NYT Strands Hints and Answers for February 21, 2025 (#355)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of February 21, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for February 21, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
”To infinity and beyond!”
Today’s theme is “"To infinity and beyond!"”. All 7 theme words fit that idea — and the spangram names it outright.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are A, B, B, S, T, W, W. Several share a starting letter (B, W).
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6 and 8 letters long. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 8.
SpangramThe spangram
TOYSTORY
It is a single word of 8 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with T, ends with Y.
AnswersAll theme words
- BUZZ4 letters
- ALIEN5 letters
- WOODY5 letters
- SLINKY6 letters
- TWITCH6 letters
- WHEEZY6 letters
- BULLSEYE8 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.