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Today’s New York Times GamesConnectionspuzzle is back, and it’s ready to test your word-sorting skills. You will need to know a whole lot more than justhow to playConnections; you’ll need to know all the definitions for the words and have a good grasp of each of the categories.
Grouping sixteen words into four categories with only three mistakes allowed can be tricky, but this article has all the help you could ask for. Inside, you’ll find hints, category clues, spoilers, and the full answer, all covered up so you won’t spoil too much just by scrolling down the page.
Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #646 for July 15, 2025
TheConnectionspuzzle for today contains the words:Kinder, Dice, Singular, Die, Oxen, Special, Species, Lice, Unique, Sheep, Squid, Angst, Mice, Wurst, Remarkable,andShrimp.
Wurst is the German word for sausage.
Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle
If you’re after a hint or spoiler for thisrelaxing puzzle game, the sections below have you covered. Open each one to reveal the clues that will help you solve the puzzle with confidence.
Here are some hints:
Dice and Die donotgo in the same group.
None of these categories are about having the same letters, rhyming, being homophones, or anything similar.
- Lice and Mice are in the same category, however.
Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer in thispuzzle game that can make you smarter:Notable, rare, one-of-a-kind.
Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the yellow/straightforwardConnectionsisExceptional.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Remarkable, Singular, Special, Unique.
Green NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer:Other items you could put in this section: Lager,Sauerkraut, Doppelgänger, Zeitgeist.
Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the green/medium difficultyConnectionsisGerman Words.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Angst, Die, Kinder, Wurst.
Blue NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer:Other things you can put in this category: Leaves, Calves, Children, Radii.
Blue Connections Category Answer
The category for the blue/difficultConnectionsisPlural Words That Are Very Different From Their Singular Forms.
Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the blue/difficultConnectionsisPlural Words That Are Very Different From Their Singular Forms.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Dice, Lice, Lice, Oxen.
Purple NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer for thismind-boggling puzzle game:Other nouns you could put in this category: Deer, offspring, salmon, moose, shellfish.
Purple Connections Category Answer
The category for the purple/tricky difficulty inConnectionsisPlural Words Identical to Their Singular Forms.
Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty inConnectionsisPlural Words Identical to Their Singular Forms.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Sheep, Shrimp, Species, Squid.
Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #646 for June 22, 2025
If you want to see the whole spoiler for thispuzzle game, you can find it below. Open it up and look inside to see all the groups and the words that go inside of each of them.
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