Connections #654 is the archived Wednesday, March 26, 2025 puzzle. Its four groups are table-setting items, words that take “up” to mean increase, digital-storage terms, and words hiding a volume unit plus one extra letter. The complete groups and the purple wordplay are below.
Connections #654 answers for March 26, 2025
Parade and Moneycontrol report these matching categories and word groups for puzzle #654:
| Category | Words |
|---|---|
| Parts of a table setting | FORK, GLASS, NAPKIN, PLATE |
| Increased, with “up” | FLEW, ROSE, SHOT, THRUST |
| Kinds of digital storage | CARD, CLOUD, DISK, DRIVE |
| Units of volume plus a letter | BOUNCE, GALLEON, PINOT, QUARTZ |
Parade’s March 26, 2025 Connections guide and Moneycontrol’s puzzle #654 answers independently report the same groups.
Why the purple group works
Each word in the final group contains the spelling of a volume unit with one additional letter. The extra letter can appear at the beginning, middle, or end:
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- BOUNCE contains OUNCE plus B.
- GALLEON contains GALLON plus E.
- PINOT contains PINT plus O.
- QUARTZ contains QUART plus Z.
Screen Plays Mag’s explanation of the volume-unit wordplay describes these transformations.
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