Connections Hints: Feb 14, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on Feb 14, 2025 (2025-02-14). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #645

Puzzle #645 · 2025-02-14

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 #645 for 2025-02-14, 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: MOLLYCODDLE, THINGS A RATTLESNAKE DOES, WORDS SAID TO AN UNSUSPECTING PERSON 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.

  • MOLLYCODDLE
  • THINGS A RATTLESNAKE DOES
  • WORDS SAID TO AN UNSUSPECTING PERSON
  • HOMOPHONES OF BODIES OF WATER

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.

MOLLYCODDLE

BABY
HUMOR
INDULGE
PAMPER

THINGS A RATTLESNAKE DOES

HISS
RATTLE
SHED
SLITHER

WORDS SAID TO AN UNSUSPECTING PERSON

BOO
GOTCHA
GUESS WHO
SURPRISE

HOMOPHONES OF BODIES OF WATER

BAE
CREAK
SEE
STRAIGHT

Reveal full answer

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

MOLLYCODDLE

BABY
HUMOR
INDULGE
PAMPER

THINGS A RATTLESNAKE DOES

HISS
RATTLE
SHED
SLITHER

WORDS SAID TO AN UNSUSPECTING PERSON

BOO
GOTCHA
GUESS WHO
SURPRISE

HOMOPHONES OF BODIES OF WATER

BAE
CREAK
SEE
STRAIGHT

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