Connections Hints: Mar 3, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on Mar 3, 2025 (2025-03-03). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #659

Puzzle #659 · 2025-03-03

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 #659 for 2025-03-03, 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: BE AT LEISURE, FORMATS OF GOLD, CYLINDER OF MATERIAL 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.

BE AT LEISURE
FORMATS OF GOLD
CYLINDER OF MATERIAL
SEEN IN “THE FLINTSTONES”

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.

BE AT LEISURE

CHILL

LOAF

LOUNGE

REST

FORMATS OF GOLD

BAR

COIN

LEAF

NUGGET

CYLINDER OF MATERIAL

BOLT

REEL

ROLL

SCROLL

SEEN IN “THE FLINTSTONES”

BONE

CLUB

DINOSAUR

RUBBLE

Reveal full answer

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