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Connections #627
hints & answers for February 27, 2025

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Yellow group

Straightforward

1/4
First-letter clue

Look for four entries beginning with C, D, P and R. These initials are in sorted order.

Show one word

CALL belongs in this group.

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CONTACT VIA TELEPHONE

Reveal all four words
  • CALL
  • DIAL
  • PHONE
  • RING

Green group

A little trickier

2/4
First-letter clue

Look for four entries beginning with B, H, M and W. These initials are in sorted order.

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BELT belongs in this group.

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PARTS OF A CAR

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  • BELT
  • HORN
  • MIRROR
  • WHEEL

Blue group

More challenging

3/4
First-letter clue

Look for four entries beginning with A, C, O and T. These initials are in sorted order.

Show one word

ATOM belongs in this group.

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LEVELS OF BIOLOGICAL ORGANIZATION

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  • ATOM
  • CELL
  • ORGAN
  • TISSUE

Purple group

Wordplay & surprises

4/4
First-letter clue

Look for four entries beginning with B, C, I and T. These initials are in sorted order.

Show one word

BIGFOOT belongs in this group.

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ENDING WITH UNITS OF MEASURE

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  • BIGFOOT
  • COMPOUND
  • INSTAGRAM
  • THERMOMETER
Show categories only
  • Yellow: CONTACT VIA TELEPHONE
  • Green: PARTS OF A CAR
  • Blue: LEVELS OF BIOLOGICAL ORGANIZATION
  • Purple: ENDING WITH UNITS OF MEASURE

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All four categories and their words, together.

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Yellow

CONTACT VIA TELEPHONE

CALL · DIAL · PHONE · RING

Green

PARTS OF A CAR

BELT · HORN · MIRROR · WHEEL

Blue

LEVELS OF BIOLOGICAL ORGANIZATION

ATOM · CELL · ORGAN · TISSUE

Purple

ENDING WITH UNITS OF MEASURE

BIGFOOT · COMPOUND · INSTAGRAM · THERMOMETER

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About the answers and hints

Categories and answers follow the recorded NYT puzzle. Our hints are independent: some are original category clues, while others give the first letters of the four words. Each hint is labelled so you can choose how much help to take.

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