Need a nudge on NYT Connections puzzle #628 from Friday, February 28, 2025? Start with the four hints below; the complete category labels and word groups follow in a separate section, so you can stop before the spoilers.
Hints for Connections #628
These hints run from yellow to purple and do not reveal the answers:
- “Hmm, I’m not sure”
- “Someone you think is great”
- “Have you lost it?”
- “Permanent error”
Answers for Connections #628
Spoilers below: the category labels and all 16 words are revealed here.
Yellow: Be indecisive
Hesitate, waffle, waver, yo-yo.
Green: Lovely person
Angel, dear, doll, peach.
Blue: Lucidity
Marbles, mind, sense, wits.
Purple: Components of metaphors for things that can’t be undone
Bell, egg, genie, toothpaste.
The date, puzzle number, categories, and answer groups are reported in Gael Cooper’s Yahoo Entertainment answer guide published February 28, 2025: Yahoo Entertainment. An NYT primary puzzle page confirming this specific solution was not established.
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