NYT Connections February 16 2025 Answers
Puzzle #616
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
PUNCH SUGGESTION TOUCH POINT MATCH BOX TRIUMPH SET HINT COMPLEMENT OSCAR SUIT LAMB CHOP TRACE FIT RETRIEVE
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — GLIMMER
Green — CORRESPOND WELL WITH
Blue — FAMOUS PUPPETS
Purple — DOG BREEDS MINUS “ER” SOUND
GLIMMERHINT, SUGGESTION, TOUCH, TRACE
CORRESPOND WELL WITHCOMPLEMENT, FIT, MATCH, SUIT
FAMOUS PUPPETSLAMB CHOP, OSCAR, PUNCH, TRIUMPH
DOG BREEDS MINUS “ER” SOUNDBOX, POINT, RETRIEVE, SET
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Connections gives you 16 words that form four secret groups of four. Find each group — yellow is the easiest, then green, blue, and the famously tricky purple. You're allowed four mistakes. A new puzzle drops daily at midnight; play free at nytimes.com.