NYT Connections February 4 2025 Answers
Puzzle #604
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
FILE SAVE BUTTER CHICKEN SPREAD SAND UNDER STORE LADY FAVORITE STICKY PRESERVE KEEP BUFF PARLAY GRIND
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — CONSERVE
Green — SMOOTH USING FRICTION
Blue — SPORTS GAMBLING TERMS
Purple — WORDS BEFORE “FINGERS”
CONSERVEKEEP, PRESERVE, SAVE, STORE
SMOOTH USING FRICTIONBUFF, FILE, GRIND, SAND
SPORTS GAMBLING TERMSFAVORITE, PARLAY, SPREAD, UNDER
WORDS BEFORE “FINGERS”BUTTER, CHICKEN, LADY, STICKY
Checked against the official NYT Connections solution
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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.