NYT Connections Hints and Answers for Saturday, February 22, 2025
Stuck on Connections puzzle #622? Each group below starts with a gentle hint. Open a starter word, then the category, and only reveal the full answers when you are ready. Your progress is remembered on this device.
Clues and hints for each group
Hint: These four are names or titles you may know from culture, sport or the news, so ask what they share.
Show one word from this group
One word that belongs here: CANADIEN
Show the category
Member of a Team with the Most Championships in Their Respective Sports
Hint: Four of the sixteen words share a link. The category name begins with the letter C.
Show one word from this group
One word that belongs here: CRIMP
Show the category
Create Some Volume/texture in Hair
Hint: Four of the sixteen words share a link. The category name begins with the letter S.
Show one word from this group
One word that belongs here: GLITTER
Show the category
Supplies for Macaroni Art
Hint: Four of the sixteen words share a link. The category name begins with the letter W.
Show one word from this group
One word that belongs here: DOODLE
Show the category
Words After “Golden”
Test your guess
Stuck between two ideas? Pick four words and check them. You will only hear whether it is right, one away, or not a group.
Select four words.
Full answers for puzzle #622
Reveal all four groups and their words
Member of a Team with the Most Championships in Their Respective Sports
Create Some Volume/texture in Hair
Supplies for Macaroni Art
Words After “Golden”
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Questions people ask
How hard is NYT Connections puzzle #622?
Puzzle #622 from February 22, 2025 follows the usual pattern: yellow is the gentlest group and purple the trickiest.
How can I get a hint for the February 22, 2025 Connections puzzle without spoilers?
Every group on this page opens with a one-line hint. One word from the group and then the category name sit behind separate buttons, and the full answers stay hidden until you open them.
When does the new Connections puzzle come out?
A new puzzle goes live every day at midnight in your local time zone. We usually publish the next puzzle's hints the evening before, US time, so they are ready when your grid refreshes. See today's hints →
How many mistakes are you allowed in Connections?
You have four mistakes. The fourth wrong guess ends the game, so you can safely miss three times. If the game says you are "one away", three of your four words are correct.
Where can I find yesterday's Connections answers?
Open the Yesterday page for the previous puzzle, or search the archive by date, puzzle number, word or category. Yesterday's hints →