Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers for Feb. 5, #605

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Today’s Connections puzzle has some fun options. Pretty clever of them to put “William” and “Tell” next to each other — do kids today even know that story? Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.

The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. And players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.

Read more: Hints, Tips and Strategies to Help You Win at NYT Connections Every Time

Hints for today’s Connections groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest, yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Benefits of a job.

Green group hint: Hint at a happening.

Blue group hint: Think poker and Go Fish accessories.

Purple group hint: Gates, perhaps, or Nye.

Answers for today’s Connections groups

Yellow group: Parts of a compensation package.

Green group: Indication.

Blue group: Things to do with a deck of cards.

Purple group: What “bill” might refer to.

Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words

What are today’s Connections answers?

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The completed NYT Connections puzzle for Feb. 5, 2025, #605.

NYT/Screenshot by CNET

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is parts of a compensation package. The four answers are bonus, insurance, salary and vacation.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is indication. The four answers are flag, giveaway, sign and tell.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is things to do with a deck of cards. The four answers are cut, deal, fan and shuffle.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is what “bill” might refer to. The four answers are banknote, beak, invoice and William.




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