Get NYT Connections Hints for March 8, 2025. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #636, including word connections and hidden categories.
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EXCELLENT: When something is truly excellent, it makes you question if you're worthy of experiencing it. Plot twist: you're not.
Created to resemble something genuine
Substitute versions
Faux
COTTON: Cotton claims to be the fabric of our lives, but polyester is the one keeping our cheap dreams alive.
Laundry-related terms
How to handle certain materials
Washing machine cycles/settings
BOGUS: The most bogus thing about calling something bogus is pretending we know what's real.
Bill and Ted might say these
Words said frequently in the “bill and ted” movies
DELICATE: Handle with care because it's delicate - unlike your ego, which seems indestructible.
Each can be paired with another word to form a compound
Think of different types of containers or devices
___box
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Hint: Faux
Hint: Washing machine cycles/settings
Hint: Words said frequently in the “bill and ted” movies
Hint: ___box