Looking for a different day?
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.
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.
- RAGE
- HERD
- STIR
- COMPEL
- PRIDE
- STAND
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
The answers to today’s Strands, game #728, are…
- SCOLD
- UPBRAID
- REPRIMAND
- ADMONISH
- CASTIGATE
- SPANGRAM: THERIOTACT
- My rating: Hard
- My 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)
- GOWN
- TUXEDO
- NECKTIE
- HEELS
- CUFFLINKS
- DIAMONDS
- SPANGRAM: 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.
