Connections Hints: Mar 5, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on Mar 5, 2025 (2025-03-05). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #670

Puzzle #670 · 2025-03-05

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 #670 for 2025-03-05, 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: PERIPHERY, THINGS PEOPLE DO TO FINGERNAILS, WHAT MIGHT BRING TEARS TO YOUR EYES 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.

PERIPHERY
THINGS PEOPLE DO TO FINGERNAILS
WHAT MIGHT BRING TEARS TO YOUR EYES
___BALL RECREATIONAL SPORTS

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.

PERIPHERY

BORDER

EDGE

FRINGE

SKIRT

THINGS PEOPLE DO TO FINGERNAILS

BITE

CLIP

FILE

PAINT

WHAT MIGHT BRING TEARS TO YOUR EYES

ALLERGY

MELODRAMA

ONION

RELIEF

___BALL RECREATIONAL SPORTS

DODGE

KICK

PICKLE

SOFT

Reveal full answer

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