Connectionsis back with another difficult puzzle. You will need to sort all sixteen words into four mystery categories, and you don’t have many mistakes you can make before you lose. To top it off, this one has a lot of difficult words to sort in it.
If you are already comfortable with therules ofConnections, but you are just stuck on today’s puzzle, you’re able to find some helpful hints in the sections below. Look down there for category clues, helpful spoilers, and a whole lot more.
Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #431 for Jul 06, 2025
TheConnectionspuzzle for today contains the words:Match, Phone, Bud, Range, Sierra, Dirt, Mate, Pal, Reach, Check, Natty, Scope, Complement, Stella, Extent,andPartner.
Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle
If thisgame has boggled your mind, you may check out these hints below. Each section has a different kind of hint to help you get closer to the answers for each category.
- Check and Dirt are in the same category.
Stella and Bud are in the same group.
None of these categories are about chess or any types of games.
Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer:The amount of ground something covers.
Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the yellow/straightforwardConnectionsisBreadth.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Extent, Range, Reach, Scope.
Green NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer in thisminimalist puzzle game:Soulmate, Yin to my Yang.
Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the green/medium difficultyConnectionsisOther Half.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Complement, Match, Mate, Partner.
Blue NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer:I need a beer!
Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the blue/difficultConnectionsisBeers, Familiarly.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Bud, Natty, Sierra, Stella.
Purple NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer in thispuzzle game:All these words can have the same word before them to make four common phrases/words.
The category for the purple/tricky difficulty inConnectionsisWords After “Pay.”
Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty inConnectionsisWords After “Pay.”
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Check, Dirt, Pal, Phone.
Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #431 for June 17, 2025
The answer to theNew York Times GamesConnectionsis in the section below. Open it up to see all four categories and the words that go in each one.
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