Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers for March 19, #647

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Today’s Connections puzzle could be tricky. That purple group expects that you’re somewhat familiar with some non-English terms, some of which are more commonly used than the others. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.
The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including the number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.
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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: Indicate.
Green group hint: Used in Chrome.
Blue group hint: Drive my car.
Purple group hint: Fancy and French.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Signify.
Green group: Web browser buttons
Blue group: Parts of a road.
Purple group: à/a la ____
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for March 19, 2025, #647.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is signify. The four answers are convey, express, mean and spell.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is web browser buttons. The four answers are back, extensions, forward and refresh.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is parts of a road. The four answers are divider, lane, median and shoulder.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is à/a la ____. The four answers are carte, king, mode and plancha.
Quick tips for Connections
#1: Say the clue words out loud, pausing before and after each. That helps you hear the words in the context of a phrase. The Connections editors love to group words together that are used in similar phrasing, like ____ Up.
#2: Don’t go for the obvious grouping. These editors are smart. Once, they offered SPONGE, BOB, SQUARE and PANTS in the same puzzle. None of those words were in the same category. If you like, hit the “shuffle” button to give yourself a different perspective on the words.
#3: Break down any compound words and look for similarities. “Rushmore” was once in a puzzle where the connection was that each word started with the name of a rock band.
Source: CNET