New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #642 March 14, 2025

Today’s Connections puzzle is ready to challenge your logic and vocabulary. In order to win this game, you need to sort words into four categories, and you have a very limited amount of mistakes you can make.

But this article is here to help with this family-friendly puzzle game. Inside, you’ll find hints, category clues, spoilers, and the full answer if you need it. And all of those things are covered up to keep you from spoiling too much just by scrolling down.

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Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #642 for March 14, 2025

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The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Dirt, Candy, Fine, Silk, Short, Charging Cable, Rocky, Levy, High, Film Series, Magazine, Charge, Epic, Chapstick, Assess, and Feature.

What is the Definition of Levy?

The word levy has several meanings in English. Here are all of them according to Dictionary.com.

an imposing or collecting, as of a tax, by authority or force.
the amount owed or collected.
the conscription of troops.
to impose.
to conscript (troops).
to start or wage (war).
to seize or attach property by judicial order.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

For those in need of a little assistance for this puzzle game, the sections below contain hints and spoilers to guide you through the puzzle. Open up each one to reveal the helpful insights tucked inside.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

1. Charge and Charging Cable do not go in the same group.

2. None of these groups are about something that is “cool” or “awesome.”

3. High and Rocky go in the same category.

Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer: Fees on a bill, perhaps.

Yellow Connections Category Answer

The category for the yellow/straightforward New York Times Games Connections is Impose, As a Penalty.

Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is Impose, As a Penalty.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Assess, Charge, Fine, Levy.

Green NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer in this minimalist puzzle game: Items by the checkout.

Green Connections Category Answer

The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is Checkout Line Impulse Buys.

Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the green/medium difficulty Connections is Checkout Line Impulse Buys.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Candy, Chapstick, Charging Cable, Magazine.

Blue NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer: Length of film.

Blue Connections Category Answer

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is Movies of Various Lengths.

Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is Movies of Various Lengths.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Epic, Feature, Film Series, Short.

Purple NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer for this free browser game: All four of these words can be followed up with the same four-letter word to make four common things.

Purple Connections Category Answer

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is __ Road.

Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is __ Road.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Dirt, High, Rocky, Silk.

Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #642 for March 14, 2025

Just want to see the full answer for this popular puzzle game? In the section below hides all the words and the categories that they belong inside of in this puzzle game.

Yellow – Impose, As a Penalty: Assess, Charge, Fine, Levy
Green – Checkout Line Impulse Buys: Candy, Chapstick, Charging Cable, Magazine
Blue – Movies of Various Lengths: Epic, Feature, Film Series, Short
Purple – __ Road: Dirt, High, Rocky, Silk