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Spoiler-safe hints for Connections #738
These clues point toward each group without naming the category or listing its words.
- Yellow: Got an umbrella?
- Green: Completely true.
- Blue: Found within or formed from a specific word.
- Purple: “Slip” could be another.
Category names
Stop here if you want to solve the groups using the category labels alone.
- Yellow: Weather adjectives
- Green: Dead on
- Blue: Pod contents
- Purple: Body plus letter
Full answers for June 18, 2025
Spoilers below: the complete groups are listed here.
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- Yellow — Qualities of a rainy day: COLD, GRAY, WET, WINDY
- Green — SQUARELY: DEAD, EXACTLY, RIGHT, SMACK
- Blue — Contents of a pod: ASTRONAUT, COFFEE, PEA, WHALE
- Purple — Body part plus a starting letter: BARM, LEAR, RANKLE, SHIP
Why the purple group works
Each word in the purple group starts with an extra letter before spelling a body part: BARM contains ARM, LEAR contains EAR, RANKLE contains ANKLE, and SHIP contains HIP. The clue is to remove the first letter, not to look for four body-part words as written.
The full 16-word board
SMACK, BARM, PEA, WET, RANKLE, ASTRONAUT, GRAY, WHALE, COLD, COFFEE, RIGHT, SHIP, EXACTLY, WINDY, LEAR, DEAD.
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TechRadar’s June 17, 2025 guide says Connections can be played through the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile. Check the NYT Games Connections page for current access details.
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