Connections Hints: Mar 9, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on Mar 9, 2025 (2025-03-09). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #668

Puzzle #668 · 2025-03-09

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 #668 for 2025-03-09, 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: COMPUTER INPUT DEVICES, BUILDING MATERIALS, HELPFUL DEED 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.

COMPUTER INPUT DEVICES
BUILDING MATERIALS
HELPFUL DEED
#1 SONGS FROM 1982

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.

COMPUTER INPUT DEVICES

MICROPHONE

MOUSE

SCANNER

TABLET

BUILDING MATERIALS

BRICK

CONCRETE

METAL

STONE

HELPFUL DEED

FAVOR

KINDNESS

SERVICE

SOLID

#1 SONGS FROM 1982

ABRACADABRA

CENTERFOLD

MICKEY

PHYSICAL

Reveal full answer

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