Trying to find the connections in a game of Connections might be tricky depending on how much the categories of a certain day differ from our vocabulary. If you need a nod in the right direction to figure out the answers, you have come to the right place.
The New York Times launched Connections in mid-2023, and the game has quickly gained popularity as a daily activity. Each day, the game presents sixteen different words in a 4×4 grid. Your goal is to find the eponymous connections between them. They are split into four categories, but you don’t know which categories these are when you start playing; you must look at all the words and try to deduce yourself.
To guess, simply select the four words you think are grouped together and click the Submit button. Doing so, you get feedback from the game on whether it was a correct guess or it cost you a “life.” You have a maximum of three mistakes to make each day, and making a fourth mistake means you lose.
With a correct guess, the selected words are removed from the “pool” and grouped together to reveal the name of their category. The four categories are color-coded in yellow, green, blue, and purple, where yellow is traditionally the most straightforward and purple is the trickiest.
Keep reading to find a few hints, the categories, and the answers for today’s Connections. Each of them is split in a different section, so as to not spoil the answers unintentionally.
Hints for today’s Connections (March 6)
A few hints for today’s categories of Connections (#634) are:
Yellow group: slowly disappear
Green group: activities related to vegetables you grow
Blue group: types of footwear
Purple group: four words that might follow the same noun to form compound nouns
We don’t want to make it too simple or obvious at first for those who only need a nod in the right direction. But if those still don’t ring a bell, you might need the actual names of each category.
That is where the next section comes in. Keep reading to learn more.
Today’s Connections categories (March 6)
The categories that connect today’s words in Connections (#634) are:
- Yellow group: wane
- Green group: do some tasks in the garden
- Blue group: shoes
- Purple group: sand___
Knowing the categories might give away most or all the answers, but we know that sometimes it can still be tricky to figure out which ones go where.
If you’re still unsure and don’t have any more room for mistakes, check out the actual answers for each category below.
Today’s Connections answers (March 6)
The answers to today’s Connections puzzle (#634) are:
- Wane: DWINDLE, FADE, PETER, TAPER
- Do some tasks in the garden: PLANT, PRUNE, WATER, WEED
- Shoes: FLAT, MARY JANE, MULE, SLIDE
- Sand___: CASTLE, PAPER, PIPER, STONE
Past Connections answers
March 5 (#633)
- Periphery: BORDER, EDGE, FRINGE, SKIRT
- Things people do to fingernails: BITE, CLIP, FILE, PAINT
- What might bring tears to your eyes: ALLERGY, MELODRAMA, ONION, RELIEF
- ___ball recreational sports: DODGE, KICK, PICKLE, SOFT
March 4 (#632)
- Adjectives for nice skin: DEWY, FRESH, GLOWING, SMOOTH
- Mess of hair: MAT, MOP, TANGLE, THATCH
- Dickens characters: BUCKET, PIP, SCROOGE, TWIST
- ___ chain: DAISY, FOOD, MOUNTAIN, SUPPLY
March 3 (#631)
- Be at leisure: CHILL, LOAF, LOUNGE, REST
- Formats of gold: BAR, COIN, LEAF, NUGGET
- Cylinder of material: BOLT, REEL, ROLL, SCROLL
- Seen in The Flintstones: BONE, CLUB, DINOSAUR, RUBBLE
March 2 (#630)
- Cellphone modes: AIRPLANE, DO NOT DISTURB, RING, VIBRATE
- Evade: DODGE, ESCAPE, LOSE, SHAKE
- What “W” might stand for: TUNGSTEN, WATT, WEST, WIN
- ___string: DRAW, HAM, HEART, SHOE
March 1 (#629)
- Associated with good luck: HORSESHOE, LADYBUG, PENNY, SHAMROCK
- To-bo-compound words: TOLLBOOTH, TOMBOY, TOOLBOX, TOWBOAT
- Broadway musicals, familiarly: FIDDLER, MERRILY, PHANTOM, SUNSET
- Words before “cowboy” in film and music: DRUGSTORE, MIDNIGHT, RHINESTONE, SPACE
Feb. 28 (#628)
- Be indecisive: HESITATE, WAFFLE, WAVER, YO-YO
- Lovely person: ANGEL, DEAR, DOLL, PEACH
- Lucidity: MARBLES, MIND, SENSE, WITS
- Components of metaphors for things that can’t be undone: BELL, EGG, GENIE, TOOTHPASTE
Feb. 27 (#627)
- Contact via telephone: CALL, DIAL, PHONE, RING
- Parts of a car: BELT, HORN, MIRROR, WHEEL
- Levels of biological organization: ATOM, CELL, ORGAN, TISSUE
- Ending with units of measure: BIGFOOT, COMPOUND, INSTAGRAM, THERMOMETER
Feb. 26 (#626)
- Expenditure: CHARGE, COST, PRICE, RATE
- Onetime: FORMER, LATE, PAST, PRIOR
- Made with horizontal lines: DASH, HYPHEN, MINUS, UNDERSCORE
- Simpson family members with first letter changed: BAGGIE, BARGE, COMER, PISA
Feb. 25 (#625)
- Enthusiasm: GUSTO, PASSION, RELISH, ZEST
- “Many” in different languages: BEAUCOUP, MOLTO, MUCHO, MULTI
- Rectangular prisms: BRICK, FISH TANK, MICROWAVE, SHOEBOX
- Rhyme with U.S. coins: JENNY, LIME, MORTAR, PICKLE
Feb. 24 (#624)
- Eat voraciously: GOBBLE, GULP, SCARF, WOLF
- Bend under pressure: BOW, BUCKLE, CAVE, GIVE
- Classic nautical tattoos: ANCHOR, COMPASS, MERMAID, SWALLOW
- Body parts plus letter: BUTTE, CHINA, HEARTH, SHINE
Feb. 23 (#623)
- Rub together: GNASH, GRATE, GRIND, SCRAPE
- Ways to preserve food: CAN, FERMENT, FREEZE, PICKLE
- Breakfast condiments: BUTTER, HOT SAUCE, JAM, SYRUP
- Proverbial things that are spilled: BEANS, GUTS, MILK, TEA
Feb. 22 (#622)
- Member of a team with the most championships: CANADIEN, CELTIC, PACKER, YANKEE
- Create some volume/texture in hair: CRIMP, CURL, FEATHER, TEASE
- Supplies for macaroni art: GLITTER, GLUE, MACARONI, PAPER
- Words after “golden”: DOODLE, GOOSE, PARACHUTE, ROD
Feb. 21 (#621)
- Ways of solving a problem: ANSWER, FIX, REMEDY, SOLUTION
- Collect, as from an orchard: GATHER, HARVEST, PICK, REAP
- Photoshop tools: ERASER, EYEDROPPER, LASSO, MAGIC WAND
- Objects that may be right-or-left-handed: BASEBALL GLOVE, CAN OPENER, GOLF CLUB, GUITAR
Feb. 20 (#620)
- Alert: ALARM, FLARE, SIGNAL, SOS
- Spend the night (at): BUNK, CRASH, SLEEP, STAY
- Associated with early morning: DEW, ROSTER, SUNRISE, WORM
- Cookie cutter shapes in Squid Game: CIRCLE, STAR, TRIANGLE, UMBRELLA
Feb. 19 (#619)
- Structures by the shore: BOARDWALK, DOCK, LIGHTHOUSE, WHARF
- Small imperfection: DENT, DING, NICK, SCRATCH
- Sounds a cuckoo clock makes: CHIME, CUCKOO, TICK, TOCK
- ___tail: COCK, MOCK, PIG, PONY
Feb. 18 (#618)
- Crater: CAVITY, HOLE, HOLLOW, PIT
- Accessible: AVAILABLE, HANDY, NEARBY, READY
- Substantial, as a meal: FILLING, HEARTY, SOLID, SQUARE
- Britishisms: BUTTY, CHIPPY, FOOTY, TELLY
Feb. 17 (#617)
- Time off: BREAK, LEAVE, REST, VACATION
- Follow a meandering course: CURVE, SNAKE, WEAVE, WIND
- Bowling results: DOUBLE, SPARE, STRIKE, TURKEY
- ___fish: BLOW, CAT, GOLD, SWORD
Feb. 16 (#616)
- Glimmer: HINT, SUGGESTION, TOUCH, TRACE
- Correspond well with: COMPLEMENT, FIT, MATCH, SUIT
- Famous puppets: LAMB CHOP, OSCAR, PUNCH, TRIUMPH
- Dog breeds minus “er” sound: BOX, POINT, RETRIEVE, SET
Feb. 15 (#615)
- Divulge: BLAB, DISH, SPILL, TELL
- Words on a Mac keyboard: COMMAND, CONTROL, OPTION, RETURN
- Words shortened in Rock genres: ALTERNATIVE, EMOTIONAL, POPULAR, PROGRESSIVE
- ___cake: CHEESE, CUP, PAN, SHORT
Feb. 14 (#614)
- Mollycoddle: BABY, HUMOR, INDULGE, PAMPER
- Things a rattlesnake does: HISS, RATTLE, SHED, SLITHER
- Words said to an unsuspecting person: BOO, GOTCHA, GUESS WHO, SURPRISE
- Homophones of bodies of water: BAE, CREAK, SEE, STRAIGHT
Feb. 13 (#613)
- Template: BLUEPRINT, GUIDE, MODEL, MOLD
- Demonstration, as of appreciation: EXPRESSION, GESTURE, SYMBOL, TOKEN
- Modal verbs: CAN, MIGHT, MUST, WILL
- ___ trip: EGO, GUILT, HEAD, POWER
Feb. 12 (#612)
- Documents of ownership: CERTIFICATE, DEED, RECEIPT, TITLE
- Bits in a variety show: DANCE, MONOLOGUE, SKETCH, SONG
- Props for characters on The Simpsons: DONUT, PACIFIER, SAXOPHONE, SKATEBOARD
- Starting with “Shake, Rattle and Roll”: SHAKESPEARE, RATTLESNAKE, ANDROID, ROLLERBLADE
Feb. 11 (#611)
- Wrest: JERK, TUG, WRENCH, YANK
- Buster: BUB, BUD, JACK, MAN
- Yoga accessories: BLOCK, BOLSTER, MAT, STAMP
- ___ cap: HUB, KNEE, MAD, NIGHT
Feb. 10 (#610)
- Sprinkle: DUST, PEPPER, SCATTER, SHOWER
- Scents of wine: AROMA, BOUQUET, NOSE, NOTE
- “Aah, enough!”: MERCY, STOP, TRUCE, UNCLE
- Words famously pronounced different ways: AUNT, EITHER, TOMATO, VASE
Feb. 9 (#609)
- Massive: GIANT, JUMBO, MONSTER, SUPER
- Used when serving soup: BOWL, LADLE, POT, SPOON
- Somebody: CHARACTER, INDIVIDUAL, PARTY, PERSON
- Sci-fi franchises: ALIEN, AVATAR, DUNE, TRON
Feb. 8 (#608)
- Info on a baseball card: BIO, PLAYER, STAT, TEAM
- Scrunch, as fabric: BUNCH, GATHER, PUCKER, RUFFLE
- Time adverbs: LATER, NOW, SOON, THEN
- ___ food: FAST, FINGER, JUNK, SOUL
Feb. 7 (#607)
- Be in charge of: DIRECT, HEAD, LEAD, RUN
- Things made of rubber: BALLOON, ERASER, GALOSH, TIRE
- Associated with the Genie in Aladdin: BLUE, EARRING, LAMP, WISHES
- Red ___: BULL, CROSS, HERRING, VELVET
Feb. 6 (#606)
- Delicate: FAINT, LIGHT, MILD, SOFT
- Magnanimous: GRAND, GREAT, LOFTY, NOBLE
- Things with necks: BOTTLE, GIRAFFE, GUITAR, LAMP
- First names in jazz: CAB, COUNT, DIZZY, DUKE
Feb. 5 (#605)
- Parts of a compensation package: BONUS, INSURANCE, SALARY, VACATION
- Indication: FLAG, GIVEAWAY, SIGN, TELL
- Things to do with a deck of cards: CUT, DEAL, FAN, SHUFFLE
- What “bill” might refer to: BANKNOTE, BEAK, INVOICE, WILLIAM
Feb. 4 (#604)
- Conserve: KEEP, PRESERVE, SAVE, STORE
- Smooth using friction: BUFF, FILE, GRIND, SAND
- Sports gambling terms: FAVORITE, PARLAY, SPREAD, UNDER
- Words before “fingers”: BUTTER, CHICKEN, LADY, STICKY
Feb. 3 (#603)
- Comment after an insult: BURN, OUCH, SNAP, ZING
- Tiny amount, with “a”: BIT, LITTLE, MITE, TAD
- Bit of citrus garnish: SLICE, TWIST, WEDGE, ZEST
- Bungle, with “up”: FOUL, LOUSE, MUCK, SCREW
Feb. 2 (#602)
- Dejected: BLUE, DOWN, HANGDOG, SORRY
- Birds that are verbs: DUCK, GROUSE, HAWK, SWALLOW
- TV comedy families: GRIFFIN, MUNSTER, PARTRIDGE, PICKLES
- Words after “K”: MART, POP, STREET, SWISS
Feb. 1 (#601)
- Tint: HUE, SHADE, TINGE, TONE
- Components of a mystery: ALIBI, CLUE, DETECTIVE, SUSPECT
- Take issue with: CHALLENGE, CONTEST, DISPUTE, QUESTION
- Strike a ___: CHORD, DEAL, MATCH, POSE
Published: Mar 7, 2025 4:58 AM UTC