Below are the hints, categories and answers for today’s Connections game, puzzle #659, on March 31.

In Connections, each category has a different difficulty level. Yellow is the simplest, and purple is the most difficult. Click or tap each level to reveal one of the words in that category.

In today's puzzle, there are six theme words to find (including the spangram). Hint: The first one can be found in the top half of the board. Here are the first two letters for each word: Today's spangram answer on Monday, March 31, 2025, is HORSECOLORINGS.

Looking for a hint for today's NYT Connections? Read on for hints and the answer to today's Connections game on Monday, 31st March 2025.

The Tampa Bay Lightning have acquired forward prospect Lucas Mercuri from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for a 2025 sixth-round pick. In addition, the Lightning have announced that they have signed Mercuri to a two-year entry-level contract, which begins next season.

Connections is one of the best puzzle games from the New York Times. The game tasks you with categorizing a pool of 16 words into four secret (for now) groups by figuring out how the words relate to each other. The puzzle resets every night at midnight and ...

Looking for clues for today's Connections answers? The Connections answers on March 31 for puzzle #659 are much easier than yesterday's puzzle, with the Connections Companion rating this puzzle's difficulty at 2.2 out of 5.

Connections is the one of the most popular New York Times word games that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.