Connections #648 Answers
Thursday, March 20, 2025
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #648 for Thursday, March 20, 2025. The 16 words split into four groups by colour — yellow is easiest, purple the trickiest. The group themes are listed first as hints, then every group is revealed below. Looking for the latest puzzle? See today's Connections.
Hints — the four group themes
- Yellow (easiest): outspoken
- Green: bodies of water
- Blue: kinds of cords
- Purple (hardest): things in bottles
Answers
OUTSPOKEN
DIRECT, FRANK, LOUD, VOCAL
BODIES OF WATER
BAY, CHANNEL, SOUND, STRAIT
KINDS OF CORDS
BUNGEE, EXTENSION, SPINAL, UMBILICAL
THINGS IN BOTTLES
GENIE, LIGHTNING, MESSAGE, SHIP
Previous Connections answers
- #647 — signify, web browser buttons, parts of a road, à/a la ___
- #646 — exceptional, german words, plural animals identical to their singular forms, plural words that are very different from their singular forms
- #645 — filament, uninhibitedness, kinds of trucks, bands minus the number five
- #644 — bunch, ending with silent “t”, serial killer movies, starting with constellations
- #643 — sharp protrusion, features of stringed instruments, litigation verbs, in “star light, star bright”
- #642 — impose, as a penalty, checkout line impulse buys, movies of various lengths, ___ road
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