Strands Answers in Order July 29, 2026 #1056, Hints, and Tips

Here are the NYT Strands answers in order for July 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: "He's a made man"
  • Category nudge: Think about he's a made man
  • Theme words count: 6 words to find
  • First letters of theme words: D, D, F, M, P, S
  • Tip: Match colors to confirm words before moving on.

Today's Spangram

SPANGRAM: FACSIMILES

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

Theme connection: This word relates to "He's a made man" and connects all theme words.

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

Theme Words:

DOLL DUMMY FIGURINE MANNEQUIN PUPPET STATUE

All Valid Solutions (722 words):

ACED
ACER
ACES
ACETA
ACNE
ADIEU
ADIOS
ADOS
AECIUM
AERIE
AERIFY
AESC
AINE
AIRN
AMIE
AMIN
AMINE
AMIR
ANCE
ANCILE
ANCLE
ANCLES
ANELE
ANELES
ANEURIN
ANNA
ANNAS
ANNAT
ANNATES
AREA
AREAE
AREAS
ARECA
ARECAS
AREFY
ARENA
ARENAS
ARNA
ARNAS
ARNUT
ASCI
ASEA
ASIDE
ASIDES
ATES
ATUA
ATUAS
AUNE
AUTECISM
CAESIUM
CANE
CANER
CANN
CANNA
CANNIE
CASE
CASED
CATE
CATES
CAUF
CEAS
CEASE
CEASED
CEDI
CEDIS
CEIL
CELS
CERIA
CESIUM
CETANE
CIEL
CIELS
CLEAN
CLEAT
CLEATED
CLEF
CLEPE
CLIES
CLIP
CLIPE
CLIPT
CLUE
CLUES
CLUMP
DAES
DATA
DATE
DATES
DEAF
DEAN
DEANER
DEASIL
DEASIUL
DEASOIL
DECAF
DECANE
DECENNIA
DECERN
DECILE
DECILES
DEIL
DEISM
DEIST
DESI
DESIST
DETUNE
DIES
DIET
DILL
DIMP
DIMPLE
DIMS
DIOL
DISA
DISC
DISCERN
DISCI
DISCIPLE
DISLEAF
DISOMIC
DISOMIES
DOLL
DOMIC
DOMS
DOST
DUMMY
EASE
EASED
EASIED
EASIES
EASLE
EASLES
EAST
EATS
ECESIS
EIDOS
EINA
ELMS
ELSE
ENATE
ENATES
ENCASE
ENCASED
ENCLISIS
ENFACE
ENFACED
ENFACES
ENUF
ENURE
EPIC
EPICS
EPUISE
EPULIS
ESILE
ESILES
ETACISM
ETAS
ETAT
ETATS
EUPLOID
EUPLOIDS
FACE
FACED
FACER
FACES
FACET
FACIES
FACILE
FACSIMILE
FACSIMILES
FAECES
FAERIE
FANCIES
FANE
FASCI
FATE
FATED
FATES
FAUN
FAUT
FAUTED
FEASE
FEASED
FEAT
FEATED
FECES
FELSIC
FENCE
FENCED
FENCES
FERIA
FERINE
FERN
FIAR
FIGURE
FIGURINE
FINE
FINNAC
FINNACS
FINNER
FIRE
FIRN
FRAIM
FRENA
FRUG
FUGIE
FUGU
FURAN
FURANE
FURNACE
FURNACED
FURNACES
GENA
GENU
GIEN
GUMMY
GUNMAN
GURAMI
GURN
GURNEY
ICED
ICER
ICES
IDEA
IDEAS
IDEATA
IDES
IDOL
ILEA
ILEAC
ILEUM
ILEUS
IMID
IMIDE
IMIDES
IMIDO
IMIDS
IMMUNISE
IMMY
IMPEL
IMPI
IMPIES
IMPIS
IMPLIED
IMPLIES
IMPLODE
IMPLODES
IMPULSE
IMPULSED
INANE
INFANCIES
INFRA
INNATE
INNER
INRUN
INURE
INURN
IODATE
IODATES
ISLE
ISLES
IURE
LEAF
LEAN
LEAS
LEASE
LEASED
LEAT
LEIS
LEPS
LEPT
LICE
LIDO
LIDOS
LIDS
LIED
LIES
LIEU
LIEUS
LIMO
LIMOS
LIMOSIS
LIMP
LIMPET
LIMULI
LIMULUS
LIPE
LISLE
LISLES
LIST
LODE
LODES
LODS
LOID
LOIDS
LOST
LUES
LUMMY
LUMP
LUMS
LUPUS
MAIN
MAIR
MAIRE
MANE
MANI
MANNA
MANNAS
MANNEQUIN
MANNER
MANURE
MARE
MARINE
MICA
MICAS
MICATE
MICATED
MICATES
MICE
MICS
MIDS
MIDST
MIEN
MILE
MILER
MILES
MILL
MILLE
MILLET
MILO
MILOS
MILS
MINA
MINAR
MIND
MINE
MIRE
MISATE
MISDATE
MISDATES
MISDIET
MISDO
MISE
MISEAT
MISEATS
MISLIE
MISLIES
MISO
MIST
MODE
MODES
MODI
MODII
MODIST
MODS
MOIL
MOIST
MOLIES
MOLL
MOST
MUIL
MUILS
MULE
MULES
MULEY
MULSE
MUNI
MUNIS
MUPPET
MUSE
MUSEUM
MUSEUMS
NAIF
NAIFER
NAIN
NAIRU
NANE
NANNA
NANNAS
NARE
NARINE
NATES
NEAT
NEIF
NELIES
NELIS
NERINE
NIFE
NIMS
NINE
NISEI
NISEIS
ODAS
ODEA
ODES
ODISM
ODIST
OILLET
OLID
OLMS
OLPE
PEISE
PEISED
PELE
PELERINE
PELICAN
PELL
PELT
PEPLOS
PEPS
PEPSIN
PICA
PICAS
PICE
PICS
PIES
PILE
PILEA
PILEAS
PILEATE
PILEATED
PILER
PILES
PILEUM
PILEUP
PILEUPS
PILEUS
PILUM
PILUS
PISE
PIUM
PIUMS
PLIE
PLIED
PLIES
PLIM
PLIMS
PLOD
PLODS
PULE
PULER
PULES
PULI
PULIS
PULQUE
PULQUES
PULS
PULSATE
PULSATED
PULSE
PULSED
PULU
PULUS
PUMICATE
PUMICATED
PUMICATES
PUMICE
PUMICED
PUMICER
PUMICES
PUMIE
PUMIES
PUMP
PUMY
PUPIL
PUPILS
PUPPET
PUPPIES
PUPS
PUPU
PUPUS
QUELEA
QUELEAS
QUEP
QUEUE
QUIM
QUIMS
QUIN
RAIN
RAINE
RAMI
RAMIE
RAMIFY
RAMIN
RANI
RANINE
REAN
REATA
REATAS
REATE
REATES
RECIPE
RECLUSE
RECS
REFINE
REFUGE
REFUGIUM
RELIC
RELICS
RELIE
RELIES
RENNIN
REQUIN
RIFE
RIMA
RINE
RUIN
RUNE
SACQUE
SACQUES
SADE
SADES
SADI
SADIS
SADISM
SADO
SADS
SAFRANIN
SAFRANINE
SANE
SANER
SANNIE
SATE
SATED
SATES
SAUT
SAUTE
SAUTED
SCAN
SCAT
SCEAT
SCENA
SCLERA
SCLIM
SEAN
SEANCE
SEAS
SEAT
SEATS
SECERN
SEIL
SEILS
SEIS
SEISE
SEISED
SEISM
SELE
SELENATE
SELENATES
SELS
SEQUIN
SETA
SETAE
SICE
SIDA
SIDAS
SIDE
SIDES
SIDESLIP
SIECLE
SIECLES
SIES
SILE
SILEN
SILENCE
SILENCED
SILER
SILES
SILL
SILO
SILOS
SIMI
SIMILE
SIMILES
SIMIS
SIMP
SIMPLE
SIMPLIST
SIMS
SIMUL
SIMULIUM
SIMULIUMS
SIMULS
SIND
SIPE
SIPPET
SIST
SLEY
SLICE
SLICED
SLICER
SLIM
SLIP
SLIPE
SLIPT
SLIPUP
SLIPUPS
SLUE
SLUES
SLUICE
SLUICED
SLUM
SLUMMY
SLUMP
SLUMS
SLUSE
SMILE
SMILER
SMILES
SMILEY
SODA
SODS
SOIL
SOLI
SOLID
SOLIDATE
SOLIDATES
SOLIDS
SOMS
SPEIL
SPEILS
SPEISE
SPELEAN
SPUE
SPULE
SPUMY
STADE
STADES
STAT
STATE
STATED
STATES
STATUA
STATUAS
STATUE
STATUED
STATUES
SULCATE
SULCATED
SULCI
SULU
SUMY
SUPE
TACE
TACES
TADS
TAED
TAEL
TAELS
TAES
TANE
TANNA
TANNIE
TANNIN
TANREC
TANRECS
TATE
TATES
TATS
TATSOI
TATSOIS
TATU
TATUED
TEAD
TEADS
TEAS
TEAT
TEATS
TECS
TEDS
TEIL
TELL
TELLIES
TSADE
TSADES
TSADI
TSADIS
TUAN
TUFA
TUFAS
TUNA
TUNAS
TUNE
TUNER
ULCER
ULES
ULUS
UMPIE
UMPIES
UNAI
UNCASE
UNCASED
UNCATE
UNCE
UNCES
UNCI
UNCLE
UNCLES
UNCLIP
UNCLIPT
UNEASE
UNFINE
UNIFY
UNIS
UNMAN
UPMOST
UPPILE
UPPILES
URANIN
UREA
UREAS
UREASE
URENA
URENAS
URINE
UTAS
UTES
YEAN
YEAS
YULE
YULES
YUPS

Note: Words are listed alphabetically. The game may present them in different order based on discovery.

Yesterday's Strands Answers — July 28, 2026

  • Theme: "Leave nothing out"
  • Spangram: ITSALLTHERE

Theme words:

COMPLETE ENTIRE FULL TOTAL UNDIVIDED WHOLE

See the full page for yesterday: Strands Answers — July 28, 2026

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