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The New York Times Games has come up with another challengingConnectionspuzzle. In order to win this one, you’ll need to be familiar with not only each of the words and the rules ofhow to playConnections, but you’ll also need broad knowledge of the categories.
If you are stuck on this puzzle, you can find help in this article. Inside, you’ll have access to everything from general hints to the overall puzzle, category help, category spoilers, and even the full answer to the puzzle if that’s what you need.
Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #698 for July 09, 2025
TheConnectionspuzzle for today contains the words:Dim, Sum, Product, Shade, Color, Drape, Remote, Difference, Contrast, Faint, Shutter, Tint, Quotient, Blind, Brightness,andVague.
Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle
If you want a hint or two for thisshort puzzle game, you can find tons of them below. Open them up by pressing the Read More button below each header.
Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle
Here are some hints:
None of these categories are about types of colors or types of shadows/darkness.
None of these groups are about parts of words, similar letters, homophones, or anything similar.
- Blind and Drape belong in the same category.
Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer:Adjustments made with a remote.
Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the yellow/straightforwardConnectionsisTV Display Settings.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Brightness, Color, Contrast, Tint.
Green NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer:Unclear, foggy, half-forgotten.
Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the green/medium difficultyConnectionsisFuzzy, as a Memory.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Dim, Faint, Remote, Vague.
Blue NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer:2 + 3 = 5, 5 - 2 = 3, 6 x 6 = 36…
Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the blue/difficultConnectionsisResults of Some Arithmetic.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Difference, Product, Quotient, Sum.
Purple NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer in thischallenging puzzle game:Cover up the glass with different types of treatments.
Purple Connections Category Answer
The category for the purple/tricky difficulty inConnectionsisWindow Treatments in the Singular.
Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty inConnectionsisWindow Treatments in the Singular.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Blind, Drape, Shade, Shutter.
Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #698 for June 12, 2025
The complete answer to today’sConnectionspuzzle can be found below. If you want to see where each of the words from thisinnovative puzzle gamegoes, you’re able to find them all here.
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