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Connectionschallenges players with its signature word-grouping puzzle. It provides sixteen words that belong to four mystery categories. The three-mistake limit adds pressure to each attempted grouping, and these words can get really challenging to put in the right place.
For those moments when the connections aren’t clear in thispopular puzzle game, this guide is here for you. In it, you can find general hints, category help, and even the full solution for when you want to end the guessing game.
Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #655 for June 04, 2025
TheConnectionspuzzle for today contains the words:Phone, Sway, Scratch, Wave, Right, Chip, Paper, Ding, Correct, Scope, Touch, Green, Move, Bingo, Change,andReach.
Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle
Each of the sections below contains a different kind of hint or spoiler to help you win thisminimalist puzzle game. If you are stuck but don’t want to ruin the whole answer, check out some of the sections here to give yourself a hand.
Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle
Here are some hints:
None of these groups are themed around different types of clips.
None of these categories are about the scope of a project or similar.
- Scope and Wave go in the same group.
Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer:To influence, to persuade.
Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the yellow/straightforwardConnectionsisAffect.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Move, Reach, Sway, Touch.
Green NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer in thismobile puzzle game similar toWordle:True! Perfect! Dead On!
Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the green/medium difficultyConnectionsisYou Got It!
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Bingo, Correct, Ding, Right.
Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the blue/difficultConnectionsisSlang For Money.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Change, Green, Paper, Scratch.
Purple NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer:Other things you could put in this category: Dose, Braids, Soft.
Purple Connections Category Answer
The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in theNew York TimesConnectionsisObjects with the Prefix “Micro-.”
Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty inConnectionsisObjects with the Prefix “Micro-.”
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Chip, Phone, Scope, Wave.
Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #655 for Jul 23, 2025
If you are just looking for the full answer, check out the section below. It contains which group all the words belong in to get the correct answer for thisbrowser-based puzzle game.
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