NYT Connections Today: Hints and Answers for June 13, 2025
Looking for help with today’s Connections puzzle? Here are your hints and answers—just scroll carefully to avoid spoilers.
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What Is NYT Connections?
Connections is one of The New York Times’ most popular daily word games, second only to Wordle. Designed by associate puzzle editor Wyna Liu and launched in beta on June 12, 2023, Connections challenges players to group 16 words into four sets of four, based on hidden relationships between them. The categories can be as straightforward as common objects or as tricky as idioms, song titles, or thematic wordplay.
Each puzzle has just one correct solution—making logic, language intuition, and a bit of creativity essential.
How to Play
Players are presented with a 4x4 grid of words and must group them into sets that share a meaningful connection. Categories could include things like "types of fabric," "tech brands," or phrases that follow a certain pattern like "body part + word" (e.g., head start, eye opener).
The game starts off easier with the yellow category, moves through green and blue, and finishes with the often-mind-bending purple set—known for its wordplay and trickiness. You have four chances to make mistakes before the game ends, and you’ll get a fresh puzzle daily at midnight.
You can play online at the NYT Games website or through The New York Times app.
Hints for Today’s NYT Connections – June 13, 2025
If you're stuck and need a nudge in the right direction, here are today’s clues:
- Yellow Category – Helps settle a debate
- Green Category – Things you might see at an ice cream shop
- Blue Category – Songs that defined a certain year
- Purple Category – All follow the word "hot"
Today's Categories and Answers
Yellow – Perspective
Angle, Bent, Lens, Point of View
Green – Seen at an Ice Cream Shop
Cone, Cup, Little Spoon, Scoop
Blue – Hit Songs of 1998
Closing Time, Iris, One Week, Too Close
Purple – HOT ___
Dog, Potato, Rod, Water Bottle
Tips and Strategy
The best way to crack a Connections puzzle is to start with the obvious. Look for words that clearly belong together—maybe they’re physical objects or phrases you’ve heard together. The yellow group is typically the most accessible. Once you’ve locked that in, you’ll have fewer words to consider for the trickier sets. Keep an eye out for puns, idioms, and cultural references, especially in the purple group.
Join the Conversation
Connections has taken social media by storm. On X (formerly Twitter) and Reddit, thousands of users share their daily wins and near-misses, debating categories and patterns. Whether you're playing for bragging rights or just love a good brain teaser, Connections is a great way to challenge your vocabulary and keep your mind sharp.
