The New York Times Games’Connectionsis a simple puzzle game that has a new challenge every day. Thisdifficult puzzle gamepresents sixteen words, and you need to sort them into four mystery categories without any other hints. Some of the words seem to fit into several categories, so it can be quite difficult to actually win each one. Today, you might be looking for definitions of today’s words, hints to the categories, spoilers, or the full answer.
Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle for June 21, 2025
Once you knowhow to playConnections, you’re ready to dive into the puzzle for today. It contains the words:TOUGH, STOP, ROUGH, BLUE, GREEN, DOUGH, COARSE, ENOUGH, COUGH, UNCLE, BOUGH, BAWDY, BUNKER, RISQUE, MERCY,andFAIRWAY.
Definitions of Today’s Connections Words
Some of the words today in thisfree browser gameare a little bit challenging, and you might be looking for some definitions for them. Here are some of the more difficult words and what they mean.
Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer:Pieces of a large grassy place for sport.
Yellow Connections Category and All Four Words Answer for July 30, 2025
The answer to the yellow/straightforwardConnectionsisGolf Course Parts.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:BUNKER, FAIRWAY, GREEN, ROUGH.
Green NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer in thispuzzle game:Colloquial terms for giving up.
The category for the green/medium difficultyConnectionsis"I Give!"
Green Connections Category and All Four Words Answer for Jun 28, 2025
The answer to the green/medium difficultyConnectionsis"I Give!"
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:ENOUGH, MERCY, STOP, UNCLE
Blue NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer:Other things that would fit into this category: Immoral, Salacious, Lewd.
Blue Connections Category and All Four Words Answer for June 11, 2025
The answer to the blue/difficultConnectionsisIndecent.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:BAWDY, BLUE, COARSE, RISQUE.
Purple NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer:All these words end with the some four letters, but they have something else in common.
Purple Connections Category Answer for August 03, 2025
The category for the purple/tricky difficulty inConnectionsis"-OUGH" Words that Don’t Rhyme.
Purple Connections Category and All Four Words Answer for July 16, 2025
The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty inConnectionsis"-OUGH" Words that Don’t Rhyme.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:BOUGH, COUGH, DOUGH, TOUGH.
Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #185
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