NYT Connections February 20 2025 Answers
Puzzle #620
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
ROOSTER UMBRELLA SLEEP STAR SOS SUNRISE STAY FLARE CIRCLE BUNK SIGNAL DEW ALARM TRIANGLE WORM CRASH
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — ALERT
Green — SPEND THE NIGHT (AT)
Blue — ASSOCIATED WITH EARLY MORNING
Purple — COOKIE CUTTER SHAPES IN “SQUID GAME”
ALERTALARM, FLARE, SIGNAL, SOS
SPEND THE NIGHT (AT)BUNK, CRASH, SLEEP, STAY
ASSOCIATED WITH EARLY MORNINGDEW, ROOSTER, SUNRISE, WORM
COOKIE CUTTER SHAPES IN “SQUID GAME”CIRCLE, STAR, TRIANGLE, UMBRELLA
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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.