NYT Connections puzzle #641 is the board dated Thursday, March 13, 2025. Below are the 16 words, graduated hints, category labels, and full answer sets—in that order, so you can stop before the spoilers.
Today’s Connections words for March 13, 2025
The board contains 16 words to sort into four groups of four:
SPIN, ART, WAVE, FLAG, FLOP, ANGLE, WILT, TURN, ANON, RIVER, WHISTLE, SLANT, HOLE, HAIL, BIAS, THOU.
Group hints
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- Yellow: Taking sides.
- Green: Get their attention.
- Blue: Poker variant.
- Purple: Used by the Bard.
Spoiler warning: category labels and answers below
The remaining sections reveal the categories and all four word groups.
Connections category labels
- Yellow: PARTIALITY
- Green: SIGNAL DOWN, AS A TAXI
- Blue: CARDS IN TEXAS HOLD ’EM
- Purple: SHAKESPEAREAN WORDS
Connections answers for March 13, 2025
- Yellow — PARTIALITY: ANGLE, BIAS, SLANT, SPIN.
- Green — SIGNAL DOWN, AS A TAXI: FLAG, HAIL, WAVE, WHISTLE.
- Blue — CARDS IN TEXAS HOLD ’EM: FLOP, HOLE, RIVER, TURN.
- Purple — SHAKESPEAREAN WORDS: ANON, ART, THOU, WILT.
How the connections fit
Yellow: partiality
ANGLE, BIAS, SLANT, and SPIN can each describe a point of view that favors one side.
Green: signaling down a taxi
FLAG, HAIL, WAVE, and WHISTLE are ways to attract a taxi driver’s attention.
Blue: Texas Hold ’em cards
HOLE cards are dealt to each player; the FLOP, TURN, and RIVER are the community-card stages.
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ANON, ART, THOU, and WILT are archaic forms associated with Shakespearean English.
How Connections works
Connections gives players 16 words to divide into four groups of four that share a theme. The groups are color-coded from yellow, the easiest, to purple, the trickiest. A new puzzle releases at midnight in the player’s local time zone. NYT lists the game in its Games app, at NYTimes.com/games/connections, on NYTimes.com/theathletic, and in the News app.
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