Connectionsis back with another daily word-sorting puzzle from the New York Times Games. In order to win this one, you will need to know the definitions of all the words, have a good knowledge of therules ofConnections, and will need a little bit of luck as well.
If you are stuck and are running out of mistakes, you will probably be looking for some hints to help you out. In the article below, you can find things like category clues, general hints, spoilers, and more.
Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #416 for June 18, 2025
TheConnectionspuzzle for today contains the words:Little, Bulldog, Sour, Kiss, Husky, Ring, Stout, Gruff, Pointer, Horn, Rough, Amber, Porter, Hoarse, Middle,andFry.
Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle
Hint for thisinnovative puzzle gamewill be found in the section below. Each one contains things like spoilers, general hints, and category clues.
Here are some hints for thismobile puzzle game:
1. None of the categories are about breeds of dogs.
None of the categories are about things that are short.
Fry and Horn are in the same group.
Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer:I got a little bit of a sore throat today.
Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the yellow/straightforwardConnectionsisRaspy.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Gruff, Hoarse, Husky, Rough.
Green NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer:Names of your digits, of your phalanges.
Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the green/medium difficultyConnectionsisFingers.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Little, Middle, Pointer, Ring.
Blue NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer in thisdifficult puzzle game:Different kinds of beer.
Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the blue/difficultConnectionsisAle Styles.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Amber, Porter, Sour, Stout.
Purple NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer:All these words can follow up a country word to make four common things.
Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty inConnectionsisFrench _____.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Bulldog, Fry, Horn, Kiss.
Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #416 for July 07, 2025
If you want to see the whole answer for today’sNew York TimesConnections,look into the expandable section below. It contains all four categories and the words that belong in each one.
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