Get NYT Connections Hints for February 25, 2025. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #625, including word connections and hidden categories.
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SHOEBOX: Humans store shoes in shoeboxes, but shoeboxes store human journeys, dreams, and sometimes forgotten lottery tickets.
Think about synonyms for strong excitement or enjoyment
Words that describe doing something with great energy and delight
Enthusiasm
GUSTO: We live with gusto, but gusto lives through us - it's not an attitude, it's an entity using humans as its enthusiasm vessels.
Look for words meaning 'many' or 'much' in various tongues
International expressions of quantity
โmanyโ in different languages
RELISH: People put relish on hot dogs, but relish puts meaning into meaningless moments.
Think about common household items with straight edges
Storage or functional boxes in different forms
Rectangular prisms
PASSION: You don't find passion, passion finds you - and sometimes it's just sitting there, waiting for you to stop looking.
These can all follow specific numbers in different contexts
Some are food items, some are building materials, some are measurements
Rhyme with u.s. coins
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Hint: Enthusiasm
Hint: โmanyโ in different languages
Hint: Rectangular prisms
Hint: Rhyme with u.s. coins