Get NYT Connections Hints for February 28, 2025. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #628, including word connections and hidden categories.
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EGG: An egg doesn't fear breaking, it fears never knowing what it could become.
When you can't make up your mind, you might do these
These verbs describe back-and-forth movement or thinking
Be indecisive
DOLL: Dolls don't play with people, people play with themselves through dolls.
Sweet nicknames one might use for someone special
Affectionate ways to address a loved one
Lovely person
HESITATE: Hesitation isn't indecision - it's your future self trying to warn your present self.
You need these for clear thinking
Cognitive assets you don't want to lose
Lucidity
BELL: Every time a bell rings, an angel gets its wings - but what if angels are just bells learning to fly?
Once these come out, it's hard to reverse
Objects associated with 'you can't put it back in'
Components of metaphors for things that can’t be undone
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Hint: Be indecisive
Hint: Lovely person
Hint: Lucidity
Hint: Components of metaphors for things that can’t be undone