NYT Connections Hints & Answers — Monday, March 31, 2025 (#659)

Puzzle #659. Start with a gentle nudge and work down — the full answers are at the bottom, hidden until you ask for them.

Just tell me the answer

The NYT Connections answer for Monday, March 31, 2025 (puzzle #659) is: YELLOW — CONSUMED: ATE, HAD, PUT AWAY, TOOK IN. GREEN — ALSO: AS WELL, BESIDES, TO BOOT, TOO. BLUE — ATM OPTIONS: BALANCE, DEPOSIT, TRANSFER, WITHDRAWAL. PURPLE — ___PLAY: FORE, HORSE, SCREEN, WORD.

Today's 16 words

The grid exactly as NYT laid it out for Monday, March 31, 2025. Nothing below this point is spoiled until you open it.

FORE
WORD
DEPOSIT
TOO
PUT AWAY
SCREEN
ATE
BALANCE
BESIDES
HORSE
TRANSFER
TO BOOT
HAD
AS WELL
TOOK IN
WITHDRAWAL

How hard is Connections #659?

Medium47/100
  • One category runs on wordplay rather than meaning.
  • At least one entry is a phrase rather than a single word.

Where to start: Look for the four words that combine with "Play" — locking that group down removes four red herrings from the rest of the grid.

Connections hints for Monday, March 31, 2025

Four levels, each giving away a little more. Open only as many as you need.

NYT Connections answers for Monday, March 31, 2025

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Common questions

What is the NYT Connections answer for Monday, March 31, 2025?

The NYT Connections answer for Monday, March 31, 2025 (puzzle #659) is: YELLOW — CONSUMED: ATE, HAD, PUT AWAY, TOOK IN. GREEN — ALSO: AS WELL, BESIDES, TO BOOT, TOO. BLUE — ATM OPTIONS: BALANCE, DEPOSIT, TRANSFER, WITHDRAWAL. PURPLE — ___PLAY: FORE, HORSE, SCREEN, WORD.

What is the purple group in Connections #659?

The purple (hardest) group is "___PLAY": FORE, HORSE, SCREEN, WORD.

What is the easiest group in today's Connections puzzle?

The yellow group is the most straightforward: "CONSUMED" — ATE, HAD, PUT AWAY, TOOK IN. Solving it first removes four words from the grid.

What number is today's Connections puzzle?

Monday, March 31, 2025 is NYT Connections puzzle #659. Connections launched on 12 June 2023 with puzzle #1, and a new puzzle is published every day.

What time does a new NYT Connections puzzle come out?

A new Connections puzzle unlocks at midnight in your own local time zone, so the changeover happens at a different moment around the world. The puzzle itself is the same for everyone on a given date.