Connectionsis a game by the New York Times Games. Every day, you get presented with sixteen seemingly-random words that need to be sorted into four mystery categories. In order to win, you’ll need to guess the correct answers with less than four mistakes.
If you already know the rules ofhow to playConnections, but you still need some help, you can find it below. This article has all sorts of helpful hints to get you the win you need in today’s puzzle.
Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #351 for July 03, 2025
TheConnectionspuzzle for today contains the words:Flat, Tire, Down, Vote, Pump, Shake, Quarter, Heel, Natural, Choice, Say, Speak, Waffle, Steam, Whole,andVoice.
Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle #351 for Aug 02, 2025
If you are stuck in this wordpuzzle game similar toWordle, you can find all the help you need below. These sections contain general hints, category hints, the spoiler for what each category is, and even the words that go in each of the categories.
Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle 351
Here are some hints for thisfree browser game:
None of these categories are about saying something out loud.
None of these are categories about fixing a flat tire.
- Quarter and Whole go in the same category, but that category is not about parts of a whole.
Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer:To be able to influence an outcome.
Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the yellow/straightforwardConnectionsisAgency in Decisionmaking.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Choice, Say, Voice, Vote.
Green NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer:Things you might tell Spot or Fluffy to do.
Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the green/medium difficultyConnectionsisDog Commands.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Down, Heel, Shake, Speak.
Blue NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer in theNew York Times GamesStrands:Types of musical sounds. Music that has been written down.
Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the blue/difficultConnectionsisKinds of Notes.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Flat, Natural, Quarter, Whole.
Purple NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer:All four of these can be followed up by the same noun to make four common things.
Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty inConnectionsis_____ Iron.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Pump, Steam, Tire, Waffle.
Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #351 for May 17, 2025
The full answer to thisrelaxing puzzle gamecan be found in the expandable section below. In it, you can find all four categories and which words belong in which of those four categories.
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