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Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — February 25, 2025
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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BEAUCOUP
BRICK
FISH TANK
GUSTO
JENNY
LIME
MICROWAVE
MOLTO
MORTAR
MUCHO
MULTI
PASSION
PICKLE
RELISH
SHOEBOX
ZEST
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
ENTHUSIASMStraightforward
“MANY” IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGESModerate
RECTANGULAR PRISMSTricky
RHYME WITH U.S. COINSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
ENTHUSIASMStraightforward
WORDS MEANING EAGERNESS OR VIGOR+ 3 more…
“MANY” IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGESModerate
WORDS MEANING 'A LOT' IN VARIOUS LANGUAGES+ 3 more…
RECTANGULAR PRISMSTricky
THINGS SHAPED LIKE A BOX WITH SIX FLAT SIDES+ 3 more…
RHYME WITH U.S. COINSDevious
WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PENNY, DIME, QUARTER, OR NICKEL+ 3 more…
Full solution
ENTHUSIASMStraightforward
GUSTO,PASSION,RELISH,ZEST
GUSTO, PASSION, RELISH, and ZEST all mean enthusiasm or eager enjoyment
“MANY” IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGESModerate
BEAUCOUP,MOLTO,MUCHO,MULTI
BEAUCOUP (French), MOLTO (Italian), MUCHO (Spanish), and MULTI (Latin/prefix) all mean 'many' or 'much' in different languages
RECTANGULAR PRISMSTricky
BRICK,FISH TANK,MICROWAVE,SHOEBOX
BRICK, FISH TANK, MICROWAVE, and SHOEBOX are all rectangular prisms in everyday life
RHYME WITH U.S. COINSDevious
JENNY,LIME,MORTAR,PICKLE
JENNY rhymes with penny, LIME rhymes with dime, MORTAR rhymes with quarter, and PICKLE rhymes with nickel — all U.S. coin rhymes