Connections Hints: Feb 28, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on Feb 28, 2025 (2025-02-28). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #662

Puzzle #662 · 2025-02-28

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 #662 for 2025-02-28, 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: BE INDECISIVE, LOVELY PERSON, LUCIDITY 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.

  • BE INDECISIVE
  • LOVELY PERSON
  • LUCIDITY
  • COMPONENTS OF METAPHORS FOR THINGS THAT CAN’T BE UNDONE

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.

BE INDECISIVE

HESITATE
WAFFLE
WAVER
YO-YO

LOVELY PERSON

ANGEL
DEAR
DOLL
PEACH

LUCIDITY

MARBLES
MIND
SENSE
WITS

COMPONENTS OF METAPHORS FOR THINGS THAT CAN’T BE UNDONE

BELL
EGG
GENIE
TOOTHPASTE

Reveal full answer

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

BE INDECISIVE

HESITATE
WAFFLE
WAVER
YO-YO

LOVELY PERSON

ANGEL
DEAR
DOLL
PEACH

LUCIDITY

MARBLES
MIND
SENSE
WITS

COMPONENTS OF METAPHORS FOR THINGS THAT CAN’T BE UNDONE

BELL
EGG
GENIE
TOOTHPASTE

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