Unlocking Today’s Connections: A Guide to February 19, 2025
If you’re searching for the Connections solution from Wednesday, February 19, 2025, you’ve come to the right place. This post will offer hints, tactics, and ultimately, the answers to all four categories of the game. During the process, we’ll also clarify some of the more challenging terms and decipher how they connect. Caution: Spoilers for the February 19, NYT Connections #619 lie ahead! Continue if you seek assistance (and the complete answer) for today’s puzzle.
For a quick return to our daily Connections hints, consider bookmarking this page. Past hints are also available here, allowing you to catch up on any previous puzzles you might have missed.
Here, you will find some subtle hints relating to the answers, followed by the themes and the complete solutions lower on the page. Feel free to scroll at your own pace and take only the hints you require!
Credit: Connections/NYT
Hints for Today’s Puzzle Themes
Here are some hints devoid of spoilers for today’s groupings:
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Yellow category – Coastal items.
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Green category – A minor vehicle dent.
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Blue category – Noises made at regular intervals.
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Purple category – A fill-in-the-blank involving a part of animal anatomy that aids in balance (and provides wagging!).
WARNING: Spoilers Ahead!
We’re about to reveal some answers. Tread carefully if you wish to avoid spoilers. (The complete solutions are further down.)
Tricky Elements Unveiled
The words TICK and TOCK are indeed interrelated today.
DING signifies a minor blemish on a vehicle.
PONY combines with another term to form a well-known hairstyle.
Categories for Today’s Connections
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Yellow: STRUCTURES NEAR THE WATER
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Green: MINOR FLAWS
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Blue: SOUNDS MADE BY A CUCKOO CLOCK
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Purple: ___ TAIL
DOUBLE WARNING: SOLUTIONS BELOW
Are you ready to see the answers for today’s Connections game? The complete list is shared below.
Yellow Groupings Explained
The yellow category is the most intuitive, themed around STRUCTURES NEAR THE WATER, consisting of: BOARDWALK, DOCK, LIGHTHOUSE, WHARF.
Green Groupings Explained
The green category is slightly easier. Its theme is MINOR FLAWS, with the words: DENT, DING, NICK, SCRATCH.
Blue Groupings Explained
The blue category is the second most challenging. It revolves around SOUNDS MADE BY A CUCKOO CLOCK and includes: CHIME, CUCKOO, TICK, TOCK.
Purple Groupings Explained
Finally, the purple category is acknowledged as the most difficult. It features the theme ___ TAIL with the words: COCK, MOCK, PIG, PONY.
Navigating Today’s Connections
Identifying words related to farm animals (PONY, PIG, COCK, CUCKOO) along with those representing minor damages (DING, NICK, SCRATCH, DENT) offers a strong connection. 🟩
The terms WHARF, LIGHTHOUSE, DOCK, and BOARDWALK are easily grouped as seaside structures. 🟨
Then there’s CHIME, CUCKOO, TICK, and TOCK, all recognized as sounds emitted by clocks. 🟦
This leaves COCK, PIG, PONY, and MOCK. All align with “tail”: COCKtail, PIGtail, PONYtail, and MOCKtail. 🟪
Connections
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Playing Connections: Rules Recap
A comprehensive guide to Connections is available, but here’s a quick overview of the gameplay:
Access the Connections game on the New York Times website or through their Games app (formerly known as the Crossword app). The game board displays 16 tiles, each containing a word or phrase. Your goal is to choose a set of four tiles that share a commonality. These may all belong to the same category (such as RAIN, SLEET, HAIL, and SNOW, which are all forms of precipitation) or may involve clever wordplay (like BUCKET, GUEST, TOP TEN, and WISH, which belong to types of lists: bucket list, guest list, etc.).
After selecting four items, click the Submit button. If your selection is correct, the associated category and color will be unveiled (with yellow being the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple). Should your guess be wrong, another attempt is allowed.
The game is won upon identifying all four groups correctly. However, if you make four incorrect guesses prior to completing all groups, the game concludes and answers will be disclosed.
Winning at Connections
Key to success is recognizing that the connections are crafted to be deceptive. Expect possible overlaps in groupings. For instance, a previous puzzle featured multiple breakfast items: BACON, EGG, PANCAKE, OMELET, WAFFLE, and CEREAL. Yet, BACON belonged to a grouping of painters alongside CLOSE, MUNCH, and WHISTLER, while EGG associated with items that come by the dozen (including JUROR, ROSE, and MONTH). Therefore, it’s vital to ensure your group of four represents only those items before hitting “submit.”
If you find yourself stuck, attempt to identify words that seem disconnected from others. For example, upon Seeing WHISTLER, thinking of the artwork known as “Whistler’s Mother,” could yield useful insights. In a previous solution, a search led to the discovery of a painter named Close, which didn’t align with any apparent themes.
When challenges arise, utilizing hints—like the ones shared daily—can be particularly productive. Don’t forget to return tomorrow for the next puzzle!
