Connections Hints: Feb 8, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on Feb 8, 2025 (2025-02-08). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #640

Puzzle #640 · 2025-02-08

Step through today’s Connections hints

Start with broad themes, then reveal more detail about the groups and tiles only when you need it. The final button shows today's full group breakdown.

Puzzle reference: Connections #640 for 2025-02-08, edition main, with a standard four-group board. Spoiler categories and tiles stay collapsed until you open the hint layers below.

Hint 1 – overall theme

There are 4 groups in today’s puzzle.

Themes include: INFO ON A BASEBALL CARD, SCRUNCH, AS FABRIC, TIME ADVERBS and 1 more.

Hint 2 – group titles

Here are the category names for each group. Try matching the tiles in the official game to these themes before you reveal any tiles.

INFO ON A BASEBALL CARD
SCRUNCH, AS FABRIC
TIME ADVERBS
___ FOOD

Hint 3 – group tiles

Reveal the tiles for each group. If you only want a partial nudge, stop after reading one or two groups and go back to the official puzzle.

INFO ON A BASEBALL CARD

BIO

PLAYER

STAT

TEAM

SCRUNCH, AS FABRIC

BUNCH

GATHER

RUFFLE

PUCKER

TIME ADVERBS

LATER

NOW

SOON

THEN

___ FOOD

FAST

FINGER

JUNK

SOUL

Reveal full answer

This is the full breakdown of today's Connections puzzle: group titles and all tiles, grouped together.