NYT Connections puzzle #613 was published on February 13, 2025. Start with the spoiler-free clues below; the four answer groups follow under a clear warning. This is a past puzzle, not today’s current board.
Hints for Connections #613
Connections asks you to sort 16 words into four groups of four that share a common thread. If you are still solving, use these clues in order and stop before the answer section when you have enough.
- Look for four words that can describe a plan, pattern, or example to follow.
- One group consists of verbs used to express possibility, ability, necessity, or intention.
- For another group, place the same word after each entry to complete a familiar phrase.
- The remaining words are associated with showing or giving appreciation; the available answer guide’s category label is garbled, so this clue describes the apparent connection rather than claiming an official label.
A general solving approach is to scan the full board, note a couple of words that seem related, then look for the two remaining words that complete that pattern. Players select four words at a time; the cited guide says the game allows up to four mistakes.
Answers for February 13, 2025
Spoilers: The full groups and words are below.
TEMPLATE
BLUEPRINT, GUIDE, MODEL, MOLD
Appreciation-related words
EXPRESSION, GESTURE, SYMBOL, TOKEN
The accessible Try Hard Guides answer page displays this category label as “DEMONSTRATION, AS OF APPRECIATION,” which appears malformed. These four words support an appreciation-related interpretation, but the exact official category wording is not established here.
MODAL VERBS
CAN, MIGHT, MUST, WILL
___ TRIP
EGO, GUILT, HEAD, POWER. Each word forms a familiar phrase when followed by “trip”: ego trip, guilt trip, head trip, and power trip.
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Yahoo Entertainment’s February 13, 2025 guide excerpt attributes a 3-out-of-5 difficulty rating to Connections Companion. That is a third-party rating, not an official NYT statistic, and the underlying Companion rating page was not available for independent verification.
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