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 Thursday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, February 27 (game #361).
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 #362) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Nautical ink
NYT Strands today (game #362) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- MAID
- LOSER
- PART
- SOLD
- WEST
- CARP
NYT Strands today (game #362) – hint #3 – spangram
What is a hint for today’s spangram?
• Seafaring body art
NYT Strands today (game #362) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 4th row
Last side: right, 6th row
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #362) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #362, are…
- EAGLE
- SHIP
- SWALLOW
- ANCHOR
- MERMAID
- COMPASS
- SPANGRAM: SAILOR TATTOO
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
The SAILOR TATTOO made an appearance in Connections recently, so I was well-versed in what I was looking for here.
The subjects that made it to today’s puzzle are among the most popular, but there’s lots of traditional ones that didn’t make the cut – among them is the superstition that having a pig tattooed on your left foot and a chicken on the right would ward off being the victim of a shipwreck.
Over time, the meaning of some of these symbols has been lost or unappreciated by non-sailors. A single SWALLOW, for example, was inked on a seafarer after they had travelled 5,000 nautical miles from home, two were awarded after reaching 10,000.
Maybe tattooists could come up with some similar reward-based tattoos for us land lovers – a tattoo of a cardboard box after 2,000 Amazon deliveries? 100 editions of Strands without a Hint.
How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Thursday, 27 February, game #361)
- FOOT
- BIRD
- BREAK
- SPENDER
- CHEESE
- LEAGUES
- PICTURE
- SPANGRAM: BIG STUFF
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT’s new word game, following Wordle and Connections. It’s now out of beta so is a fully fledged member of the NYT’s games stable and 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.
