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Need a nudge for the Saturday, March 1, 2025, NYT Connections puzzle? These spoiler-safe clues come first; the category names and all 16 answers are below the spoiler warning. This is puzzle #629.
Spoiler-safe hints
Try these in order before revealing the categories:
- Yellow: lucky symbols.
- Green: “To Bo.”
- Blue: musical theatre.
- Purple: words that come before “Cowboy.”
Full categories and answers
Spoilers below: The category labels and complete groups follow.
| Color | Category | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | ASSOCIATED WITH GOOD LUCK | HORSESHOE, LADYBUG, PENNY, SHAMROCK |
| Green | TO-BO- COMPOUND WORDS | TOLLBOOTH, TOMBOY, TOOLBOX, TOWBOAT |
| Blue | BROADWAY MUSICALS, FAMILIARLY | FIDDLER, MERRILY, PHANTOM, SUNSET |
| Purple | WORDS BEFORE “COWBOY” IN FILM AND MUSIC | DRUGSTORE, MIDNIGHT, RHINESTONE, SPACE |
The four groups account for all 16 words in the puzzle. TechRadar published its answer page on February 28 while labeling the puzzle for Saturday, March 1; WordHint’s dated archive and The Times of India’s March 1 update corroborate the date, number, themes, and answers. The answer key is therefore cross-checked secondary-source reporting, not an independently confirmed NYT archive entry. TechRadar, WordHint, The Times of India.
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How Connections works
Connections is described in the consulted answer coverage as a daily New York Times word puzzle: sort 16 words into four groups of four according to a shared connection. The Times of India.
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