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Need a nudge before the solution? Here are spoiler-light hints for the New York Times Connections puzzle from Tuesday, March 11, 2025, followed by the four categories and complete answer groups for puzzle #639.
Hints for Connections puzzle #639
Try these clues in order, stopping when you have enough to solve a group:
- Look for a word meaning a departure from what is usual or expected.
- Find four things that make or produce a ringing sound.
- Look for items traditionally made from the same material.
- The last group is linked by the surnames or names of successful singer-songwriters who play piano.
What are the Connections categories for March 11?
- Yellow: Variation from the norm
- Green: Things that ring
- Blue: Things traditionally made of leather
- Purple: Singer-songwriter pianists
Connections answers for Tuesday, March 11
Spoilers below: The complete word sets for puzzle #639 are:
- Yellow — Variation from the norm: ALTERNATIVE, BREAK, CHANGE, DEPARTURE
- Green — Things that ring: ALARM, BELL, INTERCOM, PHONE
- Blue — Things traditionally made of leather: FOOTBALL, MOCCASINS, SADDLE, WALLET
- Purple — Singer-songwriter pianists: KEYS, KING, LEGEND, WONDER
The purple words point to Alicia Keys, Carole or Ben E. King, John Legend, and Stevie Wonder.
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How Connections works
The New York Times Help Center describes the core task this way: “Players are given 16 words and must find groups of four items that share something in common.” Each group is marked yellow, green, blue, or purple, with yellow generally the easiest and purple the trickiest. There is one intended solution, but words can plausibly fit more than one theme, which is part of the challenge. The Help Center says editors curate words and categories using the Oxford Dictionary.
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The New York Times Help Center says Connections is available on the NYT website, Games app, and News app, and that its daily puzzle releases at midnight in the player’s time zone. The Connections archive reaches back to June 12, 2023; access to archived puzzles is for All Access and Games subscribers. Subscription and archive terms can change, so check the current Help Center details before subscribing.
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