EXITS
EXPERT
EXTERN
GIBS
GIEING
GIPS
GIST
GITE
GITS
GNAR
GORI
GORY
GOTCHA
GOTH
GOTHIC
GUBS
GUID
GURAMI
GURN
GURU
GUSLA
GUSLAR
GUSLE
GUSLI
GUST
GUSTIE
HAEM
HAEMAL
HAEMATEIN
HAEMIC
HAEMIN
HAEN
HAIN
HAMAL
HAMALS
HAMATE
HAME
HAMING
HAMLET
HAMLETS
HANG
HARE
HAREM
HARN
HAVE
HAVEN
HAVER
HIELAMAN
HIMATIA
HING
HOGTIE
HORI
HUNG
ICHING
ICHOR
ICING
ICTUS
ILEA
ILEAC
ILEITIS
ILEUS
ILIA
ILIAC
ILIACUS
IMINE
INEXPERT
INGO
INGOT
INMATE
INURE
INVAR
INVENIT
IRATE
IRATER
ISIT
ISLE
ISLET
ISTLE
ITAS
ITCH
ITCHING
LACE
LACET
LACETS
LACING
LAIC
LAICH
LAICITY
LAIN
LAIR
LAIRS
LAITH
LAMA
LAME
LAMER
LAMIA
LAMIAE
LAMINA
LAMINAE
LAMINAR
LAMINATE
LAMING
LANE
LARE
LARI
LARIS
LARN
LARS
LATE
LATEN
LATER
LATERITE
LATEX
LATI
LATS
LAXER
LAXIST
LEACH
LEACHING
LEAM
LEAMING
LEAT
LEATS
LECH
LECHAIM
LECHING
LECITHIN
LECTIN
LECTOR
LEIS
LEPS
LEPT
LEPTA
LETS
LEUCH
LEUCHAEMIA
LEUCIN
LEUCINE
LIANE
LIAR
LIARS
LIBRA
LIBRAE
LIBRATE
LIBS
LIEN
LIMA
LIMACINE
LIMAN
LIME
LIMEN
LIMINA
LIMING
LIMIT
LIMN
LINE
LINEAR
LINEATE
LIRA
LIRE
LIST
LITAI
LITE
LITS
LIVE
LIVEN
LIVER
MAAING
MAAR
MAARE
MACE
MACH
MACHAN
MACHI
MACHINE
MACHO
MACING
MAIEUTIC
MAIEUTICAL
MAIL
MAILE
MAILS
MAIN
MAINER
MALA
MALAR
MALARS
MALATE
MALAX
MALE
MALEIC
MALI
MALIBU
MALINE
MALIS
MALIST
MALS
MALT
MALTS
MANE
MANG
MANGO
MANI
MANIA
MANIAC
MANIC
MANIHOT
MANITO
MANITU
MANITUS
MANURE
MARE
MARENGO
MATE
MATS
MAVEN
MAVIE
MAVIN
MEAN
MEANIE
MENG
MENIAL
MENIALS
MENU
MICA
MICATE
MICE
MICH
MICHT
MIELIE
MIEN
MIHA
MILE
MILIA
MILS
MILT
MILTS
MINA
MINAE
MINAR
MINARET
MINARS
MINE
MINER
MING
MITCH
NAAM
NAEVI
NAIL
NAILS
NAIVE
NAIVER
NALA
NAME
NAMER
NARE
NARIS
NAVE
NEAL
NEALS
NEAR
NEARER
NEARS
NEAT
NEATER
NEIVE
NEMA
NEMN
NETE
NEVI
NEXT
NIACIN
NICE
NICHT
NILS
NITRIC
NITRO
NITRY
NUBIA
NUBILE
NUBS
OGHAM
OGHAMIC
OHIA
OHING
ORTHIAN
OTIC
PAIR
PATIO
PATRICIAN
PATRICIATE
PATRIOT
PATRIOTIC
PATU
PATUS
PATY
PAUCAL
PAUCALS
PAUCITY
PEACH
PEACHING
PEACING
PEAL
PEALS
PEAT
PEATS
PECH
PECHAN
PECHING
PECTIN
PEIN
PELA
PELMA
PELT
PELTA
PELTS
PERAI
PERAIS
PERI
PERIL
PERILS
PERIS
PERITI
PERN
PERST
PERT
PERTAIN
PETAL
PETALINE
PETALS
PETAR
PETARS
PETS
PIECING
PIEING
PIET
PIETA
PIETS
PIGS
PIGTAIL
PIGTAILS
PIPA
PIPAS
PIPE
PIPELINE
PIPET
PIPETS
PIPS
PISTE
PISTIL
PITA
PITS
PRALINE
PRAT
PRATE
PRATER
PRAXIS
PRETAX
PREX
PRIAL
PRIALS
PSIS
PTUI
PUBIS
PUBS
PUCE
PUGS
PUIR
PUNDIT
PUSLE
PUTID
RAHING
RAIA
RAIL
RAILE
RAILMAN
RAILMEN
RAILS
RAIN
RAINE
RAIS
RAIT
RAITA
RAITS
RALE
RAMAL
RAMATE
RAMEN
RAMI
RAMIE
RAMIN
RANG
RANI
RATE
RATER
RAVE
RAVEN
RAVIN
RAVINE
REAM
REAMING
REAN
REANIMATE
REMAIL
REMAILS
REMAIN
REMAN
REMANIE
REMATE
REMIT
RERAIL
RERAILS
RERAN
RETAIL
RETAILS
RETAIN
RETALIATE
RETAX
RETE
RETEAR
RETEARS
REVIE
REVILE
RIAL
RIALS
RIAS
RIBS
RICE
RICH
RICHING
RICHT
RICHTING
RICIN
RICING
RICTUS
RILE
RIOT
RIOTING
RITE
RITS
ROTCH
ROTCHIE
ROTI
ROTING
RUNE
RUNG
RUNIC
SAIC
SAICE
SAIR
SAITH
SAPUCAIA
SATI
SATYR
SATYRIC
SATYRICAL
SAUCE
SAUCH
SAUCING
SAUT
SAUTING
SAUTOIR
SIAL
SIBS
SILANE
SILE
SILT
SIPE
SIPS
SIRE
SIST
SITE
SITS
SIXAIN
SIXAINE
SIXER
SIXTE
SLAE
SLAIN
SLAM
SLANE
SLAT
SLATE
SLATER
SLEPT
SLEUTH
SLEUTHING
SLIM
SLIME
SLIMING
SLIT
SLIVE
SLIVEN
SLIVER
SPAIT
SPAT
SPEAL
SPEALS
SPEAT
SPEATS
SPEC
SPECIAL
SPECIALIST
SPECIALS
SPECIMEN
SPELT
SPELTS
SPET
SPETS
SPIE
SPIEL
SPIELS
SPIT
SPITAL
SPITALS
SPITE
SPITS
SPUE
SPUEING
SPUTA
STAIN
STAINER
STAITH
STALE
STAMEN
STAMINA
STAMINAL
STAMINATE
STAMINEAL
STEAL
STEAM
STEAMER
STEAMIE
STEAMING
STEIN
STELA
STELAE
STELAI
STELAR
STEP
STEPS
STIE
STILE
STIPA
STIPAS
STIPE
STIPEL
STIR
STIRE
STIRP
SUCH
SUET
SUETS
SUID
SUIT
SUITING
SUITOR
SUPE
SUTOR
TACE
TACH
TACHINA
TACHO
TACIT
TACT
TAEING
TAEL
TAELS
TAENIA
TAENIAE
TAENIATE
TAIL
TAILS
TAIN
TAIS
TAIT
TAITS
TAIVER
TALA
TALAR
TALARS
TALE
TALEA
TALI
TALMA
TAMANU
TAME
TAMER
TAMIN
TAMINE
TAMING
TANE
TAPE
TAPELINE
TAPET
TAPETA
TAPETAL
TAPETI
TAPETIS
TAPETS
TAPIS
TAPIST
TAPS
TAPU
TAPUS
TARE
TARN
TARP
TARS
TARSI
TAUPE
TAUPIE
TAUS
TAUT
TAUTING
TAUTOG
TAXER
TAXERS
TAXI
TAXIS
TAXITE
TEACH
TEACHING
TEACUP
TEACUPS
TEAING
TEAL
TEALS
TEAM
TEAMER
TEAMING
TEAR
TEARER
TEARS
TEARSTAIN
TECH
TEIL
TEILS
TELA
TELAE
TELIA
TELS
TENAIL
TENAILS
TENIA
TENIAE
TEPA
TEPAS
TERAI
TERAIS
TERBIA
TERN
TEUCH
THAE
THAIM
THAN
THANE
THAR
THIAMIN
THIAMINE
THIN
THINE
THING
THORIA
THORIAS
THORIC
THUG
TIAR
TIARS
TICAL
TICALS
TICE
TICH
TICING
TIDBIT
TIDBITS
TIEING
TIETAC
TIGS
TILE
TILS
TIME
TIMER
TINE
TINEA
TING
TIPS
TIPT
TIRE
TIRO
TITCH
TITHING
TITI
TITIAN
TITUP
TITUPS
TOIT
TORI
TORIC
TORT
TORTA
TORTAS
TORY
TRICE
TRICEP
TRICEPS
TRICHINA
TRICHINAE
TRICING
TRIO
TRITHING
TRITIATE
TRITICAL
TRITICALE
TROG
TROT
TROTH
TROTHING
TUBIST
TUBS
TUCHUN
TUGS
TUND
TUPS
TUTOR
TYRO
UNAI
UNGOT
UNICITY
UNIT
UPAS
UPTA
UPTIE
URAEMIA
URAEMIC
URANIA
URANIC
URANITIC
UREA
UREMIA
UREMIC
URENA
UTAS
VAHINE
VAIN
VAINER
VANE
VANG
VANITORY
VARE
VENA
VENIAL
VERA
VIAE
VIAL
VIALS
VILE
VIMEN
VIMINA
VINA
VINAL
VINALS
VINE
VINEAL
XENIA
XENIAL
YIRTH
YITIE

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Yesterday's Strands Answers — July 25, 2026

  • Theme: "Frocks and smocks"
  • Spangram: YOUWEARITWELL

Theme words:

DIRNDL GOWN KIMONO MUUMUU PINAFORE TUNIC

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