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Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Feb. 19, #619

Here are some hints -- and the answers -- for Connections No. 619 for Wednesday, Feb. 19.

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Hints for today's Connections groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today's Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest, yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Places near the beach.

Green group hint: Fault or error in something.

Blue group hint: Birdie timepiece noises.

Purple group hint: Wag your...

Answers for today's Connections groups

Yellow group: Structures by the shore.

Green group: Small imperfection.

Blue group: Sounds a cuckoo clock makes.

Purple group: ____ tail

Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words

What are today's Connections answers?

completed NYT Connections puzzle for Feb. 19, 2025, #619

The completed NYT Connections puzzle for Wednesday. Feb. 19, 2025, #619.

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The yellow words in today's Connections

The theme is structures by the shore. The four answers are boardwalk, dock, lighthouse and wharf.

The green words in today's Connections

The theme is small imperfection. The four answers are dent, ding, nick and scratch.

The blue words in today's Connections

The theme is sounds a cuckoo clock makes. The four answers are chime, cuckoo, tick and tock.

The purple words in today's Connections

The theme is ____ tail. The four answers are cock, mock, pig and pony.