If you’re finding it hard to spot words in NYT’s latest word game, then check out these Strands hints today. Those bored with sensational games like Wordle and Connections are turning their attention to Strands for a challenging new experience. If you are one of them and struggling with Strands, we can get you sorted. To help you out, we have included the hints, answers, and Spangram for today’s Strands on February 28, 2025.
Today’s Strands Theme for February 28
Before we jump to the theme, it’s imperative to tell you that NYT Strands is a fairly new NYT Game that involves word search.
The theme for today’s Strands on February 28, 2025, is — Nautical ink
NYT Strands Hint for Today
The hint for today’s Spangram for Strands — a permanent image, pattern, or word made on the skin by seamen or mariners.
Once you’ve decrypted the Spangram, finding the theme words for today’s Strands is quite easy. If you still can’t figure it out, we’ve included hints for a couple of theme words below, including one from the top half and another from the bottom half of the board.
Spoiler Warning: Scroll past this point AT YOUR OWN RISK. Hints and answers for today’s Strands below.
To make it easy for you to solve this puzzle on your own without having to scroll down to view the answers, here are some of the Strands hints that may help you:
- Hint #1: a device used for finding direction with a needle that always points to the magnetic north; starts with the letter “C” and ends with “S”.
- Hint #2: a migratory swift-flying songbird with a forked tail and long pointed wings; starts with the letter “S” and ends with “W”.
Strands Spangram Position: Is It Vertical or Horizontal?
The Spangram for today’s Strands doesn’t feature any kind of twists and turns, and it’s mostly – HORIZONTAL.
We will help you to decipher today’s answer by providing the locations of the first and last letters of today’s Spangram below:
- First letter: Column 1, Row 4
- Last letter: Column 6, Row 6
Do you also solve Wordle and Connections every day? Our posts for Wordle hints for Feb 28 and Connections hints for Feb 28 include helpful hints and answers to these puzzles.
Today’s Strands Spangram Answer
The Spangram answer for today’s Strands #362 on February 28, 2025, is — SailorTattoo
Today’s Strands Answers: Words List
So, what are the answers for NYT Strands on February 28, 2025? Find out below:
- SHIP
- EAGLE
- ANCHOR
- COMPASS
- MERMAID
- SWALLOW
Today’s Strands was slightly tricky, so it took me a couple of hints to get started. The puzzle features images that sailors tattoo on their body for symbolic meanings. The first couple of words, EAGLE and ANCHOR, helped me crack the Spangram before the rest of the words revealed themselves.
Yesterday’s Strands Answers
Lost all perspective of time, did you? Is this not the Strands game you want to solve? Perhaps you are looking for hints and answers to Strands game #361 from February 27, 2025. In that case, you can find NYT Strands hints for February 27 here.
How did today’s Strands game pan out for you? Please share your thoughts in the comments below. See you for the next one tomorrow.
