NYT Connections game #642 was published Friday, March 14, 2025. Here are spoiler-light clues first, followed by the four categories and the complete answer key.
Hints for Connections #642
Each clue points to one group of four. The category labels and clues below are reported by TechRadar and Parade; they are not presented as verbatim wording from NYT.
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- Yellow: Pay your dues.
- Green: Grab-and-go items.
- Blue: Types of film.
- Purple: Add a word that rhymes with “code.”
Answers for Friday, March 14, 2025
Spoilers below. The 16-word grid includes the multiword entries CHARGING CABLE and FILM SERIES.
| Color | Category | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | Impose, as a penalty | ASSESS, CHARGE, FINE, LEVY |
| Green | Checkout line impulse buys | CANDY, CHAPSTICK, CHARGING CABLE, MAGAZINE |
| Blue | Movies of various lengths | EPIC, FEATURE, FILM SERIES, SHORT |
| Purple | ___ ROAD | DIRT, HIGH, ROCKY, SILK |
How the groups fit
Yellow: impose, as a penalty
ASSESS, CHARGE, FINE, and LEVY can all mean to impose a penalty or fee.
#1 Best Overall
Green: checkout line impulse buys
CANDY, CHAPSTICK, CHARGING CABLE, and MAGAZINE are items a shopper might pick up near a checkout. This is the puzzle’s category, not a recommendation to buy them.
Blue: movies of various lengths
EPIC, FEATURE, FILM SERIES, and SHORT name kinds or lengths of movie offerings.
Rank #2
Purple: words before “road”
DIRT, HIGH, ROCKY, and SILK each form a phrase when placed before ROAD.
About the puzzle date
This is the historical Friday, March 14, 2025 puzzle, not a current daily grid. TechRadar’s guide appeared March 13 and Parade’s appeared March 14; both identify the puzzle as #642. The difference in page dates does not change the game date.
Connections groups 16 words into four sets of four based on a shared connection. TechRadar reports that it is available through NYT Games on desktop or mobile.
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