A little help. Your own aha.

Connections #647
hints & answers for March 19, 2025

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This reference always shows March 19, 2025. It is released in at least one timezone; every answer stays closed until you reveal it.

Which group has you stuck?

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Yellow group

Straightforward

1/4
First-letter clue

Look for four entries beginning with C, E, M and S. These initials are in sorted order.

Show one word

CONVEY belongs in this group.

Reveal the category

SIGNIFY

Reveal all four words
  • CONVEY
  • EXPRESS
  • MEAN
  • SPELL

Green group

A little trickier

2/4
First-letter clue

Look for four entries beginning with B, E, F and R. These initials are in sorted order.

Show one word

BACK belongs in this group.

Reveal the category

WEB BROWSER BUTTONS

Reveal all four words
  • BACK
  • EXTENSIONS
  • FORWARD
  • REFRESH

Blue group

More challenging

3/4
First-letter clue

Look for four entries beginning with D, L, M and S. These initials are in sorted order.

Show one word

DIVIDER belongs in this group.

Reveal the category

PARTS OF A ROAD

Reveal all four words
  • DIVIDER
  • LANE
  • MEDIAN
  • SHOULDER

Purple group

Wordplay & surprises

4/4
First-letter clue

Look for four entries beginning with C, K, M and P. These initials are in sorted order.

Show one word

CARTE belongs in this group.

Reveal the category

À/A LA ___

Reveal all four words
  • CARTE
  • KING
  • MODE
  • PLANCHA
Show categories only
  • Yellow: SIGNIFY
  • Green: WEB BROWSER BUTTONS
  • Blue: PARTS OF A ROAD
  • Purple: À/A LA ___

Ready for the full solution?

All four categories and their words, together.

Reveal all four answers

Yellow

SIGNIFY

CONVEY · EXPRESS · MEAN · SPELL

Green

WEB BROWSER BUTTONS

BACK · EXTENSIONS · FORWARD · REFRESH

Blue

PARTS OF A ROAD

DIVIDER · LANE · MEDIAN · SHOULDER

Purple

À/A LA ___

CARTE · KING · MODE · PLANCHA

This puzzle’s recorded solution

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About the answers and hints

Categories and answers follow the recorded NYT puzzle. Our hints are independent: some are original category clues, while others give the first letters of the four words. Each hint is labelled so you can choose how much help to take.

Group colours follow the puzzle’s yellow, green, blue and purple order, from the most straightforward to the trickiest. Your own experience may differ. The reference tiles may appear in a different order from your game. Picture puzzles have separately hidden descriptions, since a description can give away the wordplay.

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