New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #605 February 5, 2025

Today’s Connections puzzle challenges players to group sixteen words into four categories. This engaging exercise tests your ability to spot patterns, offering a satisfying mental workout for puzzle enthusiasts. The process of uncovering these links can be both stimulating and rewarding, if you can figure them out.

This article is designed to assist you at every stage of solving the puzzle as long as you already know how to play Connections. It includes general hints to point you in the right direction, spoilers for more specific guidance, and even the full answer if you’re completely stuck. Use these tools as needed to navigate today’s puzzle with confidence.

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Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #605 for February 5, 2025

The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Fan, Flag, WIlliam, Tell, Bonus, Banknote, Cut, Deal, Beak, Salary, Invoice, Giveaway, Insurance, Sign, Shuffle, and Vacation.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

If a hint or two would help you out with this challenging mobile-friendly puzzle game, you can find a bunch of them below. You can open each of them with the “Read More” button below each header.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

1. None of these categories are about business deals.

2. Beak and Invoice go in the same group.

3. Flag and Giveaway belong in the same category.

Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer in this browser game: Reasons to take (or not take) a job.

Yellow Connections Category Answer

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is Parts of a Compensation Package.

Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is Parts of a Compensation Package.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Bonus, Insurance, Salary, Vacation.

Green NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer: An inkling, a warning.

Green Connections Category Answer

The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is Indication.

Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the green/medium difficulty Connections is Indication.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Flag, Giveaway, Sign, Tell.

Blue NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer: Playing Cards.

Blue Connections Category Answer

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is Things to do With a Deck of Cards.

Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is Things to do With a Deck of Cards.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Cut, Deal, Fan, Shuffle.

Purple NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer in this free-to-play game: Other things you could put in this category: A note, a flyer, an act, a measure.

Purple Connections Category Answer

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is What “Bill” Might Refer to.

Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is What “Bill” Might Refer to.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Banknote, Beak, Invoice, William.

Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #605 for February 5, 2025

Searching for the full answer to the New York Times Connections for today? You can find all the categories and the words that go inside them in the expandable section below.

• Yellow – Parts of a Compensation Package: Bonus, Insurance, Salary, Vacation
• Green – Indication: Flag, Giveaway, Sign, Tell
• Blue – Things to do With a Deck of Cards: Cut, Deal, Fan, Shuffle
• Purple – What “Bill” Might Refer to: Banknote, Beak, Invoice, William

Want to play? Check out the New York Times Games Connections website available on almost any device with a browser.

Systems

Released

June 12, 2023

ESRB

e

Developer(s)

The New York Times Company

Publisher(s)

The New York Times Company