Looking for a different day?
A new NEW Strands puzzle appears at midnight every day for your time zone – meaning some people always play ‘today’s game’ while others play ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for the Saturday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Tips and Answers for Saturday, February 28 (Game #727).
Strands is the NYT’s latest word game, following the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult though, so read on for my Strands tips.
SPOILER ALERT: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
NEW Strands today (game #728) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NEW Strands theme is… Dress up
NEW Strands Today (Game #728) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- RAGE
- FLOCK
- TOUCH
- COMPEL
- PRIDE
- STAND
NEW Strands today (game #728) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters
NEW Strands today (game #728) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: top, 1st row
Last page: bottom, 3rd row
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #728) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #728, are…
- SCOLD
- UPGRADE
- REPRIMAND
- FOREMAN
- CASTORS
- SPANGRAM: THERIOTACT
- My assessment: Hard
- My score: 2 hints
I really struggled to see the words of the day – they were even invisible to me after getting “cast”, “gate” and “braid” as non-play words. I needed a hint to understand what the theme was – I took it literally as wearing casual clothes – and still failed to progress.
Between my two hints one thing I saw clearly was the spanram 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 bed every night – well, folks, she resisted a rest.
Anyway with three down, I now had more excuses and somehow made it to the end of the search. Not my best 21 minutes.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Saturday, February 28, Game #727)
- DRESS
- TUXEDO
- SLICE
- HEELS
- CUFF BUTTONS
- DIAMONDS
- SPANGRAM: GLAMOROUS
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT’s not-so-new-anymore word game, following Wordle and Connections. It’s now a full-fledged member of NYT’s game stable that’s been running for a year and can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I have a full guide on how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips to solve it, so check it out if you struggle to beat it every day.
