A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Saturday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, February 28 (game #727).
Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.
Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc’s Wordle today page for the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (game #728) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Dressing down
NYT Strands today (game #728) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
RAGEHERDSTIRCOMPELPRIDESTAND
NYT Strands today (game #728) – hint #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters
NYT Strands today (game #728) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: top, 1st row
Last side: bottom, 3rd row
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #728) – the answers
(Image credit: New York Times)
The answers to today’s Strands, game #728, are…
SCOLDUPBRAIDREPRIMANDADMONISHCASTIGATESPANGRAM: THERIOTACTMy rating: HardMy score: 2 hints
I really struggled to see today’s words — they were even invisible to me after getting “cast”, “gate” and “braid” as non-game words. I needed a hint to understand what the theme was — I took it literally as wearing casual clothes — and still failed to make headway.
Between my two hints one thing I did see clearly was the spangram THERIOTACT — something you apparently read to someone after they’ve crossed a line and their behavior can no longer be tolerated. It reminded me of the time when my daughter would constantly refuse to go to sleep every night — yes, folks, she was resisting a rest.
Anyway with three down, I had now more excuses and somehow got to the end of the search. Not my finest 21 minutes.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Saturday, February 28, game #727)
GOWNTUXEDONECKTIEHEELSCUFFLINKSDIAMONDSSPANGRAM: GLAMOROUS
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT’s not-so-new-any-more word game, following Wordle and Connections. It’s now a fully fledged member of the NYT’s games stable that has been running for a year and which can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I’ve got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you’re struggling to beat it each day.
Source: Latest from TechRadar US in Internet News
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