Spoilers ahead: This guide is for NYT Connections game #643, associated with Saturday, March 15, 2025. Read the clues first if you want a nudge; the complete answer key follows below.
Hints for Connections #643
The four group clues, from the least revealing to the most direct, are:
- Pointy
- Plucky devices
- See you in court
- Nursery rhyme words
Answers for Saturday, March 15, 2025
The puzzle’s 16 words were PEG, SUE, MOVE, NEEDLE, MAY, BARB, NECK, TONIGHT, BRIDGE, MIGHT, WISH, STRING, BRISTLE, SERVE, SPINE, and CHARGE.
Spoilers: The answer groups are:
- SHARP PROTRUSION: BARB, BRISTLE, NEEDLE, SPINE
- FEATURES OF STRINGED INSTRUMENTS: BRIDGE, NECK, PEG, STRING
- LITIGATION VERBS: CHARGE, MOVE, SERVE, SUE
- IN “STAR LIGHT, STAR BRIGHT”: MAY, MIGHT, WISH, TONIGHT
How the groups connect
The first set names things that stick out sharply. The second uses vocabulary for parts of stringed instruments. The third consists of verbs associated with legal action. The last group contains words appearing in the phrase “Star Light, Star Bright”; the four answers are not the entire rhyme.
About the puzzle date
Game #643 is identified in the answer guides as the Saturday, March 15, 2025 puzzle. TechRadar’s guide was published March 14, while Parade’s is dated March 15; those are publication dates, not a different puzzle date. TechRadar describes Connections as a game about grouping four related items and says it can be played free through the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile. That source statement does not establish current account, subscription, or regional requirements. TechRadar’s game #643 guide; Parade’s March 15 guide.
Quick Recap
Rank #2
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