This is the archived guide to NYT Connections puzzle #635, released Friday, March 7, 2025—not today’s current puzzle. The 16-word board splits into four groups of four. Hints come first; stop before the spoiler break if you want to solve it yourself.
Hints for Connections #635
Try the clues from least to most revealing. The color names refer to the puzzle’s four groups.
Brief hints
- Yellow: Insignia.
- Green: Not complete unknowns.
- Blue: Nice town.
- Purple: Altered fruits.
More revealing clues
- Yellow: Symbols, designations, or indicators.
- Green: People portrayed in notable movies.
- Blue: Words that are also names of places in a particular country.
- Purple: Food-related words that become something different when one letter changes.
Word bank
AMPLE, BROWN, BUFFALO, CASH, DOTE, DYLAN, HELENA, IRVING, LABEL, LUMON, MARK, MERCURY, PHOENIX, POACH, SEAL, STAMP.
To work through a Connections board, scan all 16 words before committing. Test a possible link against all four words in the group, then consider whether the remaining words can still form three complete groups. Several words may support tempting but incomplete associations; the game allows up to four mistakes.
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Spoilers: answers for Connections #635
Stop here if you do not want the full solution.
Yellow — EMBLEM
LABEL, MARK, SEAL, STAMP
Green — SUBJECTS OF ACCLAIMED MUSICAL BIOPICS
BROWN, CASH, DYLAN, MERCURY
Blue — U.S. CITIES
BUFFALO, HELENA, IRVING, PHOENIX
Purple — FRUITS WITH THEIR SECOND LETTERS CHANGED
AMPLE, DOTE, LUMON, POACH
For the purple group, change the second letter of each board word to reveal APPLE, DATE, LEMON, and PEACH, respectively.
Quick Recap
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