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TheConnectionspuzzle today presents a fresh challenge for fans of word games. Sixteen seemingly unrelated words must be organized into four groups based on logical connections, with only three errors allowed. This exercise in pattern recognition isn’t always easy.
For those who already knowhow to playConnectionsbut are encountering difficulty, this article is here to provide assistance; this includes everything from general hints, category clues, spoilers, and a whole lot more. Whatever you need to get this puzzle done can be found in the paragraphs below.
Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #661 for May 26, 2025
TheConnectionspuzzle for today contains the words:Fancy, Reading, Nice, Impulse, Job, Type, Like, Venus, Kind, Herb, Robin, Lark, Tennessee, Whim, Sort,andHank.
Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle
If you want a few or a lot of hints, you can find a bunch in the sections below. Open each section up with the “Read More” button below it and check out the clues inside for thismind-boggling puzzle game.
- Nice and Reading go in the same category.
Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer in thisPC puzzle game:A short-lived desire.
Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the yellow/straightforwardConnectionsis
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Fancy, Impulse, Lark, Whim.
Green NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer:A Variety, a Class.
Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the green/medium difficultyConnectionsisIlk.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Kind, Like, Sort, Type.
Blue NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer:All these people share the same last name (but are unrelated).
Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the blue/difficultConnectionsisWilliamses.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Hank, Robin, Tennessee, Venus.
Purple NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer in thismobile puzzle game:These words can be pronounced (at least) two different ways.
Purple Connections Category Answer
The category for the purple/tricky difficulty inConnectionsisWords Pronounced Differently As Proper Nouns.
Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty inConnectionsisWords Pronounced Differently As Proper Nouns.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Herb, Job, Nice, Reading.
Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #661 for July 14, 2025
Searching for the whole answer? you’re able to find all the categories for thisrelaxing puzzle gameas well as the words that go inside them in the expandable section below.
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