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A free scan shows the junk files, broken settings and background clutter dragging Windows down - then fixes them in one click.Free scan · Windows 10 & 11Need help with Tuesday’s NYT Connections? Start with the hints below and stop before the spoiler section if you want to solve it yourself. The puzzle is game #688, dated April 29, 2025; Connections releases at midnight in each player’s timezone, so “today” can vary by location.
Hints for Connections on April 29, 2025
These clues move from broad associations toward the answers. The later hints reveal more, so pause whenever you have enough to keep solving.
- Yellow: Think of baking blends.
- Green: Think of fine dining.
- Blue: What can you conquer by moving upward?
- Purple: Consider something that “diamond” can mean.
Spoilers: the four categories and answers
The following groups are reported by TechRadar and Parade in their guides to game #688.
| Color | Category | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | COOKING CONCOCTIONS | BATTER, DOUGH, MIXTURE, PASTE |
| Green | SEEN ON A TABLE AT A DINNER PARTY | CANDLESTICK, PITCHER, PLACEMAT, PLATE |
| Blue | THINGS TO CLIMB | LADDER, MOUNTAIN, ROPE, TREE |
| Purple | WHAT “DIAMOND” CAN REFER TO | GEMSTONE, INFIELD, RHOMBUS, SUIT |
Why the purple group is tricky
“Diamond” points to four different things here: a gemstone, the shape of a baseball infield, a rhombus, and the diamond suit in a deck of cards. INFIELD and RHOMBUS connect through the diamond shape; SUIT refers to the card suit, not clothing.
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How NYT Connections works
The game presents 16 words; the goal is to sort them into four groups of four that share a theme. Each group has a color, with yellow generally the easiest and purple the trickiest. Words can seem to fit more than one category, which is part of the challenge. The New York Times Help Center says editors curate the words and categories using the Oxford Dictionary.
The NYT Help Center says the daily game is released at midnight in each player’s timezone and that Connections is free to play without registering or signing in. Its archive covers puzzles from June 12, 2023 onward and is available to All Access and Games subscribers; access terms can change.
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