Connections Hints: Feb 12, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on Feb 12, 2025 (2025-02-12). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #636

Puzzle #636 · 2025-02-12

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 #636 for 2025-02-12, 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: DOCUMENTS OF OWNERSHIP, BITS IN A VARIETY SHOW, PROPS FOR CHARACTERS ON “THE SIMPSONS” 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.

  • DOCUMENTS OF OWNERSHIP
  • BITS IN A VARIETY SHOW
  • PROPS FOR CHARACTERS ON “THE SIMPSONS”
  • STARTING WITH “SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL”

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.

DOCUMENTS OF OWNERSHIP

CERTIFICATE
DEED
RECEIPT
TITLE

BITS IN A VARIETY SHOW

DANCE
MONOLOGUE
SKETCH
SONG

PROPS FOR CHARACTERS ON “THE SIMPSONS”

DONUT
PACIFIER
SAXOPHONE
SKATEBOARD

STARTING WITH “SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL”

ANDROID
RATTLESNAKE
ROLLERBLADE
SHAKESPEARE

Reveal full answer

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

DOCUMENTS OF OWNERSHIP

CERTIFICATE
DEED
RECEIPT
TITLE

BITS IN A VARIETY SHOW

DANCE
MONOLOGUE
SKETCH
SONG

PROPS FOR CHARACTERS ON “THE SIMPSONS”

DONUT
PACIFIER
SAXOPHONE
SKATEBOARD

STARTING WITH “SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL”

ANDROID
RATTLESNAKE
ROLLERBLADE
SHAKESPEARE

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