Connections Hints: Feb 26, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on Feb 26, 2025 (2025-02-26). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #664

Puzzle #664 · 2025-02-26

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 #664 for 2025-02-26, 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: EXPENDITURE, ONETIME, MADE WITH HORIZONTAL LINES 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.

  • EXPENDITURE
  • ONETIME
  • MADE WITH HORIZONTAL LINES
  • SIMPSON FAMILY MEMBERS WITH FIRST LETTER CHANGED

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.

EXPENDITURE

CHARGE
COST
PRICE
RATE

ONETIME

FORMER
LATE
PAST
PRIOR

MADE WITH HORIZONTAL LINES

DASH
HYPHEN
MINUS
UNDERSCORE

SIMPSON FAMILY MEMBERS WITH FIRST LETTER CHANGED

BAGGIE
BARGE
COMER
PISA

Reveal full answer

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

EXPENDITURE

CHARGE
COST
PRICE
RATE

ONETIME

FORMER
LATE
PAST
PRIOR

MADE WITH HORIZONTAL LINES

DASH
HYPHEN
MINUS
UNDERSCORE

SIMPSON FAMILY MEMBERS WITH FIRST LETTER CHANGED

BAGGIE
BARGE
COMER
PISA

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