New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #621…

Connections is here once again to challenge your brain and get you thinking. In order to win, you need to study all sixteen of the words given to you and infer the four categories they need to be sorted into.

If you already know how to play Connections, but are stuck on today's puzzle, you can find everything you need to solve this one below. In this article, you can find things like hints to the overall puzzle, clues to the categories, and a whole lot more.

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Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #621 for February 21, 2025

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The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Guitar, Pick, Eyedropper, Solution, Harvest, Fix, Can Opener, Eraser, Baseball Glove, Magic Wand, Answer, Reap, Gather, Golf Club, Lasso, and Remedy.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

There are loads of hints and spoilers for this puzzle game hidden in the expandable sections below. Peek inside each one to get a little closer to the answer to this game similar to Wordle.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

Here are some hints:

1. None of the categories are about being two-word phrases.

2. Golf Club and Guitar go in the same group.

3. Lasso and Magic Wand belong to the same group.

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer in this PC puzzle game: A cure-all or countermeasure.

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is Way of Solving a Problem.

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is Way of Solving a Problem.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Answer, Fix, Remedy, Solution.

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer: Get all the fruit from the trees.

The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is Collect, As From an Orchard.

The answer to the green/medium difficulty Connections is Collect, As From an Orchard.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Gather, Harvest, Pick, Reap.

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer in this mind-bogglingly difficult puzzle game: Photo editing at its finest.

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is Photoshop Tools.

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is Photoshop Tools.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Eraser, Eyedropper, Lasso, Magic Wand.

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer: One for each hand.

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Objects That May Be Right- or Left-Handed.

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Objects That May Be Right- or Left-Handed.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Baseball Glove, Can Opener, Golf Club, Guitar.

Answers for Today's NYT Connections #621 for February 21, 2025

If you want to see the solution to this free-to-play PC game, check out the next section. Inside, you'll find all four of the categories and the words that go into each one.

Yellow - Way of Solving a Problem: Answer, Fix, Remedy, Solution
Green - Collect, As From an Orchard: Gather, Harvest, Pick, Reap
Blue - Photoshop Tools: Eraser, Eyedropper, Lasso, Magic Wand
Purple - Objects That May Be Right- or Left-Handed: Baseball Glove, Can Opener, Golf Club, Guitar