NYT Connections puzzle #656 was published on Friday, March 28, 2025. If you want a nudge before seeing the solution, use the spoiler-light hints below; the four categories and all 16 words follow.
Hints for Connections #656
- Yellow: Think of different ways to throw something.
- Green: These words can describe things positioned on both sides of something else.
- Blue: These are associated with a classic Girl Scout uniform.
- Purple: Each word comes before the same four-letter word.
Answers for March 28, 2025
Yellow — HURL: CHUCK, PELT, PITCH, SLING.
Green — BE ON BOTH SIDES OF: BOOKEND, BRACKET, FLANK, SURROUND.
Blue — PARTS OF A CLASSIC GIRL SCOUT UNIFORM: BADGE, BERET, SASH, SKIRT.
Purple — ___ HALL: BINGO, CITY, MONTY, STUDY.
Why the purple words fit
Each word forms a familiar phrase with “hall”: bingo hall, City Hall, Monty Hall, and study hall. MONTY is the less obvious link because it refers to the name in “Monty Hall,” rather than a type of building or room.
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Full 16-word board
CHUCK, MONTY, BRACKET, CITY, SKIRT, PITCH, FLANK, BADGE, STUDY, SASH, SLING, BOOKEND, SURROUND, BINGO, BERET, PELT.
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