NYT Connections Today: Hints and answers for March 17, 2025

New York Times readers can choose from a variety of game options every day. Among them is Connections, a new word game created by Wynna Liu, NYT's associate puzzle editor. NYT Connections Hints for March 17 Here are four hints for the groupings in today's Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the toughest purple group. Yellow: Material Green: Carefree words Blue: Big wheels Purple: Music artists If you know what we are talking about, minimize this page and try to solve your puzzle. NYT Connections Today: These are categories Yellow: FILAMENT Green: UNINHIBITEDNESS Blue: KINDS OF TRUCKS Purple: BANDS MINUS THE NUMBER FIVE NYT Connections Today: Answers for March 17 FILAMENT: FIBER, STRAND, STRING, THREAD UNINHIBITEDNESS: ABANDON, FREEDOM, SPONTANEITY, UNRESTRAINT KINDS OF TRUCKS: DUMP, GARBAGE, MONSTER, PICKUP BANDS MINUS THE NUMBER FIVE: BEN FOLDS, JACKSON, MAROON, MC