Connectionsis a word puzzle game from the New York Times Games with a couple of challenging rules. If you are trying to sort all these words into four categories, you might be stuck on some of these difficult words.
If you already knowhow to playConnectionsand just need some hints for today, this article is for you. It contains some hints for the puzzle, individual word spoilers, and the whole answer if you need it. Check out this if you need a little or a lot of help.
Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #401 for May 29, 2025
TheConnectionspuzzle for today contains the words:Pan, Pilot, Short, Rabbit, Cross, Parker, Kinky, Trial, Piper, Fiddler, Testy, Exploratory, Merrily, Surly, Preliminary,andJersey.
Here are all the definitions for preliminary:
What is the Definition of Surly?
Surly means someone or something who is bad-tempered, unfriendly, hostile, or irritable. It can also mean ominous.
Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle
Today’smobile puzzle gameis big challenge, but it will be less so with these hints below. Press the Read More button below the section of the hints you want to see.
- Cross and Short belong in the same category.
- Fiddler and Kinky belong in the same category.
Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the yellow/straightforwardConnectionsisIn a Bad Mood.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Cross, Short, Surly, Testy.
Green NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer:It’s not ready yet, it’s still in testing.
Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the green/medium difficultyConnectionsisExperimental.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Exploratory, Pilot, Preliminary, Trial.
Blue NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer in thisinnovative puzzle game:All these words are the beginning of related things.
Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the blue/difficultConnectionsisStarts of Broadway Musicals.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Fiddler, Jersey, Kinky, Merrily.
Purple NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer for thisdifficult puzzle game:Each of these words makes a common thing if you put the same name before them.
Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty inConnectionsisPeter ____.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Pan, Parker, Piper, Rabbit.
Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #401 for June 17, 2025
If you want to see the full answer for thisNew York Times game, you can find it below. In this section are all four categories and all the words that belong inside them.
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