NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for March 6, 2025
Connections is the one of the most popular New York Times word games that’s captured the public’s attention. The game is all about finding the “common threads between words.” And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we’ve served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.
If you just want to be told today’s puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for today’s Connections solution. But if you’d rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.
The NYT’s latest daily word game has become a social media hit. The Times credits associate puzzle editor Wyna Liu with helping to create the new word game and bringing it to the publications’ Games section. Connections can be played on both web browsers and mobile devices and require players to group four words that share something in common.
Each puzzle features 16 words and each grouping of words is split into four categories. These sets could comprise of anything from book titles, software, country names, etc. Even though multiple words will seem like they fit together, there’s only one correct answer.
If a player gets all four words in a set correct, those words are removed from the board. Guess wrong and it counts as a mistake—players get up to four mistakes until the game ends.
Players can also rearrange and shuffle the board to make spotting connections easier. Additionally, each group is color-coded with yellow being the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple. Like Wordle, you can share the results with your friends on social media.
Want a hint about the categories without being told the categories? Then give these a try:
Need a little extra help? Today’s connections fall into the following categories:
Looking for Wordle today? Here’s the answer to today’s Wordle.
Ready for the answers? This is your last chance to turn back and solve today’s puzzle before we reveal the solutions.
Drumroll, please!
The solution to today’s Connections #634 is…
Don’t feel down if you didn’t manage to guess it this time. There will be new Connections for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we’ll be back again to guide you with more helpful hints.
Are you also playing NYT Strands? See hints and answers for today’s Strands.
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Connections: Sports Edition hints for March 6, 2025, puzzle No. 164
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Welcome to Connections: Sports Edition Coach — a spot to gather clues and discuss (and share) scores.
A quick public service announcement before we continue: The bottom of this article includes one answer in each of the four categories. So if you want to solve the board hint-free, we recommend you play before continuing.
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You can access Thursday’s game here.
Game No. 164’s difficulty: 3 out of 5
Scroll below for one answer in each of the four categories.
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Yellow: SINK
Green: BEE
Blue: LACES
Purple: MARKER
The next puzzle will be available at midnight in your time zone. Thanks for playing — and share your scores in the comments!
(Illustration: Dan Goldfarb / The Athletic)
Mark Cooper is the managing editor on the news and live team based in Boston. Before joining The Athletic, he worked as a features writer for theScore and as a staff writer for the Tulsa World. He graduated from Syracuse University and grew up outside Albany, N.Y. Follow Mark on Twitter @mark_cooperjr
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Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for March 6, #634
Head to the beach and the garden to get the hints and answers for Connections for Thursday, March 6.
Read on for the Connections answer.
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Today’s Connections puzzle isn’t too tricky. A couple of the categories have me thinking of spring and summer. But if you need help, we’ve got the answers. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.
The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.
Read more: Hints, Tips and Strategies to Help You Win at NYT Connections Every Time
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group, to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Grow weaker.
Green group hint: Inch by inch, row by row.
Blue group hint: Footwear.
Purple group hint: Find it on the beach.
Yellow group: Wane.
Green group: Do some tasks in the garden.
Blue group: Shoes.
Purple group: Sand ____.
Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for Thursday, March 6, 2025.
The theme is wane. The four answers are dwindle, fade, peter and taper.
The theme is do some tasks in the garden. The four answers are plant, prune, water and weed.
The theme is shoes. The four answers are flat, Mary Jane, mule and slide.
The theme is sand ____. The four answers are castle, paper, piper and stone.
We’ve made a note of some of the toughest Connections puzzles so far. Maybe they’ll help you see patterns in future puzzles.
#5: Included “things you can set,” such as mood, record, table and volleyball.
#4: Included “one in a dozen,” such as egg, juror, month and rose.
#3: Included “streets on screen,” such as Elm, Fear, Jump and Sesame.
#2: Included “power ___” such as nap, plant, Ranger and trip.
#1: Included “things that can run,” such as candidate, faucet, mascara and nose.
