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March 21 Connections Puzzle Challenges Players with Nuanced Categories

The New York Times' daily word game featured categories like Milieu and Luminary, showcasing its blend of logic and linguistic creativity.

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Overview

  • The March 21, 2025, Connections puzzle included four categories: Milieu, Luminary, Architectural Drawing Tools, and Bar ___.
  • Players were tasked with grouping 16 words into these thematic categories, with difficulty levels ranging from easiest (yellow) to hardest (purple).
  • The words in the puzzle included Compass, Icon, Soap, World, Legend, Exam, Stencil, Chart, Scene, Ruler, Mitzvah, Circle, Great, Sphere, Lion, and T-Square.
  • Highlighted solutions included 'Circle, Scene, Sphere, World' for Milieu and 'Great, Icon, Legend, Lion' for Luminary.
  • Connections, launched by the New York Times in June 2023, continues to engage players with its daily puzzles and thought-provoking themes.