Connections Hints: Mar 2, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on Mar 2, 2025 (2025-03-02). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #660

Puzzle #660 · 2025-03-02

Step through today’s Connections hints

Start with broad themes, then reveal more detail about the groups and tiles only when you need it. The final button shows today's full group breakdown.

Puzzle reference: Connections #660 for 2025-03-02, edition main, with a standard four-group board. Spoiler categories and tiles stay collapsed until you open the hint layers below.

Hint 1 – overall theme

There are 4 groups in today’s puzzle.

Themes include: CELLPHONE MODES, EVADE, WHAT “W” MIGHT STAND FOR and 1 more.

Hint 2 – group titles

Here are the category names for each group. Try matching the tiles in the official game to these themes before you reveal any tiles.

  • CELLPHONE MODES
  • EVADE
  • WHAT “W” MIGHT STAND FOR
  • ___STRING

Hint 3 – group tiles

Reveal the tiles for each group. If you only want a partial nudge, stop after reading one or two groups and go back to the official puzzle.

CELLPHONE MODES

AIRPLANE
DO NOT DISTURB
RING
VIBRATE

EVADE

DODGE
ESCAPE
LOSE
SHAKE

WHAT “W” MIGHT STAND FOR

TUNGSTEN
WATT
WEST
WIN

___STRING

DRAW
HAM
HEART
SHOE

Reveal full answer

This is the full breakdown of today's Connections puzzle: group titles and all tiles, grouped together.

CELLPHONE MODES

AIRPLANE
DO NOT DISTURB
RING
VIBRATE

EVADE

DODGE
ESCAPE
LOSE
SHAKE

WHAT “W” MIGHT STAND FOR

TUNGSTEN
WATT
WEST
WIN

___STRING

DRAW
HAM
HEART
SHOE

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