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What words are on the Connections #664 board?
The 16 words are:
CROSSWORD, TIME, STAR, SIGN, RAINBOW, MENU, CONTRACT, BILLBOARD, BANNER, PEOPLE, GRIMACE, ENGAGE, RETAIN, HEADER, SEMBLANCE, SIDEBAR.
Hints for the April 5, 2025 puzzle
Read these in order, stopping when you have enough to solve a group.
- Yellow: Think of actions associated with getting someone to work for you.
- Green: Look for elements that can appear on a web page.
- Blue: Think of publication titles.
- Purple: Inspect the ends of four words for hidden medieval weapons.
Category clues
Spoiler warning: The labels below reveal the four category themes.
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NYT Connections #664 answers
Full spoilers: The complete category labels and word groups for Saturday, April 5, 2025, are below.
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- EMPLOY: CONTRACT, ENGAGE, RETAIN, SIGN
- PARTS OF A WEBSITE: BANNER, HEADER, MENU, SIDEBAR
- MAGAZINES: BILLBOARD, PEOPLE, STAR, TIME
- ENDING WITH MEDIEVAL WEAPONS: CROSSWORD, GRIMACE, RAINBOW, SEMBLANCE
Why the purple group is tricky
The weapon names appear at the ends of the four words, rather than describing the words as a whole: CROSSWORD ends in SWORD, GRIMACE in MACE, RAINBOW in BOW, and SEMBLANCE in LANCE.
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TechRadar’s April 4, 2025 guide identifies the game as #664 and reports its board, hints, answers, and hidden weapon words: NYT Connections hints and answers. Parade’s April 5, 2025 guide independently corroborates the date, puzzle number, categories, and answer groups: NYT Connections hints.
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