The New York Times’ daily word puzzle Connections continues to engage word enthusiasts with its challenging categories and clever wordplay. The March 3 puzzle (#631) required players to identify four groups of related words. Here’s a breakdown of the hints, answers, and strategies to solve today’s puzzle.
Hints for NYT Connections for March 3, 2025
If you need a nudge in the right direction, here are category hints for today’s puzzle:
Yellow: Be at leisure
Green: Formats of gold
Blue: Cylinder of material
Purple: Seen in The Flintstones
These clues provide a guiding framework without immediately revealing the answers, preserving the challenge for players.
NYT Connections answers for March 3, 2025
For those who need assistance, here are today’s answers:
Yellow (Be at Leisure): Chill, Loaf, Lounge, Rest
Green (Formats of Gold): Bar, Coin, Leaf, Nugget
Blue (Cylinder of Material): Bolt, Reel, Roll, Scroll
Purple (Seen in The Flintstones): Bone, Club, Dinosaur, Rubble
How to play NYT Connections
Objective: Identify four sets of related words from a 16-word grid.
Sorting words: Find connections based on synonyms, shared themes, or common contexts.
Submitting groups: Select four words and submit to check correctness.
Feedback and lives: Correct groups are color-coded; incorrect selections reduce your four available lives.
Strategies to solve NYT Connections puzzles
Identify obvious groups first.
Use process of elimination by narrowing down the remaining options.
Think creatively about less direct word associations.
Learn from mistakes and refine future strategies.
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