Get NYT Connections Hints for February 4, 2025. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #604, including word connections and hidden categories.
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BUTTER: Butter smooths everything it touches, yet its own life melts away. Who's really spreading happiness?
Think about digital and physical storage options
Ways to retain and protect something valuable
Conserve
STORE: We think we store things, but stores are really storing our desires and needs.
Actions that make things smoother
Tools and processes for finishing materials
Smooth using friction
PRESERVE: We preserve things to keep them from changing, but change is what preserves us.
Common gambling and wagering terminology
Sports betting options and preferences
Sports gambling terms
PARLAY: You think you're making a deal, but the deal is making you.
Think about different food items and textures
Various types of finger foods or descriptions
Words before “fingers”
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Hint: Conserve
Hint: Smooth using friction
Hint: Sports gambling terms
Hint: Words before “fingers”