NYT Connections March 17 2025 Answers
Puzzle #645
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
PICKUP GARBAGE ABANDON FIBER MAROON FREEDOM MC STRAND THREAD MONSTER SPONTANEITY JACKSON BEN FOLDS STRING UNRESTRAINT DUMP
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — FILAMENT
Green — UNINHIBITEDNESS
Blue — KINDS OF TRUCKS
Purple — BANDS MINUS THE NUMBER FIVE
FILAMENTFIBER, STRAND, STRING, THREAD
UNINHIBITEDNESSABANDON, FREEDOM, SPONTANEITY, UNRESTRAINT
KINDS OF TRUCKSDUMP, GARBAGE, MONSTER, PICKUP
BANDS MINUS THE NUMBER FIVEBEN FOLDS, JACKSON, MAROON, MC
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Connections gives you 16 words that form four secret groups of four. Find each group — yellow is the easiest, then green, blue, and the famously tricky purple. You're allowed four mistakes. A new puzzle drops daily at midnight; play free at nytimes.com.