NYT Connections March 23 2025 Answers
Puzzle #651
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
SMART AIRPLANE BACK POCKET GRAB BUTTONS STOP FLY FAIRY ENTRANCE BLACK RIVET MACK WRIST ABSORB HOSPITAL
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — CAPTIVATE
Green — THINGS WITH WINGS
Blue — WORDS THAT MODIFY “WATCH”
Purple — WORDS REPEATED IN “MISS MARY MACK”
CAPTIVATEABSORB, ENTRANCE, GRAB, RIVET
THINGS WITH WINGSAIRPLANE, FAIRY, FLY, HOSPITAL
WORDS THAT MODIFY “WATCH”POCKET, SMART, STOP, WRIST
WORDS REPEATED IN “MISS MARY MACK”BACK, BLACK, BUTTONS, MACK
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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.