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Today’s Connections puzzle has a couple of very weird categories. The blue one rounds up movies about scary, but real, monsters. And the purple one is one of those famed Connections puzzles featuring words that can be broken down into other words. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.
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Hints for today’s Connections groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group, to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Think Greg, Marcia, Peter, Jan, Bobby and Cindy.
Green group hint: Last letter has no sound.
Blue group hint: Bundy or Gein.
Purple group hint: Look up at the stars.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Bunch.
Green group: Ending with silent “T.”
Blue group: Serial killer movies.
Purple group: Starting with constellations.
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for March 16, 2025, #644.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is bunch. The four answers are cluster, collection, constellation and group.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is ending with silent “T.” The four answers are ballet, debut, rapport and tarot.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is serial killer movies. The four answers are Monster, Psycho, Seven and Zodiac.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is starting with constellations. The four answers are draconian, hydrant, Leonardo and library.