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NYT Connections game #659 is the puzzle for Monday, March 31, 2025. Start with the hints below if you want to solve it yourself; the complete answer groups follow in a clearly marked spoiler section.
Hints for Connections #659
Try these from least to most revealing before opening the answers:
- Think of things you might do with food, expressed in the past tense.
- Look for words and phrases that add something to a statement, often at the end of a sentence.
- One group contains options you might see while using a particular device.
- For the final group, each word comes before the same four-letter word, whose verb meaning is to engage in an activity.
Parade’s March 31, 2025, guide gives these progressively descriptive clues; TechRadar summarizes the groups as “Absorbed,” “An addition,” “Banking,” and a word that rhymes with “say.” Parade · TechRadar
Connections #659 word list
The 16 words are: FORE, WORD, DEPOSIT, TOO, PUT AWAY, SCREEN, ATE, BALANCE, BESIDES, HORSE, TRANSFER, TO BOOT, HAD, AS WELL, TOOK IN, and WITHDRAWAL. TechRadar
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Spoilers: all four answers
The groups for game #659 are CONSUMED, ALSO, ATM OPTIONS, and ___PLAY.
Yellow: CONSUMED
- ATE
- HAD
- PUT AWAY
- TOOK IN
Green: ALSO
- AS WELL
- BESIDES
- TO BOOT
- TOO
Blue: ATM OPTIONS
- BALANCE
- DEPOSIT
- TRANSFER
- WITHDRAWAL
Purple: ___PLAY
- FORE
- HORSE
- SCREEN
- WORD
The purple connection is made by adding PLAY to each word: foreplay, horseplay, screenplay, and wordplay. The group is described by Parade as terms preceding a common four-letter word; TechRadar labels it “__PLAY.” Parade · TechRadar
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