NYT Connections #647, published Wednesday, March 19, 2025, groups its 16 words around meaning, browser buttons, road parts, and the phrase “à/a la ___.” The board and spoiler-light clues are below; the complete groups follow.
Connections #647 word board
Try sorting these 16 words before revealing the categories:
MEAN, KING, EXPRESS, SHOULDER, BACK, MEDIAN, CARTE, SPELL, DIVIDER, EXTENSIONS, MODE, REFRESH, PLANCHA, LANE, FORWARD, CONVEY
Hints for March 19
- One group contains ways to signify something.
- One group names web browser buttons or controls.
- One group consists of parts of a road.
- One group completes the phrase “à/a la ___.”
Connections #647 categories and answers
Ways to signify
CONVEY, EXPRESS, MEAN, SPELL
Web browser buttons
BACK, EXTENSIONS, FORWARD, REFRESH
Parts of a road
DIVIDER, LANE, MEDIAN, SHOULDER
À/a la ___
CARTE, KING, MODE, PLANCHA
Why the groupings can be tricky
MEAN and MEDIAN may attract attention together, but the intended groups separate them: MEAN belongs with ways to signify, while MEDIAN is a part of a road. Similarly, EXPRESS groups with CONVEY, SPELL, and MEAN; FORWARD belongs with browser controls. PLANCHA completes the phrase pattern, but that grouping is not evidence that all four expressions are French.
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