Strands Answers in Order August 01, 2026 #1059, Hints, and Tips

Here are the NYT Strands answers in order for August 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: ""As if!""
  • Category nudge: Think about "as if!"
  • Theme words count: 5 words to find
  • First letters of theme words: A, L, L, P, S
  • Tip: Match colors to confirm words before moving on.

Today's Spangram

SPANGRAM: GETREAL

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

Theme connection: This word relates to ""As if!"" and connects all theme words.

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

Theme Words:

ABSURD LAUGHABLE LUDICROUS PREPOSTEROUS SILLY

All Valid Solutions (1050 words):

ABED
ABET
ABLAUT
ABLE
ABLED
ABSURD
ABUSE
ABUSER
ABUT
ADULT
ADULTEROUS
AERO
AEROS
AGEE
AGER
AGES
AGHA
AGUE
AHURU
ALBA
ALBAS
ALBE
ALBEE
ALBERT
ALBS
ALDOSE
ALSO
ALTER
ALTO
ALTOS
ALUDEL
ALURE
APER
APERT
APES
APRES
ARCO
ARCUS
ARDOR
ARDOUR
ARDOURS
ARDS
AREA
AREAL
AREAR
AREG
AREIC
ARGUABLE
ARGUE
ARGUER
ARGULUS
ARID
ARIL
ARILLI
ARILLUS
ARILS
ARUHE
AUGER
AULA
AULD
AURA
AURAL
AUREI
AURIC
AUTO
AUTOS
BAAL
BADE
BAHADUR
BAHADURS
BALD
BALDIER
BALDRIC
BALDS
BALU
BALUS
BARD
BARDIC
BARDIE
BARDIER
BARDO
BARDOS
BARDS
BARE
BARER
BARIC
BARTER
BASE
BASER
BAUBEE
BAUD
BAUERA
BAUR
BAURS
BEDAUB
BEDAUBS
BEDU
BEEP
BEEPS
BEER
BEPROSE
BERE
BETROD
BLAB
BLAD
BLADE
BLAH
BLARE
BLART
BLAUD
BLED
BLUB
BLUBS
BLUDE
BLUE
BLUECURLS
BLUER
BLUID
BLUIDS
BLUIER
BLUR
BLURB
BLURBS
BLURS
BLURT
BLURTER
BREE
BREES
BROD
BRODS
BROS
BROSE
BRULE
BRUS
BRUT
BRUTE
BRUTER
BRUTES
BUDA
BULB
BULBAR
BULBED
BURD
BURL
BURLED
BURS
BURSA
BURSAE
BURSE
BUTE
BUTES
CEIL
CEILS
CERO
CEROS
CEROUS
CERT
CERTES
CERUSE
CIDS
CILL
CILLS
CIRE
CIRL
CIRLS
CLOSURE
CLOSURES
CLOU
CLOUR
CLOURS
CLOUS
CLOY
CLOYS
CLUSTER
COAGULA
COAGULABLE
COAL
COALS
COIL
COILS
COLA
COLL
COLLIE
COLLIER
COLLS
COLLY
COLS
CORAL
CORALS
CORE
CORER
COULIS
CRAG
CREAGH
CRIER
CUDS
CULL
CULLIS
CULLS
CULLY
CURABLE
CURD
CURDIER
CURDS
CURE
CURER
CURES
CURET
CURETS
CURIE
CURL
CURLI
CURLIER
CURLS
CURLY
CURS
CURSE
CURSOR
CURSORES
CURST
CURT
CURTER
CUSP
CUSTODIER
DALT
DARE
DARER
DARI
DARIC
DART
DARTER
DARTRE
DARTRES
DARTROUS
DAUB
DAUBE
DAUBER
DAUBES
DAUBS
DAULT
DAUR
DAURS
DAUT
DEBAR
DICE
DICER
DILL
DILLI
DILLIS
DILLS
DILLY
DIRE
DIRER
DIRGE
DIRL
DIRLS
DIRT
DIRTBAG
DOER
DOPE
DOPER
DOPS
DORB
DORBA
DORBAS
DORBS
DORE
DOREE
DOREES
DORP
DORPS
DORT
DOSE
DOSER
DOST
DOTE
DOTER
DOTERS
DOTES
DOTS
DOUC
DOUCE
DOUCER
DOUCEUR
DOUR
DOURA
DOURAH
DOURER
DOUREST
DOURLY
DOUSE
DOUSER
DRAB
DRAD
DREAR
DREE
DREES
DREG
DRICE
DRIEGH
DRIER
DRILL
DRILLS
DROP
DROPS
DROPT
DRUB
DRUBS
DRUG
DRUSE
DUAL
DUAR
DUBS
DUCE
DUCI
DULE
DULL
DULLS
DULLY
DULSE
DUOS
DURA
DURABLE
DURAL
DURE
DURES
DURO
DUROS
DUROY
DUROYS
DURST
DUST
DUSTER
EARL
EARLS
ECOS
ECUS
EGAL
EIDOS
ELUTE
ELUTES
ELUTOR
EORL
EORLS
EPERDU
EPODIC
EPOS
ERES
ERIC
EROS
EROSE
ERST
ESTOP
ESTRO
ESTROS
ESTROUS
ESTRUS
ETOURDI
ETOURDIE
ETRIER
ETUDE
EUGH
EURO
EUROS
EUSOL
EUSOLS
GABS
GAES
GALORE
GALS
GAOL
GAOLS
GAPE
GAPER
GAPES
GARE
GARI
GEAL
GEALOUS
GEALS
GEAR
GEBUR
GEBURS
GEEP
GEEPS
GERAH
GERE
GERT
GHAUT
GHERAO
GHERAOS
GRICE
GRICER
GRID
GRIDS
GRILL
GRILLS
GRILSE
GROCER
GUAR
GUARD
GUARDS
GUID
GUIDS
GUIRO
GUIROS
GULA
GULAR
GURL
GURU
GURUS
HAAR
HABLE
HADAL
HADE
HALBERD
HALBERDIER
HALBERDS
HALBERT
HALT
HALTER
HALTERE
HARD
HARDIER
HARDS
HARDSET
HARDTOP
HARDTOPS
HARE
HARIRA
HARL
HART
HAUD
HAUL
HAULD
HAULDS
HAULED
HAULT
HAUSE
HAUT
HAUTE
HEAL
HEALS
HEAR
HEGARI
HEID
HEIDS
HEIL
HEILS
HEIR
HERALD
HERALDIC
HERALDS
HERD
HERDIC
HERDS
HERL
HERLS
HERO
HEROS
HUER
HUGE
HUGER
HUIC
HULA
HURDS
HURL
HURT
HURTER
ICER
ILLS
ILLY
IRADE
ISOS
IURE
LABDA
LABEL
LADE
LADLE
LAER
LAGER
LARD
LARDIER
LARDS
LARE
LARGE
LARGER
LARI
LAUD
LAUDABLE
LAUGH
LAUGHABLE
LAUGHER
LAURIC
LICE
LIDO
LIDOS
LIDS
LIER
LIEU
LILL
LILLS
LILO
LILOS
LILY
LIRA
LIRE
LOCI
LOCULI
LOCUS
LOCUST
LOLL
LOLLS
LOLLY
LORAL
LORE
LOREAL
LORES
LORIC
LOUIS
LOUR
LOURE
LOURES
LOURS
LOUS
LOUSY
LOYS
LUAU
LUAUS
LUBE
LUBES
LUCE
LUCID
LUCRE
LUDE
LUDIC
LUDICROUS
LUDO
LUDOS
LUDS
LUGE
LUGER
LULL
LULLS
LULU
LURE
LURER
LURES
LURID
LURS
LUSER
LUST
LUSTER
LUSTRE
LUSTROUS
LUTE
LUTEA
LUTER
LUTES
LYSOL
LYSOLS
OARIER
OCREA
OCULI
ODIC
OESTRUS
OILS
OILY
OLID
OLIO
OLIOS
OLLIE
OPEPE
OPEPES
OPTER
OPTERS
OPTS
ORAL
ORALS
ORBS
ORDS
ORDURE
ORDURES
ORDUROUS
ORES
ORGUE
ORTS
OUDS
OURIE
OURIER
OURS
OUST
OUSTER
PABULAR
PAGE
PAGER
PAGES
PASE
PEAG
PEAS
PEBA
PEBAS
PEEP
PEEPS
PEER
PEES
PEPO
PEPOS
PEPS
PERDIE
PERDU
PERDURABLE
PERDURE
PERDURES
PERDUS
PERE
PEREA
PERES
PERP
PERPETRABLE
PERPETUABLE
PERPETUAL
PERPS
PERT
PERTURB
PERTURBS
PERTUSE
PETRE
PETROUS
PODS
POEP
PORE
PORES
PORT
POSE
POSER
POSEUR
POST
POSTER
POTE
POTES
POTS
POUDRE
POUDRES
POUR
POURABLE
POURER
POURIE
POURS
PREE
PREES
PREOP
PREOPS
PREP
PREPOSE
PREPOSTEROUS
PREPS
PRESA
PROD
PRODRUG
PRODS
PRODUCE
PRODUCER
PROP
PROPS
PROS
PROSE
PROSER
PROST
PROTEA
PROTEAS
PROTEUS
PROTRADE
PROUD
PROUL
PROULS
RADE
RAGE
RAGER
RAHUI
REAL
REALO
REALOS
REALS
REAP
REAR
REBS
REBUS
REBUT
RECLUSE
RECOAL
RECOALS
RECOIL
RECOILS
RECUR
RECURE
RECURES
RECURS
RECUSE
REES
REGAL
REGALS
REGAR
REGULA
REGULABLE
REGULAR
REGULUS
REGUR
REHAB
REIRD
REIRDS
REOS
REPEG
REPO
REPOS
REPOSE
REPOSER
REPOST
REPOSURE
REPOT
REPOTS
REPOUR
REPOURS
REPS
REROLL
REROLLS
RESOD
RESORB
RESORBS
RESORT
RESPOT
REST
RESTO
RESTORE
RESTORES
RESULT
RETORE
RETORT
RETOUR
RETOURS
RETRAL
RETS
RICE
RICER
RIDS
RILL
RILLS
RODS
RODSTER
ROES
ROIL
ROILS
ROILY
ROLAG
ROLL
ROLLS
ROPE
ROSE
ROSET
ROSILY
ROST
ROSTER
ROSULA
ROSY
ROTE
ROTES
ROTL
ROTS
ROTULA
ROUCOU
ROUCOUS
ROUE
ROUES
ROUL
ROULS
ROUSE
ROUSER
ROUST
ROUSTER
RUBE
RUBES
RUBS
RUCOLA
RUDE
RUDIE
RUDS
RUER
RUES
RUGA
RUGAE
RUGAL
RULABLE
RULE
RULED
RULIER
RURAL
RURU
RURUS
RUSA
RUSE
RUST
RUSTRE
SABE
SABER
SABRE
SAGE
SAGER
SEEP
SEEPS
SEER
SERE
SEROUS
SETOSE
SETOUS
SETULE
SILL
SILLIER
SILLS
SILLY
SILO
SILOS
SLAE
SLAG
SLICE
SLICER
SLID
SLIER
SLILY
SLOE
SLOES
SLUICE
SLUR
SOAR
SOARE
SOARER
SODIC
SOIL
SOILS
SOILY
SOLA
SOLAR
SOLI
SOLID
SOLIDS
SOLIDUS
SOLS
SOLUS
SORA
SORAGE
SORAL
SORB
SORBET
SORBS
SORBUS
SORD
SORE
SOREE
SOREES
SORER
SORES
SOREST
SORI
SORT
SORTES
SORTS
SORUS
SOUCE
SOUL
SOULS
SOUR
SOURER
SOUREST
SOURLY
SOURS
SOURSE
SOURSOP
SOUS
SOYS
SPEER
SPOD
SPORE
SPORES
SPORT
SPOT
SPREE
SPREES
SPROD
STEROL
STEROLS
STOEP
STOP
STOPE
STOPER
STORE
STORES
STOT
STOUR
STOURE
STOURIE
STOURIER
STROLL
STROLLS
STROY
STROYS
SUABLE
SUBA
SUBER
SUBEREOUS
SUBEROSE
SUBEROUS
SUCRE
SUCRIER
SUDOR
SUER
SUERS
SUES
SUET
SUETS
SUID
SULCI
SULCUS
SULLY
SULTRIER
SULU
SURA
SURAH
SURAL
SURBET
SURD
SURE
SURER
SURES
SUREST
SURLIER
SURLY
SUTOR
SUTRA
SYLI
SYLIS
TEAS
TEER
TEPA
TEPAS
TODS
TOPE
TOPEE
TOPEES
TOPER
TOPS
TORE
TORES
TORT
TORTE
TORTES
TOSE
TOST
TOTE
TOTER
TOTERS
TOTES
TOTS
TOUR
TOURER
TOURIE
TOURS
TOUSE
TOUSER
TRAD
TRADABLE
TRADE
TREE
TREES
TRES
TRICE
TRIE
TRIER
TRILL
TRILLO
TRILLOES
TRILLS
TROD
TRODS
TROLL
TROLLIUS
TROLLS
TROLLY
TROP
TROPE
TROT
TROTS
TROUSE
TROUSER
TROY
TROYS
TRUCE
TRUE
TRUER
TRUES
TRUG
TRULL
TRULLS
TRUST
TRUSTER
TRUSTOR
TSORES
TUBA
TUBAE
TUBAGE
TUBAGES
TUBAS
TUBE
TUBER
TUBEROSE
TUBEROUS
TUBES
TUBS
TULE
TURD
UBEROUS
UDAL
UDOS
ULCER
ULCEROUS
ULSTER
ULTRA
ULUS
URBS
URDE
URDS
UREA
UREAL
UREIC
URES
URIC
URSA
URSAE
URUS
USAGE
USAGER
USER
UTES
YORE
YORES
YOUR
YOURS
YOURT
YOURTS
YOUS
YURT
YURTS

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

Yesterday's Strands Answers — July 31, 2026

  • Theme: "You're gonna hear me roar"
  • Spangram: LEOTHELION

Theme words:

BOLD BOSSY CHARMING DRAMATIC GENEROUS LOYAL

See the full page for yesterday: Strands Answers — July 31, 2026

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