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Connectionshas loaded up another pile of sixteen words that you need to sort into the right places. If you are stuck, you aren’t alone: today’s puzzle is filled with some difficult-to-sort words and a lot of dead ends.
If you need a hand, you have it here in this article. You can find general hints to thisinnovative puzzle game, category help, spoilers, and even the full answer if that’s what you need to win this one.
Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #681 for June 04, 2025
TheConnectionspuzzle for today contains the words:Ice, Wheel, Grease, Lightning, Fire, Eel, Axe, Sun, Clay, Scrap, Volcano, Glaze, Drop, Banana Peel, Kiln,andCut.
Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle
Need a hint or two for thispopular puzzle game? In the sections below are all sorts of hints and spoilers to help you out with this one. Open up each with the “Read More” button below it to see the clues hiding inside.
Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle
Here are some hints:
None of these groups are about disasters or insurance claims.
Glaze and Grease donotgo in the same category.
- Ice and Eel go in the same group.
Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer:To no longer be working on.
Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the yellow/straightforwardConnectionsisCancel, As a Project.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Axe, Cut, Drop, Scrap.
Green NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer in thisbrowser-based puzzle game:Making vases, plates, and more.
Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the green/medium difficultyConnectionsisSeen in a Pottery Studio.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Clay, Glaze, Kiln, Wheel.
Blue NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer:Careful, there is ___ on the floor.
Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the blue/difficultConnectionsisThings that are Slippery.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Banana Peel, Eel, Grease, Ice.
Purple NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer for thisfree puzzle game likeWordle:Other things you could put in this category: friction, hot springs.
Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty inConnectionsisNatural Producers of Heat.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Fire, Lightning, Sun, Volcano.
Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #681 for June 27, 2025
The entire answer for thisfree-to-play gameis located below. If you peek inside the expandable section below, you will see all the categories and what words goes in each of them.
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