NYT Connections Hints and Answers – Wednesday, February 5 (#605)

Looking for a little help with today’s NYT Connections puzzle? We’ve got you covered with hints and answers for puzzle #605 on February 5. Today’s puzzle is rated 3.3 out of 5 in difficulty by the Connections Companion, making it a bit trickier than yesterday’s challenge.

Each day, we provide hints and solutions to help you solve all four groupings and keep your winning streak alive. If you’re just looking for clues, scroll down for thematic hints. If you’d rather see the full answers, they’re available further down. Plus, we’ve included yesterday’s solutions in case you’re playing catch-up.

Hints for Today’s NYT Connections Puzzle

If you’re struggling with today’s puzzle, here are some hints to guide you in the right direction:

🟨 Category Hint: These are parts of a compensation package.

🟩 Category Hint: These words indicate something.

🟦 Category Hint: These are actions related to a deck of cards.

🟪 Category Hint: These words relate to different meanings of "bill."

Need an extra nudge? Here’s a broader clue: Signs point to bills in a package of cards.

Today’s NYT Connections Answers (Puzzle #605)

If you’re ready to check your answers or just want to see the solutions, here they are:

🟨 Parts of a Compensation Package: Bonus, Insurance, Salary, Vacation

🟩 Indications: Flag, Giveaway, Sign, Tell

🟦 Actions Related to a Deck of Cards: Cut, Deal, Fan, Shuffle

🟪 Meanings of "Bill": Banknote, Beak, Invoice, William

This puzzle seemed to have a subtle gambling theme, as I quickly identified “cut” and “deal” as card-related terms, followed by “shuffle” and “fan.”

The "bill" category took a moment to click until I thought of "William" (Bill), leading me to pair it with "banknote," "beak," and "invoice." The other two groups took a bit longer to recognize, but eventually, the patterns became clear.

Yesterday’s NYT Connections Answers (Puzzle #604)

If you’re looking back at a previous game, here are the answers for puzzle #604:

🟨 Conserve: Keep, Preserve, Save, Store

🟩 Smooth Using Friction: Buff, File, Grind, Sand

🟦 Sports Gambling Terms: Favorite, Parlay, Spread, Under

🟪 Words Before "Fingers": Butter, Chicken, Lady, Sticky

Yesterday’s puzzle had a slightly lower difficulty rating of 3.2 out of 5. The sports gambling terms stood out to me immediately, while the "fingers" category took a bit longer to figure out. Once I saw "lady," I quickly connected it to "butter fingers," "sticky fingers," and "chicken fingers." The green and yellow categories were my final solves.

Looking for more NYT puzzle tips? Check out our guide on how to play NYT Connections for expert strategies to improve your solving skills.