Connections Hints: Mar 19, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on Mar 19, 2025 (2025-03-19). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

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Puzzle #685 · 2025-03-19

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 #685 for 2025-03-19, 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: SIGNIFY, WEB BROWSER BUTTONS, PARTS OF A ROAD 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.

  • SIGNIFY
  • WEB BROWSER BUTTONS
  • PARTS OF A ROAD
  • À/A LA ___

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.

SIGNIFY

CONVEY
EXPRESS
MEAN
SPELL

WEB BROWSER BUTTONS

BACK
EXTENSIONS
FORWARD
REFRESH

PARTS OF A ROAD

DIVIDER
LANE
MEDIAN
SHOULDER

À/A LA ___

CARTE
KING
MODE
PLANCHA

Reveal full answer

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

SIGNIFY

CONVEY
EXPRESS
MEAN
SPELL

WEB BROWSER BUTTONS

BACK
EXTENSIONS
FORWARD
REFRESH

PARTS OF A ROAD

DIVIDER
LANE
MEDIAN
SHOULDER

À/A LA ___

CARTE
KING
MODE
PLANCHA

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