Connections Hints: Mar 31, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on Mar 31, 2025 (2025-03-31). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #691

Puzzle #691 · 2025-03-31

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 #691 for 2025-03-31, 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: CONSUMED, ALSO, ATM OPTIONS 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.

  • CONSUMED
  • ALSO
  • ATM OPTIONS
  • ___PLAY

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.

CONSUMED

ATE
HAD
PUT AWAY
TOOK IN

ALSO

AS WELL
BESIDES
TO BOOT
TOO

ATM OPTIONS

BALANCE
DEPOSIT
TRANSFER
WITHDRAWAL

___PLAY

FORE
HORSE
SCREEN
WORD

Reveal full answer

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

CONSUMED

ATE
HAD
PUT AWAY
TOOK IN

ALSO

AS WELL
BESIDES
TO BOOT
TOO

ATM OPTIONS

BALANCE
DEPOSIT
TRANSFER
WITHDRAWAL

___PLAY

FORE
HORSE
SCREEN
WORD

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