Connections #640 Answers – March 12, 2025
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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #640 on Wednesday, March 12, 2025. Reveal as much or as little as you need.
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Today's 16 words
BUTTERCARDINALCOTTONEGGSELMOEYEFLOURJOHNKETCHUPMONTHORANGEPURPLEROCKROSESILVERSUGAR
Hint 1: one word from each group
Yellow (easiest)
BUTTER belongs to this group.
Green
CARDINAL belongs to this group.
Blue
MONTH belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
COTTON belongs to this group.
Hint 2: the categories
Yellow (easiest) category
INGREDIENTS IN CLASSIC POUND CAKE
Green category
THINGS THAT ARE RED
Blue category
WORDS SAID TO HAVE NO EXACT RHYMES
Purple (hardest) category
___ CANDY
Connections #640 answers
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INGREDIENTS IN CLASSIC POUND CAKEBUTTER, EGGS, FLOUR, SUGAR
THINGS THAT ARE REDCARDINAL, ELMO, KETCHUP, ROSE
WORDS SAID TO HAVE NO EXACT RHYMESMONTH, ORANGE, PURPLE, SILVER
___ CANDYCOTTON, EYE, JOHN, ROCK
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What are the Connections answers for March 12, 2025?
INGREDIENTS IN CLASSIC POUND CAKE: BUTTER, EGGS, FLOUR, SUGAR. THINGS THAT ARE RED: CARDINAL, ELMO, KETCHUP, ROSE. WORDS SAID TO HAVE NO EXACT RHYMES: MONTH, ORANGE, PURPLE, SILVER. ___ CANDY: COTTON, EYE, JOHN, ROCK.
What do the Connections colors mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.