Today’s Wordle #1715 Hints And Answer For Saturday, February 28 — Wordle Hint and Bonus Custom Puzzle

Wordle Hint: it’s Saturday, the last day of February, and this guide gathers the day’s puzzle context, a six-letter bonus custom Wordle, the author’s guess sequence and analysis, and a brief note about site/browser support. Read on for clues and commentary that matter for finishing the weekend’s puzzle and planning your leisure time.

Wordle Hint: what the day and bonus puzzle tell you

It’s Saturday and the last day of February; the post notes that one-sixth of 2026 is over and that winter is drawing to a close. March is coming this Sunday, and spring arrives in just three weeks on March 20th, the spring equinox. These temporal markers frame the day’s puzzle post and the extra material the author includes for weekend play.

Now that players can create custom puzzles, the author is including a bonus custom Wordle with each daily guide. These custom Wordles can be four to seven letters long. Today’s bonus custom Wordle is six letters long. Yesterday’s custom Wordle answer is given as MIRROR.

Gameplay basics and the core Wordle Hint

Wordle is described here as a daily word puzzle in which the goal is to guess a hidden five-letter word in six tries or fewer. After each guess the game gives feedback designed to help you get closer to the answer; players are encouraged to use those clues to narrow down subsequent guesses. Every day brings a new word that everyone is trying to solve.

Some Wordlers also play Competitive Wordle against friends, family, the Wordle Bot or the author. The post references rules for Competitive Wordle being available toward the end of the original entry.

Author’s playthrough: opener, cuts, and near-misses

The author shares a specific sequence from their playthrough. STALE was used as the opener and left the player with 202 possible words and one yellow 'A. ' The second guess, CHOIR, reduced the list to a reasonable, if still dicey, five candidate words. Luck then shifted when the player used HYDRA; the author notes they very nearly chose HARDY instead, citing a personal fondness for both hydras and the Hardy Boys as part of the near-choice.

Every day the author checks Wordle Bot to analyze guessing performance and to track scores. The author notes that the Bot and they each get 1 point for guessing in three and 0 for tying. The narrative states, "Our final February totals ended up at: " followed by an incomplete tally; those final totals are unclear in the provided context.

Etymology and a small lexical detour

The write-up includes a short etymology for the word hydra: it comes from Greek hydra meaning "water-serpent, " from hydōr meaning "water. " The mythic Lernaean Hydra was a multi-headed serpent slain by Heracles. The piece notes that the word entered English in the 16th century initially meaning the monster, and later broadened metaphorically to mean any many-headed or proliferating problem, with an example phrase given in the original post.

Weekend plans, streaming guide and a technical notice on browser support

The author says they intend to spend the remaining time before their birthday occupied with games, books, TV shows and movies, and mentions that a weekend streaming guide has been published for readers seeking suggestions. Readers looking for Friday’s Wordle are told a separate Friday guide exists.

Separately, a short technical message appears in the context: a site-level notice states that a reader’s browser is not supported and asks that one of the current browsers be downloaded for the best experience on the referenced site. The message emphasizes the aim of ensuring the best experience by leveraging the latest web technology.

Spoilers and final notes

"Okay, spoilers below! The answer is coming!" the author warns, signaling that the post contains direct solution discussion and reveal. Readers who prefer to avoid spoilers are implicitly advised to pause before reading the full reveal portion of the original entry. The author closes by inviting readers to follow for daily puzzle-solving guides, TV and movie reviews and more on their blog.