Connections Hints: Mar 12, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on Mar 12, 2025 (2025-03-12). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #678

Puzzle #678 · 2025-03-12

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 #678 for 2025-03-12, 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: INGREDIENTS IN CLASSIC POUND CAKE, THINGS THAT ARE RED, WORDS SAID TO HAVE NO EXACT RHYMES 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.

INGREDIENTS IN CLASSIC POUND CAKE
THINGS THAT ARE RED
WORDS SAID TO HAVE NO EXACT RHYMES
___ CANDY

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.

INGREDIENTS IN CLASSIC POUND CAKE

BUTTER

EGGS

FLOUR

SUGAR

THINGS THAT ARE RED

CARDINAL

ELMO

KETCHUP

ROSE

WORDS SAID TO HAVE NO EXACT RHYMES

MONTH

ORANGE

PURPLE

SILVER

___ CANDY

COTTON

EYE

JOHN

ROCK

Reveal full answer

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