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Friday, February 28, 2025

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — February 28, 2025

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Word grid

All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.

ANGEL
BELL
DEAR
DOLL
EGG
GENIE
HESITATE
MARBLES
MIND
PEACH
SENSE
TOOTHPASTE
WAFFLE
WAVER
WITS
YO-YO
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Themes

The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.

BE INDECISIVEStraightforward
LOVELY PERSONModerate
LUCIDITYTricky
COMPONENTS OF METAPHORS FOR THINGS THAT CAN’T BE UNDONEDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

BE INDECISIVEStraightforward
THESE WORDS ALL MEAN TO GO BACK AND FORTH WITHOUT COMMITTING+ 3 more…
LOVELY PERSONModerate
TERMS OF ENDEARMENT FOR A WONDERFUL, SWEET PERSON+ 3 more…
LUCIDITYTricky
WORDS ASSOCIATED WITH MENTAL CLARITY AND SOUNDNESS OF THOUGHT+ 3 more…
COMPONENTS OF METAPHORS FOR THINGS THAT CAN’T BE UNDONEDevious
EACH IS PART OF A COMMON PHRASE DESCRIBING SOMETHING IRREVERSIBLE+ 3 more…
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Full solution
BE INDECISIVEStraightforward
HESITATE,WAFFLE,WAVER,YO-YO

HESITATE, WAFFLE, WAVER, and YO-YO all describe being indecisive or going back and forth without making a firm decision

LOVELY PERSONModerate
ANGEL,DEAR,DOLL,PEACH

ANGEL, DEAR, DOLL, and PEACH are all affectionate terms used to describe a lovely, sweet, or kind person

LUCIDITYTricky
MARBLES,MIND,SENSE,WITS

MARBLES, MIND, SENSE, and WITS all relate to lucidity or mental sharpness, as in 'losing your marbles' or 'keeping your wits'

COMPONENTS OF METAPHORS FOR THINGS THAT CAN’T BE UNDONEDevious
BELL,EGG,GENIE,TOOTHPASTE

BELL (can't unring a bell), EGG (can't unscramble an egg), GENIE (can't put the genie back in the bottle), and TOOTHPASTE (can't put toothpaste back in the tube) are all parts of metaphors for things that cannot be undone

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