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Connectionsis here again to challenge your brain into figuring out the connections between sixteen seemingly-unrelated words. The words in this puzzle are challenging on their own, but there are also always some red herrings to wind your way around as well.
If you need a hand with this one, you can find everything you need to solve the full puzzle in the article below. Each section has a different kind of clue or spoiler or answer to thispuzzle game.
Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #701 for June 20, 2025
TheConnectionspuzzle for today contains the words:Visit, Bank, Wallet, Hit, Smack, ATM, Cash Register, Bounce, Click, Tip Jar, Purse, Carom, Curl, Page View, Ricochet,andPucker.
What is the Definition of Carom?
Carom is a term mainly used in Billiards to describe a shot where the cue ball hits two other balls. It can also be used in other places to mean either as a noun meaning to rebound or a verb meaning to hit something then ricochet.
Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle
Need some hints for thisminimalist puzzle game? You can find spoilers, clues, and category help in each of the sections below, helping you to win this puzzle mostly on your own.
Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle
Here are some hints for thismind-boggling puzzle game:
One of these categories is about money, but “bank” is not part of that group.
None of the categories are about similar sounds, letters, or parts of words.
- Purse and Smack go in the same group.
Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer:Where are those dollar bills?
Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the yellow/straightforwardConnectionsisPlaces to Find Paper Money.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:ATM, Cash Register, Tip Jar, Wallet.
Green NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer:To boomerang, to deflect.
Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the green/medium difficultyConnectionsisRebound.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Bank, Bounce, Carom, Richochet.
Blue NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer in thispuzzle game that can make you smarter:What cookies in your web browser are for.
Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the blue/difficultConnectionsisThings Tracked by Web Analytics.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Click, Hit, Page View, Visit.
Purple NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer:Other things you could put in this category: Kiss, Bite, Smile.
Purple Connections Category Answer
The category for the purple/tricky difficulty inConnectionsisThings You Can Do With Your Lips.
Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty inConnectionsisThings You Can Do With Your Lips.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Curl, Pucker, Purse, Smack.
Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #701 for June 18, 2025
If you need more than a hint or two, you can find the full answer to theNew York Times GamesConnectionspuzzle in the section below. Open it up to see all the categories and the words that fill out each of them.
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