Need a nudge for the Friday, March 28, 2025 NYT Connections puzzle? Start with the spoiler-light clues below, then open the category names and full answer key only if you need them. This is game #656.
Hints for Connections #656
Try the group-level clues first. They point toward each shared idea without naming every category.
- Yellow: Fling something.
- Green: Left and right.
- Blue: Do a good turn daily.
- Purple: Add a roomy word that rhymes with “wall.”
Category names
Still stuck? These category titles give a stronger clue, but do not yet show which words belong in each group.
- Yellow: HURL
- Green: BE ON BOTH SIDES OF
- Blue: PARTS OF A CLASSIC GIRL SCOUT UNIFORM
- Purple: __HALL
Full answers for March 28, 2025
Spoilers below: the 16 words in the grid are CHUCK, MONTY, BRACKET, CITY, SKIRT, PITCH, FLANK, BADGE, STUDY, SASH, SLING, BOOKEND, SURROUND, BINGO, BERET, and PELT.
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| Color | Category | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | HURL | CHUCK, PELT, PITCH, SLING |
| Green | BE ON BOTH SIDES OF | BOOKEND, BRACKET, FLANK, SURROUND |
| Blue | PARTS OF A CLASSIC GIRL SCOUT UNIFORM | BADGE, BERET, SASH, SKIRT |
| Purple | __HALL | BINGO, CITY, MONTY, STUDY |
How Connections works
Connections gives players 16 words to sort into four groups of four that share a property. The New York Times says each puzzle has one solution, even though some words can appear to fit more than one category. Yellow is the easiest group and purple the trickiest; editors curate categories using the Oxford Dictionary. Read the NYT Connections Help Center guide.
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The NYT Connections archive covers puzzles from June 12, 2023 onward, so it includes the March 28, 2025 puzzle. The Help Center currently says archive access is available to All Access and Games subscribers. Archive completions affect some statistics, but not current or maximum streaks, and completed archive puzzles cannot be replayed. Check the NYT Help Center’s Connections information for current access details.
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