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Connectionsis a short, daily word puzzle that can be really difficult. to play, you need to study all sixteen words given to you and decide how to sort them into four categories. You don’t have very many tries to get it done, either.
If you are familiar with therules ofConnectionsalready, you know this is no easy feat. Thankfully, this article is here to help you out with category clues, spoilers, and general hints. You can find all that and more in the paragraphs below.
Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #699 for Jul 05, 2025
TheConnectionspuzzle for today contains the words:Beans, Minus, Love, Energy, Zip, Best, Comic, Sans, SIncerely, Wanting, Bacon, Sunset, Absent, Landing, Cheers,andPep.
Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle
While solving theConnectionspuzzle yourself can make you smarter, a little nudge will never hurt anyone. If you want a hint or a spoiler, you can find a plethora of those below in each of these sections.
Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle
Here are some hints:
None of these categories have anything to do with fonts.
Comic and Landing go in the same category.
- Beans and Energy belong in the same group.
Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer in thisminimalist puzzle game:Kind regards, yours truly.
Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the yellow/straightforwardConnectionsisLetter Sign-Offs.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Best, Cheers, Love, Sincerely.
Green NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer:Something is missing here…
Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the green/medium difficultyConnectionsisWithout.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Absent, Minus, Sans, Wanting.
Blue NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer in thisfree browser-based game:Vim, gusto, spirit, get-up-and-go.
Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the blue/difficultConnectionsisVigor.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Beans, Energy, Pep, Zip.
Purple NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer:Each of these words can follow after the same five-letter word to make four common things. This five-letter word begins with an S.
Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty inConnectionsis____ Strip.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Bacon, Comic, Landing, Sunset.
Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #699 for June 27, 2025
For those just looking for the whole answer to thispopular puzzle game, you can find it below. Open the covered up section below to see what all the categories are and which words go in them.
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