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This is the archived answer guide for New York Times Connections puzzle #736, published Monday, June 16, 2025—not the current daily puzzle. Use the hints first, or jump to the full solution below.
Hints for Connections #736
The 16 words in this puzzle were BLANK, FLAT, INANIMATE, WOODEN, BRACKET, CURTAIN, HOOK, ROD, COASTER, GARNISH, GLASS, STRAW, BUSBOY, CARBON, SHIPSHAPE, and TRAINEE.
- Yellow: Think of a face, performance, or manner that shows little life or emotion.
- Green: Look for a curtain and items used to hang it.
- Blue: What might accompany a drink, including its vessel?
- Purple: The first part of each word spells a way to travel.
Answers for June 16, 2025
The four categories and their words are:
| Color | Category | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | Expressionless | BLANK, FLAT, INANIMATE, WOODEN |
| Green | Drapery hanging items | BRACKET, CURTAIN, HOOK, ROD |
| Blue | What a drink is served with | COASTER, GARNISH, GLASS, STRAW |
| Purple | Starting with methods of transportation | BUSBOY, CARBON, SHIPSHAPE, TRAINEE |
How the purple group works
The purple connection is a word-start trick: BUSBOY begins with BUS, CARBON with CAR, SHIPSHAPE with SHIP, and TRAINEE with TRAIN. Those beginnings are transportation words embedded in the longer answers; the four full words are not themselves modes of transport.
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- Try Hard Guides: NYT Connections Answers for June 16 2025
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- DocumentaryTube: NYT Connections Answers June 16, 2025: Hints for Game #736
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