NYT Strands puzzle #724 for Wednesday, February 25, 2026, has the theme “That’s really out there!” Start with the spoiler-light hints below, or jump to the full answer list when you’re ready.
Hints for Strands #724
- Theme: “That’s really out there!”
- Think about: Things used to explore or travel through space.
- Words that trigger in-game hints: TIRE, TRADE, VERSO, BORE, SLANDER, LIBEL.
- Spangram: It has 10 letters and touches the left and right edges of the grid at row 6.
Strands #724 answers
Spoiler warning: The complete solution, including the spangram, follows.
- LANDER
- MODULE
- ORBITER
- PROBE
- ROVER
- SATELLITE
- Spangram: SPACECRAFT
How Strands hints work
Strands is a themed word-search game: find the theme words in the letter grid, along with a spangram that describes the theme and runs between opposite edges. Other valid words can count toward the in-game hint system. A new puzzle appears at midnight in the player’s time zone, so the puzzle described as “today’s” can differ by location.
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Open NYT Strands to play. The answers above are for puzzle #724 dated February 25, 2026.
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