Connections Hints: Mar 6, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on Mar 6, 2025 (2025-03-06). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #667

Puzzle #667 · 2025-03-06

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 #667 for 2025-03-06, 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: WANE, DO SOME TASKS IN THE GARDEN, SHOES 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.

WANE
DO SOME TASKS IN THE GARDEN
SHOES
SAND___

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.

WANE

DWINDLE

FADE

PETER

TAPER

DO SOME TASKS IN THE GARDEN

PLANT

PRUNE

WATER

WEED

SHOES

FLAT

MARY JANE

MULE

SLIDE

SAND___

CASTLE

PAPER

PIPER

STONE

Reveal full answer

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