Connections, a beloved word game featured by The New York Times, has swiftly gained popularity among puzzle fans. Similar to Wordle, Connections invites players to identify relationships between words—and refreshes every day at midnight with a new, often more challenging puzzle.

If you’re after today’s answer, please scroll down. However, if you seek hints and tips to assist you in solving it independently, continue reading.

What Is Connections?

Connections is a daily word puzzle designed by NYT associate puzzle editor Wyna Liu. Accessible on both desktop and mobile platforms, this game presents 16 words that players must organize into four groups of four, with each group sharing a common theme.

The catch? While several words may appear to fit together, only one correct arrangement exists for each category.

Each correct grouping is removed from play, but proceed with caution—only four errors are permitted before the game concludes. To aid in recognizing patterns, you can shuffle the board. The difficulty levels of the groups are indicated by color: yellow (easiest), then green, blue, and purple (most challenging). Like Wordle, you can showcase your results on social media.

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Hints for Today’s Connections Categories

Need a push in the right direction? Here are some gentle clues for today’s categories:

– Yellow: Devoured
– Green: In addition
– Blue: Seen on a screen at the bank
– Purple: The first half of the word is consistent

Still in a bind? Here are the actual category names:

– Yellow: Consumed
– Green: Also
– Blue: ATM Options
– Purple: __Play

Today’s Connections Answers (#659)

Here are the accurate groupings for today’s puzzle:

– Consumed: ATE, HAD, PUT AWAY, TOOK IN
– Also: AS WELL, BESIDES, TO BOOT, TOO
– ATM Options: BALANCE, DEPOSIT, TRANSFER, WITHDRAWAL
– __Play: FORE, HORSE, SCREEN, WORD

Didn’t solve it this time? No worries—there’s a fresh puzzle each day, and we’ll be here with additional hints and answers to assist you.

In search of more puzzles?

– Today’s Wordle answer
– NYT Mini Crossword clues and answers
– NYT Strands hints and solutions
– NYT Connections Sports Edition hints and answers

Missed yesterday’s Connections? You can find the March 30 solution here.

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