Connections is a daily word game with an interesting twist. All you receive are sixteen words, and you need to figure out how to group them into four categories. Each of these themed groups are a mystery at the start of the puzzle.
If you already know how to play Connections, you know just how challenging these puzzles can be. This article is designed for anyone who need a little, or a lot, of help for this word-sorting game.
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Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #611 for February 11, 2025
The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Mad, Man, Hub, Bub, Night, Mat, Bud, Tug, Jack, Wrench, Block, Jerk, Strap, Knee, Yank, and Bolster.
What is the Definition of Bub?
Bub is a slang American word for “buddy,” or “friend.”
What is the Definition of Bolster?
Bolster is one of those English words that has a ton of different meanings. Here they all are, according to Dictionary.com.
- “To support with or as with a pillow or cushion.”
- “To add to, support, strengthen, or uphold.”
- “A long, often cylindrical, cushion or pillow for a bed, sofa, etc.”
- “Anything resembling this in form or in use as a support.”
- “Any pillow, cushion, or pad.”
- In nautical terms, a bolster can also be a “circular casting on the side of a vessel, through which an anchor chain passes.”
- Also in nautical terms: “a timber used as a temporary support.”
- Another nautical meaning for bolster is “a beam for holding lines or rigging without chafing.”
- And the last nautical meaning is “a bag filled with buoyant material, fitted into a small boat.”
- In metalworking, a bolster is “an anvil-like support for the lower die of a drop forge.”
- In masonry, it can be “a timber or the like connecting two ribs of a centering.”
- Also in masonry, a bolster could be “a chisel with a blade splayed toward the edge, used for cutting bricks.”
- In the language of carpentry, a bolster might be “a horizontal timber on a post for lessening the free span of a beam.”
- Or it can also be “a structural member on which one end of a bridge truss rests” in carpentry.
Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle
If you are looking for some hints or spoilers for this free-to-play puzzle game, you can find a massive selection of them below. Each is hidden inside an expandable section to keep you from spoiling too much just from scrolling down.
Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle
Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints
Yellow Connections Category Answer
Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
Green NYT Connections Category Hints
Green Connections Category Answer
Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
Blue NYT Connections Category Hints
Blue Connections Category Answer
Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
Purple NYT Connections Category Hints
Purple Connections Category Answer
Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #611 for February 11, 2025
Need the full answer to today’s New York Times Games Connections puzzle? Inside the section below are all the categories and which words go in which groups.
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- Released
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June 12, 2023
- ESRB
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e
- Developer(s)
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The New York Times Company
- Publisher(s)
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The New York Times Company