These are the hints and complete answers for the New York Times Connections board dated March 8, 2025, puzzle #636. Start with the gentle clues below; category names and tile groups are separated so you can stop before seeing more spoilers.
How Connections works
Connections is a word game about spotting shared themes. The board has 16 words, which you sort into four groups of four. Each group has a color: yellow is typically the easiest and purple the trickiest, and some words may seem to fit more than one theme. The New York Times Help Center explains the rules.
Gentle hints for puzzle #636
These clues point toward each group without naming its category:
- Yellow: Not real; made to resemble something genuine.
- Green: A washing machine may offer these cycles or settings.
- Blue: Think of expressions associated with the Bill and Ted films.
- Purple: Each word can come before “box.”
Spoiler warning: category names
The following labels make the themes more explicit. Stop here if you still want to solve the board yourself.
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- Yellow: FAUX (not real)
- Green: Washing machine cycles or settings
- Blue: Words said frequently in the Bill and Ted movies
- Purple: Words that come before “box”
Spoiler warning: all 16 answers
Here are the full groups for the March 8, 2025 board, puzzle #636:
- Yellow — FAUX: ARTIFICIAL, FAKE, IMITATION, MOCK
- Green — Washing machine cycles/settings: BULKY, COTTON, DELICATE, SPIN
- Blue — Words said frequently in the Bill and Ted movies: BOGUS, DUDE, EXCELLENT, TOTALLY
- Purple — ___BOX: CHATTER, JUKE, SHADOW, SOAP
Replay the archived puzzle
The daily Connections game releases at midnight in a player’s timezone and is free to play, according to the NYT Help Center. For an older board, the official Connections archive includes puzzles dating back to June 12, 2023, but archive access requires an All Access or Games subscription.
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