Connections Hints: Mar 18, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on Mar 18, 2025 (2025-03-18). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #683

Puzzle #683 · 2025-03-18

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 #683 for 2025-03-18, 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: EXCEPTIONAL, GERMAN WORDS, PLURAL ANIMALS IDENTICAL TO THEIR SINGULAR FORMS 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.

EXCEPTIONAL
GERMAN WORDS
PLURAL ANIMALS IDENTICAL TO THEIR SINGULAR FORMS
PLURAL WORDS THAT ARE VERY DIFFERENT FROM THEIR SINGULAR FORMS

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.

EXCEPTIONAL

REMARKABLE

SINGULAR

SPECIAL

UNIQUE

GERMAN WORDS

ANGST

DIE

KINDER

WURST

PLURAL ANIMALS IDENTICAL TO THEIR SINGULAR FORMS

DEER

SHEEP

SHRIMP

SQUID

PLURAL WORDS THAT ARE VERY DIFFERENT FROM THEIR SINGULAR FORMS

DICE

LICE

MICE

OXEN

Reveal full answer

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