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Connectionsis here again to give your brain a workout as you attempt to sort some words into secret categories. You need to complete this daunting task while making fewer than four mistakes.
It’s pretty easy to get stuck, even if you knowhow to playConnectionswell. If you need some help, this article is designed to give you everything you need to win, including clues, spoilers, and even the full answer to the puzzle.
Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #743 for June 12, 2025
TheConnectionspuzzle for today contains the words:Historical, Old Fashioned, Skinny, Bell, Sun, Flare, Literary, Mom, Old Man, Cocktail, Farewell, Young Adult, Collins, Boyfriend, Speculative,andShot.
Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle
If you need a few or a lot of hints for thisinnovative puzzle game, you’re able to find a whole bunch in the sections below. Each is covered up, so you need to press the Read More link to see the clue inside.
Here are some hints:
Historical and Old Fashioned donotgo in the same category.
None of the groups are about projectiles from different kinds of guns.
- Farewell and Old Man go in the same category.
Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer in thisminimalist puzzle game:The fit of your pants.
Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the yellow/straightforwardConnectionsisKinds of Jeans.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Boyfriend, Flare, Mom, and Skinny.
Green NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer:Groups of books.
Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the green/medium difficultyConnectionsisFiction Categories.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Historical, Literary, Speculative, Young Adult.
Blue NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer:A moveable feast, in our time, to have and to have not…
Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the blue/difficultConnectionsisWords in Hemingway Titles.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Bell, Farewell, Old Man, and Sun.
Purple NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer for thismobile-friendly puzzle game:Other items that could go in this category: Wine, Highball, Pint.
Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty inConnectionsis___ Glass Glassware.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Cocktail, Collins, Old Fashioned, Shot.
Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #743 for July 27, 2025
The complete answer to thischallenging puzzle gameis located in the section below. Press the Read More button to see all the themes for each group and what words belong in each one of them.
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