New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #628 February 28, 2025

Connections is a daily word puzzle game created by the New York Times that may seem simple at first glance. But it can quickly become quite challenging, particularly if some of the words are unfamiliar to you.

For those already familiar with the rules of how to play Connections, you know just how tough it can be. Thankfully, help is here in this article. Here you can find general hints, category clues, and a whole lot more to help you in your quest to win this puzzle.

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Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #628 for February 28, 2025

The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Peach, Yo-Yo, Egg, Marbles, Toothpaste, Waffle, Doll, Mind, Genie, Angel, Sense, Hesitate, Waver, Wits, Bell, and Dear.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

Every section below holds a different clue or spoiler for this popular PC puzzle game today. If you want to peek at what is hiding inside each one, press the “Read More” button underneath the header of the one you want.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

Here are some hints for this minimalist puzzle game:

1. None of these categories are about types of foods.

2. Yo-Yo and Waffle go in the same group.

3. Genie and Toothpaste belong in the same category.

Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer: “I love her; she’s a ____.”

Yellow Connections Category Answer

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is Lovely Person.

Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is Lovely Person.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Angel, Dear, Doll, Peach.

Green NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer: “Have you lost your sense!?”

Green Connections Category Answer

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

Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

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

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Marbles, Mind, Sense, Wits.

Blue NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer: To flip flop.

Blue Connections Category Answer

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is Be Indecisive.

Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is Be Indecisive.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Hesitate, Waffle, Waver, Yo-Yo.

Purple NYT Connections Category Hints

Purple Connections Category Answer

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Metaphors for Things that Can’t Be Undone.

Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Metaphors for Things that Can’t Be Undone.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Bell, Egg, Genie, Toothpaste.

Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #628 for February 28, 2025

If you are in need of the full answer to this mind-boggling and hard puzzle game, look in the section below. Inside, you can see all the different groups’ themes and which word goes in which group.

• Yellow – Lovely Person: Angel, Dear, Doll, Peach
• Green – Lucidity: Marbles, Mind, Sense, Wits
• Blue – Be Indecisive: Hesitate, Waffle, Waver, Yo-Yo
• Purple – Metaphors for Things that Can’t Be Undone: Bell, Egg, Genie, Toothpaste

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