Need help with NYT Connections #629? Start with the four spoiler-light clues below, then reveal the category names or the complete answer groups only when you’re ready. This puzzle is for Saturday, March 1, 2025.
Hints for Connections #629
Try each clue before revealing the categories or the full solution. The archive presents the groups from easiest to hardest, with yellow first and purple last.
- Yellow: Lucky Symbols
- Green: To Bo
- Blue: Musical Theatre
- Purple: Before Cowboy
Category names
Ready for another hint? These are the four category labels, without the words in each group.
- Yellow: Associated with good luck
- Green: To-bo- compound words
- Blue: Broadway musicals, familiarly
- Purple: Words before “cowboy” in film and music
Full answers for March 1, 2025
Spoilers below: the complete groups and all 16 words are revealed.
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- Yellow — Associated with good luck: HORSESHOE, LADYBUG, PENNY, SHAMROCK
- Green — To-bo- compound words: TOLLBOOTH, TOMBOY, TOOLBOX, TOWBOAT
- Blue — Broadway musicals, familiarly: FIDDLER, MERRILY, PHANTOM, SUNSET
- Purple — Words before “cowboy” in film and music: DRUGSTORE, MIDNIGHT, RHINESTONE, SPACE
The complete 16-word grid
DRUGSTORE, FIDDLER, HORSESHOE, LADYBUG, MERRILY, MIDNIGHT, PENNY, PHANTOM, RHINESTONE, SHAMROCK, SPACE, SUNSET, TOLLBOOTH, TOMBOY, TOOLBOX, TOWBOAT.
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