NYT Connections Hints & Answers for Tuesday, May 13 (Game #702)
NYT Connections Hints & Answers for Tuesday, May 13 (Game #702), Your Daily Hints and Answers Guide
Good morning, Connections fans! 🎉 Ready to take on today’s word-matching challenge? This clever game from the New York Times tests your ability to group four words that share something in common—but beware, some of them are trickier than they seem!
If you’re stuck and need a hint (or a few), I’ve got you covered. And if you’re looking for more word fun, check out my NYT Strands and Quordle pages for hints & answers, and Wordle Today guide for the original viral game!
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NYT Connections Hints and Answers #702 May 13, 2025
Hints
🟨 Yellow Group – Places to Shop
Think about different types of places where people buy or trade goods.
🟩 Green Group – Kinds of Pizza
All of these are pizza styles or topping combinations you might see on a menu.
🟦 Blue Group – Words That End with Colors
Each word ends with something that’s also a color.
🟪 Purple Group – ____ Cleaner
These are phrases that commonly pair with the word “cleaner.”
✅ Answers
🟨 Yellow – Places to Shop
- BAZAAR
- FAIR
- MARKET
- OUTLET
🟩 Green – Kinds of Pizza
- HAWAIIAN
- PLAIN
- SUPREME
- VEGGIE
🟦 Blue – Ends in a Color
- EVERGREEN
- INFRARED
- MARIGOLD
- QUICKSILVER
🟪 Purple – ____ Cleaner
- BATHROOM
- DRY
- PIPE
- VACUUM
NYT Connections Hints and Answers #701 May 12, 2025
🧠 NYT Connections #701 – Hints
Here are some clues to guide your guesses:
- 🟨 Yellow: Places where you can find paper money.
- 🟩 Green: Terms related to rebounds or ricochets.
- 🟦 Blue: Metrics tracked by web analytics.
- 🟪 Purple: Actions you can perform with your lips.
✅ NYT Connections #701 – Answers
Here are the solutions for today’s puzzle:
- 🟨 Places to Find Paper Money: ATM, Cash Register, Tip Jar, Wallet
- 🟩 Rebound: Bank, Bounce, Carom, Ricochet
- 🟦 Things Tracked by Web Analytics: Click, Hit, Page View, Visit
- 🟪 Things You Can Do with Your Lips: Curl, Pucker, Purse, Smack
NYT Connections Hints and Answers #700 May 11, 2025
🧠 NYT Connections #700 – Hints
Here are some clues to guide your guesses:
- 🟨 Yellow: Words associated with making someone happy.
- 🟩 Green: Words related to evading or avoiding something.
- 🟦 Blue: Common features found in video games.
- 🟪 Purple: Phrases that start with “Mother”.
✅ NYT Connections #700 – Answers
Here are the solutions for today’s puzzle:
- 🟨 MAKE HAPPY: DELIGHT, PLEASE, SUIT, TICKLE
- 🟩 EVADE: DODGE, DUCK, SHAKE, SKIRT
- 🟦 COMMON VIDEO GAME FEATURES: BOSS, HEALTH, LEVEL, POWER-UP
- 🟪 MOTHER ___: EARTH, GOOSE, MAY I, SUPERIOR
NYT Connections Hints and Answers #699 May 10, 2025
🧠 NYT Connections #699 – Hints
Here are some clues to guide your guesses:
- 🟨 Yellow: Common letter sign-offs.
- 🟩 Green: Words indicating absence or lack.
- 🟦 Blue: Terms associated with energy or vigor.
- 🟪 Purple: Words that can precede “strip” to form common phrases.
✅ Today’s Answers
Here are the solutions for today’s puzzle:
- 🟨 Letter Sign-Offs: Best, Cheers, Love, Sincerely
- 🟩 Without: Absent, Minus, Sans, Wanting
- 🟦 Vigor: Beans, Energy, Pep, Zip
- 🟪 ___ Strip: Bacon, Comic, Landing, Sunset
NYT Connections Hints and Answers #698 May 9, 2025
🧠 NYT Connections #698 – Hints
Here are some clues to get you started:
- 🟨 Yellow (Easiest): Think about settings you adjust on your TV.
- 🟩 Green: Words describing something unclear or indistinct.
- 🟦 Blue: Basic results you get from arithmetic operations.
- 🟪 Purple (Hardest): Types of window coverings.
✅ Today’s Answers
If you’re looking for the solutions, here they are:
- 🟨 TV Display Settings: Brightness, Color, Contrast, Tint
- 🟩 Fuzzy, as a Memory: Dim, Faint, Remote, Vague
- 🟦 Results of Some Arithmetic: Difference, Product, Quotient, Sum
- 🟪 Window Treatments in the Singular: Blind, Drape, Shade, Shutter
NYT Connections Hints and Answers #697 May 8, 2025
🟨 Yellow Group – COMMIT TO PAPER
Hint: Think about words associated with writing or creating text.
Words:
- AUTHOR
- COMPOSE
- PEN
- WRITE
🟩 Green Group – NEEDS FOR PLAYING YAHTZEE
Hint: Consider items commonly used when playing the game Yahtzee.
Words:
- CUP
- DICE
- PENCIL
- SCORECARD
🟦 Blue Group – HEROES OF ACTION MOVIE FRANCHISES
Hint: These are surnames of iconic action movie protagonists.
Words:
- BOND
- JONES
- OCEAN
- WICK
🟪 Purple Group – ___STICK
Hint: Each word can precede “stick” to form a compound word.
Words:
NYT Connections Hints and Answers #696 May 7, 2025
🟨 Yellow Group – Hint
Category: Not Including
Clue: These words are used to exclude something.
Answer:
- BESIDES
- BUT
- EXCEPT
- SAVE
🟩 Green Group – Hint
Category: Get Better, As a Broken Bone
Clue: All of these relate to healing or improvement after injury.
Answer:
- HEAL
- KNIT
- MEND
- RECOVER
🟦 Blue Group – Hint
Category: Tarot Minor Arcana Suits
Clue: These are symbolic items featured in tarot card readings.
Answer:
- CUPS
- PENTACLES
- SWORDS
- WANDS
🟪 Purple Group – Hint
Category: Homophones of Gemstones
Clue: These sound like gemstone names but mean something else.
Answer:
- CHORAL
- OPEL
- PURL
- QUARTS
NYT Connections Hints and Answers #695 May 6, 2025
🔍 Hints for Today’s Categories
- Yellow Category – SILENCE
Think of words associated with quietness or tranquility. - Green Category – TENNIS COMPETITION UNITS
Consider terms commonly used in tennis matches. - Blue Category – COMPARATIVELY SMALL
Look for words that describe something tiny or miniature. - Purple Category – STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR “TEASE”
Identify words that begin with synonyms of “tease” or “mock.”
✅ Answers for Today’s NYT Connections
Yellow – SILENCE
Green – TENNIS COMPETITION UNITS
- GAME
- MATCH
- SET
- TOURNAMENT
Blue – COMPARATIVELY SMALL
- BABY
- COMPACT
- MINUTE
- TOY
Purple – STARTING WITH SYNONYMS FOR “TEASE”
- KIDNEY
- MOCKINGBIRD
- RAZZMATAZZ
- RIBBON
NYT Connections Hints and Answers #694 May 5, 2025
🟨 Yellow Group — Hint:
Theme: Easy street
Clue: Words related to smooth, gentle movement.
✅ Answer:
COAST, CRUISE, DRIFT, FLOAT
🟩 Green Group — Hint:
Theme: Resident of Transylvania
Clue: Things associated with Count Dracula.
✅ Answer:
BAT, CAPE, CASTLE, FANG
🟦 Blue Group — Hint:
Theme: Same as it ever was
Clue: Words meaning “to stay unchanged” or “become still.”
✅ Answer:
FLATTEN, LEVEL, PLATEAU, SETTLE
🟪 Purple Group — Hint:
Theme: A shape in common
Clue: Long, cylindrical objects.
✅ Answer:
BATON, CIGAR, HOAGIE, TORPEDO
NYT Connections Hints and Answers #693 May 4, 2025
🟨 Yellow Group — Hint:
Theme: Qualities of overcooked meat
Clue: Not exactly juicy or tender…
✅ Answer:
CHEWY, DRY, STRINGY, TOUGH
🟩 Green Group — Hint:
Theme: Play some electric guitar
Clue: You’ll need a plectrum (or some serious finger skills).
✅ Answer:
JAM, NOODLE, SHRED, SOLO
🟦 Blue Group — Hint:
Theme: Ingredients in bubble tea
Clue: You might sip these through a fat straw.
✅ Answer:
BOBA, MILK, SUGAR, TEA
🟪 Purple Group — Hint:
Theme: Planets (or dwarf planets) with a twist
Clue: Real space objects with their first letter changed.
✅ Answer:
BLUTO, CARS, DARTH, GENUS
(play on Pluto, Mars, Earth, Venus)
NYT Connections Hints and Answers #692 May 3, 2025
🟨 YELLOW Group — Hint:
Theme: Awesome
Clue: Slang words used to describe something really cool or impressive.
✅ Answer:
DOPE, FIRE, LIT, SICK
🟩 GREEN Group — Hint:
Theme: Defeat Soundly
Clue: Verbs or slang used when someone gets completely beaten in a competition or fight.
✅ Answer:
CREAM, LICK, PASTE, SMOKE
🟦 BLUE Group — Hint:
Theme: “Will” Contractions Without Apostrophes
Clue: Think of words that turn into “he’ll,” “she’ll,” etc. if you add an apostrophe.
✅ Answer:
HELL, ILL, SHELL, WELL
🟪 PURPLE Group — Hint:
Theme: URL Endings + a Letter
Clue: Looks like common domain suffixes with an extra letter tacked on.
✅ Answer:
COMP, MILK, NETI, ORGO
NYT Connections Hints and Answers #691 May 2, 2025
Today’s Words:
DOG, STATUE, GOOSE, PROP, TURTLE, BOTTLE, WING, BUST, SUPPORT, RELIEF, BREAK, LINK, POST, RIB, TORSO, BRACE
Group Hints:
- 🟨 Artistic chiseling
- 🟩 Sturdy uprights
- 🟦 Grill baby, grill
- 🟪 A pain in the… ?
✅ Group Answers:
- 🟨 Kinds of Carvings: BUST, RELIEF, STATUE, TORSO
- 🟩 Pillar Stuff: BRACE, POST, PROP, SUPPORT
- 🟦 BBQ Offering: DOG, LINK, RIB, WING
- 🟪 __Neck Phrases: BOTTLE, BREAK, GOOSE, TURTLE
NYT Connections Hints and Answers #690 May 1, 2025
🧩 Connections #690 — Hints & Answers
Today’s Words:
POCKET, SHAKE, PURSE, PAN, POT, DOLLY, FUN, PRIZE, TRAVEL, BREAK, BITE, KICK, ZOOM, DROP, REWARD, TILT
Group Hints:
- 🟨 What you get for being champ
- 🟩 Cut it out (as in habits)
- 🟦 Film-making moves
- 🟪 Words that come before “-size” (meaning small)
✅ Answers:
- 🟨 Winnings: POT, PRIZE, PURSE, REWARD
- 🟩 Stop, as a Habit: BREAK, DROP, KICK, SHAKE
- 🟦 Movie Camera Verbs: DOLLY, PAN, TILT, ZOOM
- 🟪 Precede “-size” for Small: BITE, FUN, POCKET, TRAVEL
NYT Connections #689 — Hints and Answers for April 30
🧩 NYT Connections #689 — Hints & Answers
Today’s Words:
HEEL, ROOM, DYNASTY, FACE, GIMMICK, STANDING, SEATING, MILDEW, UPPER, SOLE, REGARD, CHAIRS, CAPACITY, ENGROSS, TONGUE, IMAGE
Group Hints:
- 🟨 Think feet first
- 🟩 Lodging/space to fit
- 🟦 Your honor (reputation-related)
- 🟪 Words that end in a “gross” sound (Yuck!)
🟰 Today’s Connections Groups:
- 🟨 Parts of a Shoe: HEEL, SOLE, TONGUE, UPPER
- 🟩 Accommodation: CAPACITY, CHAIRS, ROOM, SEATING
- 🟦 Reputation: FACE, IMAGE, REGARD, STANDING
- 🟪 Ends in “Yuck” Words: DYNASTY, ENGROSS, GIMMICK, MILDEW
NYT Connections #688 — Hints and Answers for April 29
Need a boost for today’s Connections? Here’s what you should know:
- Yellow (🟨): Baking blends
- Green (🟩): Fancy dining stuff
- Blue (🟦): Things you can climb
- Purple (🟪): Things “diamond” can mean
🟰 Today’s Groups and Answers:
- Yellow (Cooking Concoctions): BATTER, DOUGH, MIXTURE, PASTE
- Green (Seen on a Table at a Dinner Party): CANDLESTICK, PITCHER, PLACEMAT, PLATE
- Blue (Things to Climb): LADDER, MOUNTAIN, ROPE, TREE
- Purple (What “Diamond” Can Refer To): GEMSTONE, INFIELD, RHOMBUS, SUIT
NYT Connections Hints and Answers – April 28, 2025
🧩 Connections Hints
YELLOW (🟨):
- Products you use for styling hair.
GREEN (🟩):
- Words meaning pared back or very simple.
BLUE (🟦):
- Things that can be found as evidence at a crime scene.
PURPLE (🟪):
- Words connected to feeling tired or worn out.
✅ Connections Answers (Game #687)
YELLOW – Hair Products:
- GEL, MOUSSE, SPRAY, WAX
GREEN – Austere:
- BARE, PLAIN, SIMPLE, SPARE
BLUE – Clues at a Crime Scene:
- FIBER, FINGERPRINT, HAIR, TIRE MARK
PURPLE – Weary:
- BORE, DRAIN, EXHAUST, TIRE
NYT Connections Hints and Answers – April 27, 2025
🧩 Connections Hints
YELLOW (🟨):
- Things you find on a calculator (basic math operations).
GREEN (🟩):
- Different amounts or clumps of hair.
BLUE (🟦):
- Salty snacks you might eat by the handful.
PURPLE (🟪):
- Things that can be paired with the word “Swedish”.
✅ Connections Answers (Game #686)
YELLOW – Calculator Buttons:
- EQUALS, MINUS, PERCENT, TIMES
GREEN – Amounts of Hair:
- LOCK, SHOCK, THATCH, TUFT
BLUE – Salty Snack Unit:
- COMBO, GOLDFISH, RUFFLE, TAKI
PURPLE – Swedish ____:
- CHEF, FISH, MASSAGE, MEATBALL
NYT Connections Hints and Answers – April 26, 2025
🧩 Connections Hints
YELLOW (🟨):
- Related to pigments and color tones.
GREEN (🟩):
- Types of valleys or small landforms.
BLUE (🟦):
- Short versions or nicknames for “Robert” (aka “Bobs”).
PURPLE (🟪):
- Anagrams of the word color.
✅ Connections Answers (Game #685)
YELLOW – Tint:
- COLOR, HUE, SHADE, TONE
GREEN – Valley:
- DALE, DELL, GLEN, HOLLOW
BLUE – Bobs:
- DOLE, HOPE, MARLEY, ROSS
PURPLE – Color Anagrams:
- DRE, GARY, GENRE, LUBE
NYT Connections Hints and Answers – April 25, 2025
🧩 Connections Hints
YELLOW (🟨): Chewy
→ Think flavors you’d find in gum
GREEN (🟩): A good beginning
→ Words that suggest a starting point or kickoff
BLUE (🟦): Classic tunes
→ Titles from the Great American Songbook
PURPLE (🟪): Add a word that rhymes with “cube”
→ Each word can be paired with “tube”
✅ Connections Answers
YELLOW – Gum Flavors:
BUBBLEGUM, CINNAMON, MENTHOL, WINTERGREEN
GREEN – Starting Point:
CATALYST, LAUNCHPAD, SPARK, SPRINGBOARD
BLUE – Great American Songbook Songs:
AUTUMN LEAVES, SUMMERTIME, UNFORGETTABLE, WITCHCRAFT
PURPLE – ___ Tube:
FALLOPIAN, INNER, TEST, VACUUM
NYT Connections Hints and Answers – April 24, 2025
🧩 Hints
🟨 Yellow – A color in common:
Think of things commonly white in color.
🟩 Green – Eat your greens:
These are all types of lettuce.
🟦 Blue – Enemies of the Caped Crusader:
Classic Batman villains.
🟪 Purple – What you hear with:
Things that have ears, either literally or idiomatically.
✅ Answers
🟨 Things That Are White:
- BABY POWDER
- MILK
- POLAR BEAR
- SNOW
🟩 Kinds of Lettuce:
- BUTTER
- ICEBERG
- LEAF
- ROMAINE
🟦 Batman Villains:
- BANE
- JOKER
- PENGUIN
- SCARECROW
🟪 They Have Literal/Idiomatic Ears:
- CORNFIELD
- MUSICIANS
- PITCHERS
- WALLS
NYT Connections Hints and Answers – April 23, 2025
🧩 Hints
🟨 Yellow – In the woods:
Think of parts of a tree.
🟩 Green – Cats and dogs:
Physical features you’d find on canines or felines.
🟦 Blue – Stand up:
These are all part of a comedic routine or performance.
🟪 Purple – Add a word that rhymes with “pole”:
These words pair with “pole” to make common phrases.
✅ Answers
🟨 Parts of a Tree:
- BRANCH
- LEAF
- ROOT
- TRUNK
🟩 Canine/Feline Features:
- FUR
- MUZZLE
- PAW
- TAIL
🟦 Comedic Routine:
- ACT
- BIT
- GAG
- SKETCH
🟪 ____ Pole:
- BEAN
- FLAG
- MAY
- TAD
NYT Connections Hints and Answers – April 22, 2025
🧩 Hints
🟨 Yellow – Halt:
Words related to canceling or ending something, like a project or plan.
🟩 Green – Making china pots:
Think of tools and materials you’d find in a pottery studio.
🟦 Blue – Slide away:
All of these are slippery things.
🟪 Purple – Hot, hot, hot:
All are natural sources of heat or energy.
✅ Answers
🟨 Cancel, As a Project:
- AXE
- CUT
- DROP
- SCRAP
🟩 Seen in a Pottery Studio:
- CLAY
- GLAZE
- KILN
- WHEEL
🟦 Things That Are Slippery:
- BANANA PEEL
- EEL
- GREASE
- ICE
🟪 Natural Producers of Heat:
- FIRE
- LIGHTNING
- SUN
- VOLCANO
NYT Connections Hints and Answers – April 21, 2025
Hints
🟨 Yellow – Food Information
Think about things listed on a nutrition label.
🟩 Green – Surprise Element
These are all words used to describe something unexpected.
🟦 Blue – Excel or Google
Stuff you can add or find in a spreadsheet.
🟪 Purple – Spirals
All these things have a spiral or twisted shape.
Answers
🟨 INFO ON A NUTRITION LABEL
FAT, IRON, PROTEIN, SODIUM
🟩 METAPHOR FOR SOMETHING UNEXPECTED
BOMBSHELL, CURVEBALL, TWIST, WRENCH
🟦 THINGS YOU CAN INSERT INTO A SPREADSHEET
CELL, COLUMN, ROW, SHEET
🟪 HELICAL THINGS
CORKSCREW, DNA, FUSILLI, SPRING
NYT Connections Hints and Answers – April 20, 2025
🧩 Hints
🟨 Yellow – Eye spy:
Words related to quick looks or glances.
🟩 Green – 70s DIY fashion:
Things you’d use for tie-dyeing a shirt.
🟦 Blue – Rhymes with “back”:
All things you can crack.
🟪 Purple – A small jump:
Common words that come before “hop.”
✅ Answers
🟨 Yellow – Glimpse:
- GANDER
- GLANCE
- LOOK
- PEEP
🟩 Green – Needs for Tie-Dyeing a Shirt:
- BASIN
- DYE
- RUBBER BANDS
- SHIRT
🟦 Blue – Things You Can Crack:
- CODE
- EGG
- JOKE
- WHIP
🟪 Purple – Words Before “Hop”:
- BAR
- BUNNY
- HIP
- SOCK
NYT Connections Hints and Answers – April 19, 2025
Hints
🟨 Yellow – Speaking to a group:
Words related to giving a presentation or formal talk.
🟩 Green – Describing the Sahara:
Think of words that describe features of a desert.
🟦 Blue – Casual canines:
Dog breeds, but in their informal/nickname form.
🟪 Purple – Numeral alternatives:
Think of words commonly associated with three-digit numbers (like 420, 666, etc.).
✅ Answers
🟨 Yellow – Spoken Presentation:
- ADDRESS
- LECTURE
- SPEECH
- TALK
🟩 Green – Adjectives for a Desert:
- DRY
- HOT
- SANDY
- VAST
🟦 Blue – Dog Breeds, Informally:
- BULLY (bulldog)
- CHOW (chow chow)
- GOLDEN (golden retriever)
- LAB (labrador retriever)
🟪 Purple – Represented by Three-Digit Numbers:
- CANNABIS (420)
- DEVIL (666)
- INTRO CLASS (101)
- JAMES BOND (007)
NYT Connections Hints and Answers – April 18, 2025
Hints
🟨 Yellow – Oh!
Think of surprised exclamations or interjections.
🟩 Green – Scary films
All are horror movies starting with “The.”
🟦 Blue – Use your finger
These are all things you can “pick.”
🟪 Purple – Add a letter to ‘your stuff’
Think of words related to personal property — but with no “S” at the end.
✅ Answers
🟨 Yellow – Interjections:
- BOY
- GOODNESS
- MAN
- WOW
🟩 Green – Horror Movies (with “The”):
- BIRDS (The Birds)
- EXORCIST (The Exorcist)
- HAUNTING (The Haunting)
- SHINING (The Shining)
🟦 Blue – Things You Can Pick:
- APPLE
- BANJO
- CARD
- NOSE
🟪 Purple – Personal Property (Minus “S”):
- BELONGING
- EFFECT
- GOOD
- POSSESSION
NYT Connections Hints and Answers – April 17, 2025
Hints
🟨 YELLOW — Stomach:
Think of parts around your midsection.
🟩 GREEN — Grab a slice:
Common pizza ingredients.
🟦 BLUE — Draft, can or bottle:
Different ways beer is packaged or served.
🟪 PURPLE — Legends of the game:
Famous names from baseball history.
✅ Answer
🟨 Central Section of the Body:
- CORE
- MIDRIFF
- TORSO
- TRUNK
🟩 Components of a Pizza:
- CHEESE
- CRUST
- SAUCE
- TOPPINGS
🟦 Units of Beer:
- CASE
- FORTY
- GROWLER
- SIX-PACK
🟪 Baseball Greats:
- BONDS
- MANTLE
- TROUT
- YOUNG
NYT Connections Hints and Answers – April 16, 2025
Hints – Group Clues:
- Yellow: Clothing items found in a burlesque or cabaret setting
- Green: Actions that involve scratching or marking up a surface
- Blue: Things known for making a roaring sound
- Purple: Latin dance names — but slightly twisted with a vowel change
🔠 Today’s Words:
CROWD, SCORE, MAMBA, ENGINE, BOA, SIMBA, KATY PERRY, SCAR, LION, GARTER, SCRATCH, MERINGUE, CORSET, SCRAPE, TANGY, STOCKINGS
✅ Group Answers:
🟨 Yellow – Burlesque Wear:
BOA, CORSET, GARTER, STOCKINGS
🟩 Green – Mess Up the Surface Of:
SCAR, SCORE, SCRAPE, SCRATCH
🟦 Blue – They Roar:
CROWD, ENGINE, KATY PERRY, LION
🟪 Purple – Latin Dances with a Vowel Changed:
MAMBA, MERINGUE, SIMBA, TANGY
NYT Connections Hints and Answers – April 15, 2025
🟨 Hints – Group Clues:
- Yellow: Words meaning to stop or avoid doing something
- Green: Games played with a deck of cards
- Blue: Components of a Greek tragedy
- Purple: Words that follow character names in Peter Pan
🔠 Today’s Words:
BELL, REFRAIN, SPEED, CHORUS, BRIDGE, HUBRIS, DARLING, HEARTS, HOOK, AVOID, HERO, CEASE, SPOONS, PAN, ABSTAIN, TRAGEDY
✅ Group Answers:
🟨 Yellow – Desist:
ABSTAIN, AVOID, CEASE, REFRAIN
🟩 Green – Card Games:
BRIDGE, HEARTS, SPEED, SPOONS
🟦 Blue – Elements of Greek Drama:
CHORUS, HERO, HUBRIS, TRAGEDY
🟪 Purple – Second Words of Peter Pan Characters:
BELL, DARLING, HOOK, PAN
NYT Connections Hints and Answers – April 14, 2025
Hints – Group Clues:
- Yellow: Words meaning to prevent or restrict something
- Green: Things you need tickets for
- Blue: Things tied to The Oregon Trail game
- Purple: All things “Ford” could refer to
🔠 Today’s Words:
HUNT, CHECK, GAME, FORD, PRESIDENT, PLAY, CAR, STOP, OXEN, BLOCK, MOVIE, ACTOR, DAM, DYSENTERY, DIRECTOR, CONCERT
✅ Group Answers:
🟨 Yellow – Restrict:
BLOCK, CHECK, DAM, STOP
🟩 Green – Ticketed Events:
CONCERT, GAME, MOVIE, PLAY
🟦 Blue – The Oregon Trail Things:
DYSENTERY, FORD, HUNT, OXEN
🟪 Purple – What “Ford” Might Refer To:
ACTOR, CAR, DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT
NYT Connections Hints and Answers – April 13, 2025
🟨 Hints – Group Clues:
- Yellow: Words related to stealing or theft
- Green: Descriptions used for student attendance
- Blue: Terms that describe or modify typefaces/fonts
- Purple: Words that can precede “berry” to form types of berries
🔠 Today’s Words:
PRESENT, CAPER, ELDER, ROMAN, LOGAN, SWIPE, POCKET, TYPEWRITER, GOOSE, SANS, ABSENT, PINCH, LATE, GOTHIC, NICK, EXCUSED
✅ Group Answers:
🟨 Yellow – Steal:
NICK, PINCH, POCKET, SWIPE
🟩 Green – Attendance Status:
ABSENT, EXCUSED, LATE, PRESENT
🟦 Blue – Font-Modifying Words:
GOTHIC, ROMAN, SANS, TYPEWRITER
🟪 Purple – ___BERRY:
CAPER, ELDER, GOOSE, LOGAN
NYT Connections Hints and Answers – April 12, 2025
Hints – Group Clues:
- Yellow: Very brief moments of time
- Green: Ways to mess up or do something wrong
- Blue: NBA player references
- Purple: Add letters to make names of African countries
🔠 Today’s Words:
SIN, SEC, SUN, TAN, FLASH, BOTS, FALL, CAME, BIT, BUCK, KEN, STRAY, NET, JIFF, ERR, SPUR
✅ Group Answers:
🟨 Yellow – Short Period of Time:
BIT, FLASH, JIFF, SEC
🟩 Green – Do Wrong:
ERR, FALL, SIN, STRAY
🟦 Blue – NBA Player (Team References):
BUCK, NET, SPUR, SUN
🟪 Purple – Starts of African Countries:
BOTS (Botswana), CAME (Cameroon), KEN (Kenya), TAN (Tanzania)
NYT Connections Hints and Answers – April 11, 2025
Hints – Group Clues:
- Yellow: Nutrients
- Green: Common endings in mall/store names
- Blue: Places you might see stars
- Purple: Words that can follow “Go”
🔠 Today’s Words:
CITRUS, CITY, RED CARPET, ALL OUT, AMERICAN, FLAG, KART, BETWEEN, SUNSHINE, GALAXY, LEAFY GREENS, WORLD, UBER RATING, LAND, STEADY, SUPPLEMENTS, TOWN
✅ Group Answers:
🟨 Yellow – Sources of Vitamins:
CITRUS, LEAFY GREENS, SUNSHINE, SUPPLEMENTS
🟩 Green – Retail Suffixes (Mall/Store Names):
CITY, LAND, TOWN, WORLD
🟦 Blue – Places to Find Stars:
AMERICAN FLAG, GALAXY, RED CARPET, UBER RATING
🟪 Purple – Words After “Go”:
ALL OUT, BETWEEN, KART, STEADY
NYT Connections Hints and Answers – April 10, 2025
🟨 Hints – Group Clues
- Yellow: Mix red and green (you get these shades)
- Green: Stock or supply sources
- Blue: Classic Christmas negativity
- Purple: Spanish words (Palabras en español)
🔠 Today’s Words
NAUGHTY, CANARY, COAL, MINE, MUSTARD, SOY, RESERVE, MAYO, GOLD, GUSTO, GRINCH, ELLA, WELL, BAH, LEMON, STORE
✅ Group Answers
🟨 Yellow – Shades of Yellow:
CANARY, GOLD, LEMON, MUSTARD
🟩 Green – Supply:
MINE, RESERVE, STORE, WELL
🟦 Blue – Anti-Spirit of Christmas:
BAH, COAL, GRINCH, NAUGHTY
🟪 Purple – Spanish Words:
ELLA, GUSTO, MAYO, SOY
NYT Connections Hints and Answers – April 9, 2025
Today’s Words
DOG, POP, BALL, SOCK, SLUG, FROG, GLOVE, TROT, BAT, HOUND, GLOBE, POUND, ORB, NEWT, HOLE, SPHERE
Group Hints
🟨 Yellow – Round stuff
🟩 Green – Hit
🟦 Blue – Animals in Macbeth’s witches’ brew
🟪 Purple – Common phrases with “Fox ___”
Answers
🟨 Round 3D Objects
BALL, GLOBE, ORB, SPHERE
🟩 Words for a Hit
POP, POUND, SLUG, SOCK
🟦 Witchy Animals (from Macbeth)
BAT, DOG, FROG, NEWT
🟪 “Fox ___” Phrases
GLOVE, HOLE, HOUND, TROT
NYT Connections Hints and Answers – April 8, 2025
Hints:
- 🟨 YELLOW – To poke or break the surface of something
- 🟩 GREEN – Common phrases in radio communication (think: walkie-talkie speak)
- 🟦 BLUE – Books from the Old Testament
- 🟪 PURPLE – Words that sound like “sh” but don’t include “sh” in their spelling
✅ Answers:
- 🟨 PRICK:
JAB, PIERCE, POKE, STICK - 🟩 RADIO LINGO:
COPY, NEGATIVE, OVER, ROGER - 🟦 OLD TESTAMENT BOOKS:
DANIEL, JOB, JUDGES, NUMBERS - 🟪 “SH” SOUND WITHOUT “SH”:
SEAN, SIOBHAN, SUGAR, SURE
NYT Connections Hints and Answers – April 7, 2025
🧠 Hints:
- 🟨 YELLOW – Words related to a heartbeat or something pulsing
- 🟩 GREEN – Natural land formations
- 🟦 BLUE – Items used to hang pictures on a wall
- 🟪 PURPLE – Phrases that begin with “Foot” (e.g., football, foothills)
✅ Answers:
- 🟨 THROB:
BEAT, POUND, PULSE, THUMP - 🟩 LANDFORMS:
CAPE, CRATER, GORGE, RIDGE - 🟦 PICTURE HANGING NEEDS:
HAMMER, HANGER, LEVEL, NAIL - 🟪 FOOT___:
BALL, HILLS, LOCKER, PRINT
NYT Connections Hints and Answers – April 6, 2025
🧠 Hints:
- 🟨 YELLOW – Words meaning emotionally or socially distant
- 🟩 GREEN – Common utilities or essential services
- 🟦 BLUE – Electrical measurements or things an electrometer would detect
- 🟪 PURPLE – Words commonly paired with “joint” (as in body parts, fasteners, or food)
✅ Answers:
- 🟨 ALOOF:
COOL, DISTANT, REMOTE, RESERVED - 🟩 UTILITIES:
CABLE, GAS, TRASH, WATER - 🟦 ELECTROMETER MEASUREMENTS:
CHARGE, CURRENT, RESISTANCE, VOLTAGE - 🟪 __ JOINT:
DOVETAIL, HIP, PIZZA, SPIKE LEE
(As in dovetail joint, hip joint, pizza joint, Spike Lee joint)
NYT Connections Hints and Answers – April 5, 2025
🧠 Hints:
- 🟨 YELLOW – On the job (related to employment or hiring)
- 🟩 GREEN – Common elements on a website
- 🟦 BLUE – Popular magazines
- 🟪 PURPLE – Words that end with the names of medieval weapons (e.g., sword, mace, bow, lance)
✅ Answers:
- 🟨 EMPLOY:
CONTRACT, ENGAGE, RETAIN, SIGN - 🟩 PARTS OF A WEBSITE:
BANNER, HEADER, MENU, SIDEBAR - 🟦 MAGAZINES:
BILLBOARD, PEOPLE, STAR, TIME - 🟪 ENDING WITH MEDIEVAL WEAPONS:
CROSSWORD (sword)
GRIMACE (mace)
RAINBOW (bow)
SEMBLANCE (lance)
NYT Connections Hints and Answers – April 4, 2025
🧠 Hints:
- 🟨 YELLOW – Things that mean “what’s leftover” or remains
- 🟩 GREEN – Types of road travel or ways to go on a car trip
- 🟦 BLUE – Places where baseball is played ⚾
- 🟪 PURPLE – Company names with the letter “E” removed (e.g., “Bay” = eBay)
✅ Answers:
- 🟨 WHAT’S LEFTOVER:
BALANCE, DIFFERENCE, REMAINDER, REST - 🟩 CAR TRIP:
CRUISE, DRIVE, RIDE, SPIN - 🟦 BASEBALL VENUES:
DIAMOND, FIELD, PARK, STADIUM - 🟪 COMPANIES WITH “E” REMOVED:
BAY (eBay), HARMONY (eHarmony), INK (LinkedIn), TRADE (E*TRADE)
NYT Connections Hints and Answers – April 3, 2025
Hints:
- 🟨 YELLOW – Written proclamations or public notices
- 🟩 GREEN – Things you’d see at a grocery store checkout
- 🟦 BLUE – All can have “tabs”
- 🟪 PURPLE – Can be paired with the word “Palm” (as in Palm ___)
✅ Answers:
- 🟨 YELLOW – Printed Notification:
ANNOUNCEMENT, BULLETIN, NOTICE, POSTER
- 🟩 GREEN – Seen at a Grocery Checkout Counter:
CONVEYOR BELT, REGISTER, SCALE, SCANNER
- 🟦 BLUE – Things with Tabs:
BROWSER, FOLDER, KEYBOARD, SODA CAN
- 🟪 PURPLE – “Palm ___”:
BEACH, READER, SUNDAY, TREE
NYT Connections Hints and Answers – April 2, 2025
HINTS:
- YELLOW: Words that relate to a sudden or whimsical decision or action.
- GREEN: Words that mean “kind of” or “type of” — categories or classifications.
- BLUE: First names shared by famous people, all with the last name Williams.
- PURPLE: Words that are pronounced differently when used as proper nouns (like names of people or places).
✅ ANSWERS:
- YELLOW – CAPRICE:
FANCY, IMPULSE, LARK, WHIM - GREEN – ILK:
KIND, LIKE, SORT, TYPE - BLUE – WILLIAMSES:
HANK, ROBIN, TENNESSEE, VENUS - PURPLE – PROPER NOUN PRONUNCIATIONS:
HERB, JOB, NICE, READING
NYT Connections Hints and Answers – April 1, 2025
🧩 Hints:
- YELLOW (Easiest): 💰 Think international money symbols.
- GREEN: ➕ Used to mean “and” or to connect things together.
- BLUE: 😐 Old-school smiley faces — before emojis were a thing.
- PURPLE (Trickiest): ✅ All of these can mean “right” or “correct” in different contexts.
✅ Answers:
- YELLOW – Currency Symbols:
$, £, ¥, € - GREEN – And / Together With:
&, +, N, X - BLUE – Emoticon Mouths:
(, ), :, P - PURPLE – “Right”:
R, →, ⊾, √
🤔 What is NYT Connections?
Connections is one of the New York Times’ most popular word games, joining the ranks of Wordle, Strands, and Spelling Bee. The goal? Find four groups of words that share a common theme.
Each game features four categories, ranked in difficulty:
🟢 Green – The easiest
🟡 Yellow – A little trickier
🔵 Blue – Tougher
🟣 Purple – The hardest
You can make up to four mistakes before the game ends, so be careful! Watch out for tricky wordplay—homophones, double meanings, and sneaky categories can throw you off.
🏆 Connections Strategy Tips
✅ Start with the obvious group – Green is usually the easiest to spot!
✅ Look for synonyms – Many categories are based on words with similar meanings.
✅ Check for hidden themes – Sometimes words connect in ways you don’t expect (like today’s cake theme!).
✅ Use process of elimination – If you’re stuck, make educated guesses and see what’s left.
Today’s Connections puzzle was a fun mix of pop culture, tech, and tasty treats! If you got it all without mistakes, you’re a word genius! 🧠 If not, no worries—there’s always tomorrow’s puzzle!
See you next time for more NYT Connections hints & answers! 🎉 Happy puzzling! 🔗💡
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