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Need help with NYT Connections #733? These spoiler-safe hints and the full solution are for Friday, June 13, 2025.
Spoiler warning: this guide starts with gentle clues for NYT Connections #733, published on Friday, June 13, 2025. Category names and the complete solution appear farther down.
Start by separating words connected with viewpoint from ones you would encounter at an ice-cream counter. The eight left over divide into late-1990s song titles and phrases completed by adding hot.
How Connections works
Connections presents 16 words and asks players to arrange them into four related groups of four. The official color order runs from Yellow through Green and Blue to Purple, with Purple the trickiest category.
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June 13, 2025 Connections word list
ANGLE, BENT, CLOSING TIME, CONE, CUP, DOG, IRIS, LENS, LITTLE SPOON, ONE WEEK, POINT OF VIEW, POTATO, ROD, SCOOP, TOO CLOSE, WATER BOTTLE.
Hints for Connections #733
Light clues
- Yellow: different ways to look at or frame something.
- Green: things seen at an ice-cream shop.
- Blue: songs associated with 1998.
- Purple: words completed by the same temperature-related word.
Stronger clues
- Yellow: PERSPECTIVE
- Green: SEEN AT AN ICE CREAM SHOP
- Blue: HIT SONGS OF 1998
- Purple: HOT ___
Connections #733 answers for Friday, June 13, 2025
| Color | Category | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | PERSPECTIVE | ANGLE, BENT, LENS, POINT OF VIEW |
| Green | SEEN AT AN ICE CREAM SHOP | CONE, CUP, LITTLE SPOON, SCOOP |
| Blue | HIT SONGS OF 1998 | CLOSING TIME, IRIS, ONE WEEK, TOO CLOSE |
| Purple | HOT ___ | DOG, POTATO, ROD, WATER BOTTLE |
Why each group works
PERSPECTIVE
ANGLE, BENT, LENS and POINT OF VIEW can all describe a way of seeing, interpreting or framing something. BENT is the potential misdirect here: it means a figurative slant or inclination, rather than a physical item.
SEEN AT AN ICE CREAM SHOP
CONE, CUP and SCOOP are familiar ice-cream-service words. LITTLE SPOON completes the counter-side set and is easy to overlook when scanning the grid for more obvious object connections.
HIT SONGS OF 1998
CLOSING TIME, IRIS, ONE WEEK and TOO CLOSE are song titles associated with 1998. Treating them as music titles, rather than trying to combine them with nearby food or object words, unlocks the blue group.
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Adding HOT creates HOT DOG, HOT POTATO, HOT ROD and HOT WATER BOTTLE. The shared prefix is the connection; the four entries are not a literal collection of related objects.
Can you still play Connections #733?
As of the research for this guide, eligible New York Times All Access and Games subscribers can use the digital Puzzle Archive for games dating back to June 12, 2023. That makes the June 13, 2025 puzzle available to revisit if it is included with your subscription and region.
Frequently Asked Questions
What date was Connections #733?
The puzzle was published on Friday, June 13, 2025.
Can I still play Connections #733?
Eligible New York Times All Access and Games subscribers can use the digital Puzzle Archive for puzzles going back to June 12, 2023, subject to current subscription availability.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.The Bottom Line
For Connections #733, lock in the viewpoint and ice-cream groups first, then use the music-title and HOT ___ patterns to finish the grid.
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