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Hints for Connections #614
Try these category clues from least to most difficult before reading the answer key:
- Yellow: Mollycoddle.
- Green: Things a rattlesnake does.
- Blue: Words said to an unsuspecting person.
- Purple: Homophones of bodies of water.
The 16 words on the board
SURPRISE, HUMOR, SEE, STRAIGHT, BABY, RATTLE, BOO, CREAK, HISS, BAE, GOTCHA, PAMPER, SHED, GUESS WHO, INDULGE, SLITHER.
Answers for February 14, 2025
Spoilers below: These are the complete groups for puzzle #614.
#1 Best Overall
| Color | Category | Answers |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | MOLLYCODDLE | BABY, HUMOR, INDULGE, PAMPER |
| Green | THINGS A RATTLESNAKE DOES | HISS, RATTLE, SHED, SLITHER |
| Blue | WORDS SAID TO AN UNSUSPECTING PERSON | BOO, GOTCHA, GUESS WHO, SURPRISE |
| Purple | HOMOPHONES OF BODIES OF WATER | BAE, CREAK, SEE, STRAIGHT |
Why the groups fit
Yellow: MOLLYCODDLE
BABY and HUMOR are verbs here: to baby someone or humor them. INDULGE and PAMPER complete the set of ways to treat someone with excessive care or attention.
Green: THINGS A RATTLESNAKE DOES
A rattlesnake can HISS and RATTLE, shed its skin, and SLITHER.
Rank #2
Blue: WORDS SAID TO AN UNSUSPECTING PERSON
BOO, GOTCHA, GUESS WHO, and SURPRISE are things someone might say to catch another person off guard.
Purple: HOMOPHONES OF BODIES OF WATER
Say the entries aloud: BAE sounds like bay, CREAK like creek, SEE like sea, and STRAIGHT like strait. The board uses the sound-alikes rather than the water words themselves.
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Connections gives players 16 words to sort into four groups of four. The colors indicate category difficulty, and a guide to this puzzle reports that the game reveals the answers after four mistakes. Access and archive availability can change; check the NYT Games Connections page for current details.
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