Today’sConnectionspuzzle contains sixteen words that form four secret categories. Identifying these groups while staying within the four-mistake limit often requires some helpful tips from an outside source.

When the relationships between words remain unclear, this guide will provide you all the support you need. In this, you can find hints, spoilers, category clues, and a whole lot more for thischallenging puzzle game.

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Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #676 for Jun 24, 2025

TheConnectionspuzzle for today contains the words:Case, Mantle, Sauce, Core, Crust, Forty, Trunk, Trout, Torso, Young, Six-Pack, Cheese, Toppings, Bonds, Midriff,andGrowler.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

If a hint or two would help you to win thispuzzle game, you can find all sorts of them below. Each is hidden inside an expandable section, so you will need to press the “Read More” button underneath each one to see what’s inside.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

Here are some hints for thisminimalist puzzle game:

  1. None of these categories are about cases to hold clothing in while traveling.

  2. Trout and Young go in the same group.

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  1. Case and Forty belong in the same category.

Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the yellow/straightforwardConnectionsisCentral Section of the Body.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Core, Midriff, Torso, Trunk.

Green NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer:Pepperoni, pineapple, and peppers!

Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the green/medium difficultyConnectionsisComponents of a Pizza.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Cheese, Crust, Sauce, Toppings.

Blue NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer in thispopular puzzle game:Alcohol in a bundle.

Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the blue/difficultConnectionsisUnits of Beer.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Case, Forty, Growler, Six-Pack.

Purple NYT Connections Category Hints

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer:Pro athletes in a specific sport.

Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty inConnectionsisBaseball Greats.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Bonds, Mantle, Trout, Young.

Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #676 for May 16, 2025

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