Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers for Feb. 25, #625

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I’m still shaking my head at the purple category from today’s Connections puzzle. The puzzle editors picked a category of words and then found rhymes for all of them. Fun when you see the answer, but it can be tough to get there. 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: Whee!

Green group hint: Say “a lot,” when traveling.

Blue group hint: Same shape.

Purple group hint: Sounds like jingling moolah.

Answers for today’s Connections groups

Yellow group: Enthusiasm.

Green group: “Many” in different languages.

Blue group: Rectangular prisms.

Purple group: Rhyme with US coins.

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

What are today’s Connections answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is enthusiasm.  The four answers are gusto, passion, relish and zest.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is “many” in different languages.  The four answers are beaucoup, molto, mucho and multi.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is rectangular prisms.  The four answers are brick, fish tank, microwave and shoebox.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is rhyme with US coins.  The four answers are jenny, lime, mortar and pickle.