Connectionsis here with another word-sorting puzzle. While all these daily brain-teasers are challenging, puzzle number 422 from Jun 15, 2025, might be especially difficult. If you are stuck and running out of mistakes you can make, you aren’t alone, and you can find all the help you need below.
In this article, you won’t find therules of Connections, but whatever kind of help you need to solve today’s puzzle specifically will be here. The sections below contain general clues, category hints, category spoilers, and the full answer to the puzzle as well.
Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #422 for May 12, 2025
TheConnectionspuzzle for today contains the words:Cloud, Show, Subject, Object, Bull, Guinea Pig, Cotton Ball, Fog, Dandelion, Mind, Matter, Volunteer, Protest, Participant, Sheep,andDisapprove.
Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle
If a clue or two would help you to win thisinnovative puzzle game, check out the expandable sections below. Each one holds a hint or spoiler that will get you closer to the answer for today’sConnections.
- Bull and Fog are in the same group.
Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer:Other things you could put in this category: Meringue, Woolly Aphid.
Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the yellow/straightforwardConnectionsisFluffy White Things.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Cloud, Cotten Ball, Dandelion, Sheep.
Green NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer for thisPC puzzle game:A lab rat, someone being experimented on.
Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the green/medium difficultyConnectionsisOne in a Research Study.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Guinea Pig, Participant, Subject, Volunteer.
Blue NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer:I just don’t agree, I don’t think it’s right!
Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the blue/difficultConnectionsisTake Issue.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Disapprove, Mind, Object, Protest.
Purple NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer for thisfree word puzzle game similar toWordle:Each of these can be followed up with the same musical instrument to make four common phrases.
Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty inConnectionsis____ Horn.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Bull, Fog, Matter, Shoe.
Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #422 for Jun 20, 2025
The full answer to thisbrowser-based puzzle gamecan be found in the section below. Open it up to see all the categories and which words go in which group.
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