March 26 Connections Puzzle Challenges Players with Creative Word Categories

The New York Times' daily word association game features themes like 'Parts of a table setting' and 'Kinds of digital storage' in its latest puzzle.

The March 26, 2025, Connections puzzle (#653) tasks players with grouping 16 words into four thematic categories.
Today's categories are 'Parts of a table setting,' 'Increased, with “up,”' 'Kinds of digital storage,' and 'Units of volume plus letter.'
The words in the puzzle include 'Fork,' 'Glass,' 'Napkin,' 'Plate,' 'Flew,' 'Rose,' 'Card,' 'Cloud,' and more.
Connections, launched by The New York Times in June 2023, has become one of the platform's most popular games, second only to Wordle.
The game continues to engage players with its mix of logic, wordplay, and strategic challenges, often incorporating red herrings to increase difficulty.