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NYT Connections #629 is the puzzle from Saturday, March 1, 2025—not a current-day puzzle. Use the color-coded hints below if you want help first, then open the spoiler section for all four category names and word groups.
Connections #629 word list
The 16 tiles are: DRUGSTORE, FIDDLER, HORSESHOE, LADYBUG, MERRILY, MIDNIGHT, PENNY, PHANTOM, RHINESTONE, SHAMROCK, SPACE, SUNSET, TOMBOY, TOOLBOX, TOLLBOOTH, and TOWBOAT.
Hints by color
These clues follow the puzzle’s color order and avoid giving away the complete groups:
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- Yellow: Lucky symbols.
- Green: Words that can follow “to” to form a compound word.
- Blue: Familiar names of musical theatre productions.
- Purple: Words that come before “cowboy” in film and music titles.
Spoiler: all four answers
Yellow — Associated with good luck
HORSESHOE, LADYBUG, PENNY, SHAMROCK.
Green — To-bo- compound words
TOLLBOOTH, TOMBOY, TOOLBOX, TOWBOAT.
Blue — Broadway musicals, familiarly
FIDDLER, MERRILY, PHANTOM, SUNSET.
Purple — Words before “cowboy” in film and music
DRUGSTORE, MIDNIGHT, RHINESTONE, SPACE.
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