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Looking for the NYT Connections hints and answers for Sunday, June 15, 2025? This was Connections puzzle #735. The groups involved coffee slang, mild substitutes for swear words, movie-rating considerations, and different meanings of “pop.”
Warning: the complete answers appear below the spoiler divider. Start with the progressive hints if you still want to solve the puzzle yourself.
NYT Connections #735 hints for Sunday, June 15
Here are the four hints, from least revealing to most revealing:
- Yellow: Think of informal names for a morning beverage.
- Green: These are mild substitutes for profanity or expressions of irritation.
- Blue: These are elements that can affect a movie’s content rating.
- Purple: Each word can be associated with a meaning or use of “pop.”
The 16 words
If you need a reminder of the board, the words were:
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FATHER, LANGUAGE, SODA, BLAST, SMOKING, MUD, ACTION, BURST, CRUD, POPULAR, FUDGE, BREW, ROCKET FUEL, NUDITY, JAVA, CURSES
Spoilers: the Connections answers for June 15, 2025
The four categories were:
| Color | Category | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | Slang for coffee | BREW, JAVA, MUD, ROCKET FUEL |
| Green | “Aw, heck!” | BLAST, CRUD, CURSES, FUDGE |
| Blue | Considerations for movie ratings | ACTION, LANGUAGE, NUDITY, SMOKING |
| Purple | What “pop” might mean | BURST, FATHER, POPULAR, SODA |
Yellow: slang for coffee
BREW, JAVA, MUD, ROCKET FUEL
“Brew” and “java” are familiar informal names for coffee. “Mud” is a more colorful term for a dark, strong cup, while “rocket fuel” suggests coffee potent enough to power you through the morning. MUD was likely the least familiar entry in this group, making it a useful word to watch for when solving.
Green: “Aw, heck!”
BLAST, CRUD, CURSES, FUDGE
These can all work as softened exclamations when someone is annoyed or surprised. “Blast,” “crud,” “curses,” and “fudge” let a speaker express irritation without using a stronger swear word. The category’s jokey label, “Aw, heck!”, points toward that euphemistic function rather than a literal relationship among the four words.
Blue: considerations for movie ratings
ACTION, LANGUAGE, NUDITY, SMOKING
These are types of content that may be considered when a film is classified or discussed in relation to its rating. The group does not mean that every movie containing action, language, nudity, or smoking receives the same rating. It identifies content factors that can affect how a movie is rated or perceived for rating purposes.
Purple: what “pop” might mean
BURST, FATHER, POPULAR, SODA
This was the wordplay-heavy purple group. “Pop” can describe a BURST or popping action, “pop” can mean FATHER, and “pop” is a shortened form of POPULAR. In some regions, particularly parts of the United States and Canada, SODA is called “pop.”
Why the date may look different for some players
Connections is released at midnight in the player’s local time. As a result, someone near the date-change boundary may encounter the same puzzle under a different local calendar date. This answer guide refers specifically to the puzzle identified in contemporaneous coverage as Sunday, June 15, 2025, game #735.
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More puzzles to try
If you enjoy solving Connections on paper or want more variety after finishing the daily board, New York Times Games Puzzle Mania! is a hardcover collection from The New York Times Games with new spins on Connections as well as Wordle, Spelling Bee, Mini Crosswords, logic puzzles, and trivia. The publisher lists it as a 224-page hardcover, ISBN 9798893310481, with a publication date of October 21, 2025. It is a separate collection and does not reproduce the June 15, 2025 puzzle.
Players looking for older daily boards can also check the current NYT Games access rules: the Connections archive is available to eligible All Access and Games subscribers and reaches back to June 12, 2023. Subscriber access can change, so check the current terms before subscribing. Connections Bot is also identified as a subscriber feature.
Frequently Asked Questions
What was the NYT Connections answer for Sunday, June 15, 2025?
The four groups were SLANG FOR COFFEE—BREW, JAVA, MUD, ROCKET FUEL; “AW, HECK!”—BLAST, CRUD, CURSES, FUDGE; CONSIDERATIONS FOR MOVIE RATINGS—ACTION, LANGUAGE, NUDITY, SMOKING; and WHAT “POP” MIGHT MEAN—BURST, FATHER, POPULAR, SODA.
What number was the June 15, 2025 Connections puzzle?
It was Connections game #735.
Why was MUD in the coffee group?
“Mud” is an informal, colorful term for coffee, especially a dark or strong cup. It was paired with BREW, JAVA, and ROCKET FUEL.
What did the purple group have in common?
Each answer could connect to a meaning or use of “pop”: a BURST can pop, a FATHER can be called Pop, POPULAR can be shortened to pop, and SODA is called pop in some regions.
The Bottom Line
Final grid: BREW, JAVA, MUD, ROCKET FUEL = slang for coffee; BLAST, CRUD, CURSES, FUDGE = “Aw, heck!”; ACTION, LANGUAGE, NUDITY, SMOKING = movie-rating considerations; BURST, FATHER, POPULAR, SODA = meanings of “pop.”
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