NYT Connections game #630, dated Sunday, March 2, 2025, asks players to sort 16 words into four groups of four. TechRadar’s guide reports the hints and answers below; the full solutions are spoilers.
Hints for Connections #630
Use these group clues before revealing the answers:
- Yellow: Settings
- Green: Ways to get away from someone
- Blue: The 23rd letter of the alphabet
- Purple: Add a ropey word that rhymes with “thing”
The 16 words in this puzzle were WIN, SHOE, SHAKE, WEST, VIBRATE, LOSE, DRAW, HEART, AIRPLANE, TUNGSTEN, DODGE, DO NOT DISTURB, WATT, ESCAPE, and RING.
Answers for Sunday, March 2
Spoilers below. TechRadar reports these four groups:
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| Color | Category | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | CELLPHONE MODES | AIRPLANE, DO NOT DISTURB, RING, VIBRATE |
| Green | EVADE | DODGE, ESCAPE, LOSE, SHAKE |
| Blue | WHAT “W” MIGHT STAND FOR | TUNGSTEN, WATT, WEST, WIN |
| Purple | ___STRING | DRAW, HAM, HEART, SHOE |
How the groups fit together
Yellow: cellphone modes
AIRPLANE, DO NOT DISTURB, RING, and VIBRATE are cellphone modes or alert settings.
Green: evade
DODGE, ESCAPE, LOSE, and SHAKE can describe ways to evade someone. For example, to shake a pursuer is to get away from them.
Blue: what “W” might stand for
TUNGSTEN, WATT, WEST, and WIN are words that can be represented by the letter W. TechRadar notes that tungsten is also known as wolfram in many countries.
Purple: ___string
Place STRING after each word to form DRAWSTRING, HAMSTRING, HEARTSTRING, and SHOESTRING.
About the puzzle
Connections presents 16 items for players to sort into four groups of four according to a shared connection. The game is available to play for free on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile, according to TechRadar’s guide. Because this is a historical puzzle and an official NYT archive was not established as a source for these answers, they are attributed here to TechRadar rather than presented as independently confirmed by The New York Times.
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