NYT Connections Hints and Answers for Wednesday, February 12, 2025 (Game #612)

Spoiler warning: Hints and the complete solution for NYT Connections game #612 are below. This is the Wednesday, February 12, 2025 puzzle.

Hints for Connections game #612

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• Yellow: Think about paperwork that can show ownership.
• Green: These are different kinds of acts you might see in a variety show.
• Blue: Each word is an item associated with a character on The Simpsons.
• Purple: The group label refers to the song “Shake, Rattle and Roll.”

Answers for Wednesday, February 12, 2025

The four sets for game #612 are:

Why the purple words fit

The published category label points to the successive words in “Shake, Rattle and Roll”: SHAKE appears at the start of SHAKESPEARE, RATTLE at the start of RATTLESNAKE, and ROLL at the start of ROLLERBLADE. ANDROID is the fourth reported answer in the set.

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