HIGHLIGHTS
- Today’s NYT Strands theme is To Infinity and Beyond, referring to the popular American movie series.
- Today’s spangram is Toy Story, and the other seven words are the names of characters from the four-part movie series.
- AL, TW, WO, SL, WH, BU and BU are the first two letters of the remaining answers for today’s NYT Strands.
The NYT Strands puzzle features a 6×8 word grid centered around a specific theme, challenging players to discover related words.
It includes a spangram—a word or phrase that broadly represents the theme and stretches between two opposite sides of the board.
In today’s edition, players must uncover words and a spangram related to the theme To Infinity and Beyond!.
To Infinity And Beyond Meaning In The NYT Strands
If To Infinity and Beyond! immediately made you think of Disney-Pixar’s Toy Story, you’re on the right track.

It’s a famous line spoken by Buzz Lightyear, one of the main protagonists of the American film franchise.
The theme for today’s NYT Strands is To Infinity and Beyond, meaning it consists of terms associated with the American movie series Toy Story.

Additionally, today’s spangram is “Toy Story,” starting with the first letter of the 6th row and ending with the last letter of the 3rd row.
All Answers For NYT Strands For February 21, 2025
To begin solving, scan each row of the puzzle until you spot words related to Toy Story in today’s NYT Strands.
You need to find eight words, including the spangram, to complete today’s puzzle and achieve a perfect score.

Players can receive a hint after marking three unrelated words, which will highlight the letters of one of the answers.
Here are all the words you’ll find in the NYT Strands for February 21, 2025:
- Alien
- Twitch
- Woody
- Slinky
- Wheezy
- Bullseye
- Buzz
The spangram divides the puzzle in half, with three words above it and three below it.

All of the words mentioned above are names of characters from the Toy Story franchise.
Once you mark all the answers, you’ll complete today’s puzzle and wait until midnight for the next game.
In the meantime, stay engaged by exploring today’s Connections, another word game featured in NYT Games.