NYT Connections hints and answers for Monday, March 3 (game #631)

Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need Connections hints.

What should you do once you've finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I've also got daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc's Wordle today page covers the original viral word game.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.

NYT Connections today (game #631) - today's words

Today's NYT Connections words are…

• LEAF
• LOAF
• ROLL
• BONE
• SCROLL
• BAR
• DINOSAUR
• LOUNGE
• CLUB
• BOLT
• COIN
• REEL
• CHILL
• NUGGET
• RUBBLE
• REST

NYT Connections today (game #631) - hint #1 - group hints

What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?

• YELLOW: Take it easy
• GREEN: Precious metal
• BLUE: Tubes 
• PURPLE: Modern Stone Age family

Need more clues?

We're firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today's NYT Connections puzzles…

NYT Connections today (game #631) - hint #2 - group answers

What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?

• YELLOW: BE AT LEISURE 
• GREEN: FORMATS OF GOLD 
• BLUE: CYLINDER OF MATERIAL 
• PURPLE: SEEN IN "THE FLINTSTONES" 

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.

NYT Connections today (game #631) - the answers

The answers to today's Connections, game #631, are…

• YELLOW: BE AT LEISURE CHILL, LOAF, LOUNGE, REST
• GREEN: FORMATS OF GOLD BAR, COIN, LEAF, NUGGET
• BLUE: CYLINDER OF MATERIAL BOLT, REEL, ROLL, SCROLL
• PURPLE: SEEN IN "THE FLINTSTONES" BONE, CLUB, DINOSAUR, RUBBLE

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• My rating: Easy
• My score: Perfect

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Some days I can stare at the Connections grid for ages and see nothing.

Other days I see it all in an instant. This was the case today, with my only hesitation being the momentary inclusion of SCROLL in what became FORMATS OF GOLD.

Meanwhile, DINOSAUR and RUBBLE automatically made me think of things SEEN IN “THE FLINTSTONES” but I was more certain about CYLINDER OF MATERIAL, so went for that instead. As a fan of The Flintstones who wanted to name their daughter Pebbles (Thankfully overruled) I’m ashamed of my hesitation.

How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below.

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Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Sunday, 2 March, game #630)

• YELLOW: CELLPHONE MODES AIRPLANE, DO NOT DISTURB, RING, VIBRATE
• GREEN: EVADE DODGE, ESCAPE, LOSE, SHAKE
• BLUE: WHAT "W" MIGHT STAND FOR TUNGSTEN, WATT, WEST, WIN
• PURPLE: ___STRING DRAW, HAM, HEART, SHOE

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What is NYT Connections?

NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games made by the New York Times. It challenges you to find groups of four items that share something in common, and each group has a different difficulty level: green is easy, yellow a little harder, blue often quite tough and purple usually very difficult.

On the plus side, you don't technically need to solve the final one, as you'll be able to answer that one by a process of elimination. What's more, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little bit of breathing room.

It's a little more involved than something like Wordle, however, and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks. For instance, watch out for homophones and other word games that could disguise the answers.

It's playable for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.