New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #655 March 27, 2025

Connections challenges players with its signature word-grouping puzzle. It provides sixteen words that belong to four mystery categories. The three-mistake limit adds pressure to each attempted grouping, and these words can get really challenging to put in the right place.

For those moments when the connections aren’t clear in this popular puzzle game, this guide is here for you. In it, you can find general hints, category help, and even the full solution for when you want to end the guessing game.

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Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #655 for March 27, 2025

The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Phone, Sway, Scratch, Wave, Right, Chip, Paper, Ding, Correct, Scope, Touch, Green, Move, Bingo, Change, and Reach.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

Each of the sections below contains a different kind of hint or spoiler to help you win this minimalist puzzle game. If you are stuck but don’t want to ruin the whole answer, check out some of the sections here to give yourself a hand.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

1. None of these groups are themed around different types of clips.

2. None of these categories are about the scope of a project or similar.

3. Scope and Wave go in the same group.

Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer: To influence, to persuade.

Yellow Connections Category Answer

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is Affect.

Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is Affect.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Move, Reach, Sway, Touch.

Green NYT Connections Category Hints

Green Connections Category Answer

The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is You Got It!

Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the green/medium difficulty Connections is You Got It!

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Bingo, Correct, Ding, Right.

Blue NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer: Moolah, Dough, Clams.

Blue Connections Category Answer

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is Slang For Money.

Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is Slang For Money.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Change, Green, Paper, Scratch.

Purple NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer: Other things you could put in this category: Dose, Braids, Soft.

Purple Connections Category Answer

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in the New York Times Connections is Objects with the Prefix “Micro-.”

Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Objects with the Prefix “Micro-.”

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Chip, Phone, Scope, Wave.

Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #655 for March 27, 2025

If you are just looking for the full answer, check out the section below. It contains which group all the words belong in to get the correct answer for this browser-based puzzle game.

• Yellow – Affect: Move, Reach, Sway, Touch
• Green – You Got It!: Bingo, Correct, Ding, Right
• Blue – Slang For Money: Change, Green, Paper, Scratch
• Purple – Objects with the Prefix “Micro-“: Chip, Phone, Scope, Wave

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