New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #618 February 18, 2025

Connections is back with another challenge for puzzle enthusiasts to ponder over. You get a collection of sixteen seemingly-random words, and you need to put each of those into one of four mystery categories. The only hints you have are the words themselves.

If you want to win, but you are having trouble with this puzzle specifically, you can find help in the article below. There are general hints, category help, and a whole lot more. No matter what you need to solve this browser game on your own, you can find it here.

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Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #618 for February 18, 2025

The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Hearty, Ready, Handy, Square, Available, Butty, Cavity, Filling, Footy, Hole, Solid, Chippy, Hollow, Telly, Nearby, and Pit.

What Is the Definition of Butty?

Butty is a British slang word, both for “sandwich” and for “buttered bread.” It can also sometimes be a slang word in Britain for “buddy.”

Footy is another British slang word. It has two meanings: it can mean Football (Soccer) or it can mean “poor; worthless; paltry.”

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

In each of the sections below, you can find things like hints, spoilers, and category clues for this mobile puzzle game. Open them up with the “Read More” buttons below them to see what’s hiding inside.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

1. None of these groups are about rhyming words or words that the same or similar letters.

2. However, in one of the groups, all its words just happen to end in the same letter.

3. Solid and Square belong in the same group.

Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer: A caldera, a divot.

Yellow Connections Category Answer

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is Crater.

Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is Crater.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Cavity, Hole, Hollow, Pit.

Green NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer in this relaxing puzzle game: Easy to reach.

Green Connections Category Answer

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

Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

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

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Available, Handy, Nearby, Ready.

Blue NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer: “Well, now I’m full.”

Blue Connections Category Answer

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is Substantial, as a Meal.

Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is Substantial, as a Meal.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Filling, Hearty, Solid, Square.

Purple NYT Connections Category Hints

Purple Connections Category Answer

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Britishisms.

Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Britishisms.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Butty, Chippy, Footy, Telly.

Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #618 for February 18, 2025

For the complete answer for this free-to-play PC game, open the section below. Inside, you’ll find the categories and the words that match up with each one.

• Yellow – Crater: Cavity, Hole, Hollow, Pit
• Green – Accessible: Available, Handy, Nearby, Ready
• Blue – Substantial, as a Meal: Filling, Hearty, Solid, Square
• Purple – Britishisms: Butty, Chippy, Footy, Telly

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