New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #654 March 26, 2025

Connections returns with its daily test of your pattern recognition skills. You get sixteen words that go into four hidden categories, and you can only make three mistakes. Any additional mistakes will cause you to lose.

When the relationships between words aren’t immediately clear in this free browser game, and you are running out of mistakes you can make, this article is here to help; it includes everything from general hints to category clues, and of course, spoilers to the full answer. Whether you need just a small nudge or the entire solution, this guide has got you covered.

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Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #654 for March 26, 2025

The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Pinot, Card, Shot, Glass, Rose, Quartz, Drive, Thrust, Cloud, Bounce, Plate, Disk, Napkin, Flew, Galleon, and Fork.

What is the Definition of Galleon?

A galleon is defined by Dictionary.com as “a large sailing vessel of the 15th to the 17th centuries used as a fighting or merchant ship, square-rigged on the foremast and mainmast and generally lateen-rigged on one or two after masts.” However, the definition of this word probably won’t help you in solving today’s puzzle.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

If you are in need of a hint or two, you can find tons of them below. This section contains general clues, category help, category spoilers, and more for this New York Times puzzle game.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

1. None of the categories are themed around wine or other alcoholic beverages.

2. Pinot and Quartz go in the same group.

3. Card and Cloud go in the same category.

Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer for this difficult puzzle game: Spoons, Knives, Bowls, Teacups…

Yellow Connections Category Answer

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is Parts of a Table Setting.

Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is Parts of a Table Setting.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Fork, Glass, Napkin, Plate.

Green NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer: Got bigger.

Green Connections Category Answer

The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is Increased, With “Up.”

Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the green/medium difficulty Connections is Increased, With “Up.”

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Flew, Rose, Shot, Thrust.

Blue NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer: Other things you could put in this category: CDs, USB sticks.

Blue Connections Category Answer

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is Kinds of Digital Storage.

Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is Kinds of Digital Storage.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Card, Cloud, Disk, Drive.

Purple NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer in this puzzle game: All these words have an extra letter in them. Without that extra letter, they all go in a category together.

Purple Connections Category Answer

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Units of Volume Plus Letter.

Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Units of Volume Plus Letter.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Bounce, Galleon, Pinot, Quartz.

Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #654 for March 26, 2025

Searching for the full answer to this creative puzzle game? You can find all the categories and what words need to go where to solve this one in the expandable section below.

• Yellow – Parts of a Table Setting: Fork, Glass, Napkin, Plate
• Green – Increased, With “Up”: Flew, Rose, Shot, Thrust
• Blue – Kinds of Digital Storage: Card, Cloud, Disk, Drive
• Purple – Units of Volume Plus Letter: Bounce, Galleon, Pinot, Quartz

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