Connections Hints: Mar 25, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on Mar 25, 2025 (2025-03-25). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #687

Puzzle #687 · 2025-03-25

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 #687 for 2025-03-25, 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: BLACK-AND-WHITE THINGS, ANAGRAMS, U.S. PRESIDENTIAL NICKNAMES 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.

BLACK-AND-WHITE THINGS
ANAGRAMS
U.S. PRESIDENTIAL NICKNAMES
CLEAR AS ___

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.

BLACK-AND-WHITE THINGS

CROSSWORD

OREO

PANDA

TUXEDO

ANAGRAMS

ABEL

ABLE

BALE

BELA

U.S. PRESIDENTIAL NICKNAMES

ABE

CAL

DICK

TEDDY

CLEAR AS ___

A BELL

CRYSTAL

DAY

MUD

Reveal full answer

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