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Connections puzzle #602, for Sunday, February 2, 2025, groups the 16 words into themes about feeling dejected, birds that are also verbs, TV comedy families, and terms that follow the letter K. Hints come first below; the complete groups are marked as spoilers.
Hints for Connections #602
Try these category clues before looking at the solutions. They describe the themes, not the official category titles.
- Yellow: Feeling upset or low.
- Green: Predator birds.
- Blue: On-screen families.
- Purple: Terms related to the letter K.
What were the 16 words?
The board contained BLUE, DOWN, DUCK, GRIFFIN, GROUSE, HANGDOG, HAWK, MART, MUNSTER, PARTRIDGE, PICKLES, POP, SORRY, STREET, SWALLOW, and SWISS.
Spoilers: Connections #602 answers
The puzzle’s full groupings, as reported by WordHint, Moneycontrol, and Yahoo Entertainment’s Future-syndicated guide, are:
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| Color | Category | Words | Why they fit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow | DEJECTED | BLUE, DOWN, HANGDOG, SORRY | Each describes a low or dejected mood. |
| Green | BIRDS THAT ARE VERBS | DUCK, GROUSE, HAWK, SWALLOW | Each word names a bird and can also be used as a verb. |
| Blue | TV COMEDY FAMILIES | GRIFFIN, MUNSTER, PARTRIDGE, PICKLES | Each is a family surname from a television comedy. |
| Purple | WORDS AFTER “K” | MART, POP, STREET, SWISS | Put K before each word: K-mart, K-pop, K Street, and K Swiss. |
How the tricky groups work
Bird names that also work as verbs
The green set is not simply four bird names. DUCK, GROUSE, HAWK, and SWALLOW can each also function as verbs, which is the shared property that distinguishes the group.
Words that follow K
The purple set completes familiar expressions when K is placed before each word: K-mart, K-pop, K Street, and K Swiss. The K belongs in front of the answer, not after it.
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How Connections works
Connections asks players to sort 16 words into four groups of four. WordHint’s description of the game says players have four mistakes before the puzzle ends; that is a guide’s gameplay description, not an independently verified statement of current official rules.
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WordHint, Moneycontrol, Yahoo Entertainment’s Future-syndicated guide, and The Times of India identify this as the Sunday, February 2, 2025 puzzle, #602. WordHint, Moneycontrol, and Yahoo’s guide report the answer groupings. These are secondary guides; an official New York Times archive page was not established.
Quick Recap
- WordHint: Connections hints and answers for February 2, 2025
- Moneycontrol: NYT Connections answers for February 2, 2025
- Yahoo Entertainment: NYT Connections hints and answers for February 2
- The Times of India: NYT Connections hints and answers for February 2, 2025
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