Connections Hints: Feb 16, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on Feb 16, 2025 (2025-02-16). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #644

Puzzle #644 · 2025-02-16

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 #644 for 2025-02-16, 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: GLIMMER, CORRESPOND WELL WITH, FAMOUS PUPPETS 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.

GLIMMER
CORRESPOND WELL WITH
FAMOUS PUPPETS
DOG BREEDS MINUS “ER” SOUND

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.

GLIMMER

HINT

SUGGESTION

TOUCH

TRACE

CORRESPOND WELL WITH

COMPLEMENT

FIT

MATCH

SUIT

FAMOUS PUPPETS

LAMB CHOP

OSCAR

PUNCH

TRIUMPH

DOG BREEDS MINUS “ER” SOUND

BOX

POINT

RETRIEVE

SET

Reveal full answer

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