本文为纽约时报文字游戏Strands的玩家提供了解谜帮助。Strands是一种进阶版的填字游戏，玩家需要在网格中寻找隐藏的单词，这些单词由相邻的字母组成，可以沿任何方向延伸，且所有字母都会被用到。每个谜题都有一个主题将所有答案联系起来，以及一个特殊的“spangram”词语或短语，它概括了当天的主题，并横向或纵向跨越整个网格。本文提供了2月28日Strands谜题的主题解释、spangram提示以及完整的单词列表，帮助玩家顺利解谜。

🧭NYT Strands是一种文字搜索游戏，与传统的填字游戏不同，它要求玩家在网格中寻找由相邻字母组成的单词，这些单词可以改变方向，形成独特的形状和模式，每个字母都必须被使用。

⚓️每个Strands谜题都有一个主题将所有答案联系起来，同时还有一个特殊的“spangram”词语或短语，它概括了当天的主题，并横向或纵向跨越整个网格。

🧜‍♀️2月28日Strands谜题的主题是“Nautical ink”（航海墨水），暗示所有单词都是与海洋相关的纹身图案。Spangram是水平方向的“SailorTattoo”（水手纹身），其他单词包括Mermaid（美人鱼）、Anchor（锚）、Ship（船）、Compass（指南针）、Eagle（鹰）和Swallow（燕子）。

If you're reading this, you're looking for a little help playing Strands, the New York Times' elevated word-search game.

Strands requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of an answer. There's always a theme linking every solution, along with the "spangram," a special, word or phrase that sums up that day's theme, and spans the entire grid horizontally or vertically.

By providing an opaque hint and not providing the word list, Strands creates a brain-teasing game that takes a little longer to play than its other games, like Wordle and Connections.

If you're feeling stuck or just don't have 10 or more minutes to figure out today's puzzle, we've got all the NYT Strands hints for today's puzzle you need to progress at your preferred pace.

NYT Strands hint for today’s theme: Nautical ink

These words are permanently on your body.

Today’s NYT Strands theme plainly explained

The words are tattoos that share the same ocean-related theme.

NYT Strands spangram hint: Is it vertical or horizontal?

Today's NYT Strands spangram is horizontal.

NYT Strands spangram answer today

Today's spangram is SailorTattoo.

NYT Strands word list for February 28

Mermaid

Anchor

Ship

Compass

Eagle

Swallow

SailorTattoo

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