Connections Hints: Mar 22, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on Mar 22, 2025 (2025-03-22). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #679

Puzzle #679 · 2025-03-22

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 #679 for 2025-03-22, 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: MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, KNICKKNACK, WORDS WITH THE PREFIX MEANING “THREE” 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.

  • MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
  • KNICKKNACK
  • WORDS WITH THE PREFIX MEANING “THREE”
  • WORDS ABBREVIATED WITH “T” + LETTER

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.

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

TAMBOURINE
THEREMIN
TIMPANI
TROMBONE

KNICKKNACK

TCHOTCHKE
THINGAMAJIG
TRIFLE
TRINKET

WORDS WITH THE PREFIX MEANING “THREE”

TRIANGLE
TRIDENT
TRILLION
TRILOBITE

WORDS ABBREVIATED WITH “T” + LETTER

TELEVISION
TOUCHDOWN
TRADEMARK
TUBERCULOSIS

Reveal full answer

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

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

TAMBOURINE
THEREMIN
TIMPANI
TROMBONE

KNICKKNACK

TCHOTCHKE
THINGAMAJIG
TRIFLE
TRINKET

WORDS WITH THE PREFIX MEANING “THREE”

TRIANGLE
TRIDENT
TRILLION
TRILOBITE

WORDS ABBREVIATED WITH “T” + LETTER

TELEVISION
TOUCHDOWN
TRADEMARK
TUBERCULOSIS

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