Get NYT Connections Hints for February 13, 2025. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #613, including word connections and hidden categories.
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EGO: Your ego isn't too big - the universe is just too small to contain your awesome potential
Often used as templates or references
Something you'd follow to create or build
Template
TOKEN: A token is meant to represent value, but perhaps it's just a reminder that value is taking a day off
Non-verbal representations
Silent but meaningful indicators
Demonstration, as of appreciation
GUIDE: A guide shows you the way, but maybe the way is just lost and needs a guide of its own
Common helpers in English grammar
Auxiliary verbs about potential or requirement
Modal verbs
MODEL: A model shows how things should be, but maybe things are just models having an identity crisis
Psychological or mental influences
Aspects of human consciousness and motivation
___ trip
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Hint: Template
Hint: Demonstration, as of appreciation
Hint: Modal verbs
Hint: ___ trip