Connectionsis a daily word puzzle game from the New York Times Games. If you are stuck on this one, you might be looking for a helping hand before you run out of mistakes you can make.
In the article below, you can find a whole bunch of clues for thischallenging puzzle game. If you scroll down, you will find everything from category hints, general clues, a bunch of spoilers, and even the full answer to this puzzle if you want to see it.
Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #496 for June 21, 2025
TheConnectionspuzzle for today contains the words:Provoke, Soap, Nettle, Candle, Insult, Incense, Inspire, Madden, Jellyfish, Civilization, Prompt, Lotion, Halo, Generate, Wasp, and Metroid.
Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle
If you want a few hints for theNew York TimesConnections, check out the many sections below. Inside them, you will find everything from general hints to category spoilers.
- None of the categories are other words for “Bother.”
Nettle and Wasp are in the same category.
Halo and Civilization are in the same group.
Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer in thisfree browser game:To aggravate, to incite.
Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the yellow/straightforwardConnectionsisBring About.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Generate, Inspire, Prompt, Provoke.
Green NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer:You might buy one just for the smell.
Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the green/medium difficultyConnectionsisThings That Are Often Scented.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Candle, Incense, Lotion, Soap.
Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer:“Ouch!”
Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the blue/difficultConnectionsisThings That Might Sting.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Insult, Jellyfish, Nettle, Wasp.
Purple NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer:Other things you could put in this category:The Legend of Zelda, Ys, Mario, Fallout.
Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty inConnectionsisVideo Game Franchises.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Civilization, Halo, Madden, Metroid.
Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #496 for July 04, 2025
The answer to today’sConnectionsis in the section below. If you want to see all the categories and all the words inside them for thismobile puzzle game, press the Read More button below.
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