Connectionsmay be a short and sweet daily word game from the New York Times Games, but the July 21, 2025, puzzle is a huge challenge. If you are stuck on this difficult word sort, you might need some hints. Whether you require definitions for some of the words in today’s puzzle, clues to the overall puzzle, category hints, spoilers for a category or two, or even the whole answer to the puzzle, you can find all that in the article below. Because whileConnections' rulesmight be simple, this puzzle certainly isn’t.
Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #317 for June 03, 2025
TheConnectionspuzzle for today contains the words:Bounce, Big, Red, Book, Black, Soil, Toss, Splash, Sully, Land, Baltic, Earth, Philippine, Philadelphia, Ground,andEject.
What is the Definition of Sully?
The verb “to sully” means to stain something or ruin it. Sully is also the name of the main character from Monster’s Inc.
Baltic means one of three things:
What is the Definition of Eject?
To eject means to expel or forcibly remove something, as in “he was ejected from the property after getting into a fight.”
Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle #317 for May 25, 2025
If you are looking for clues for thisrelaxing puzzle game, you may find a bunch below. There are general clues, hints to the categories, and even some spoilers.
- Philippine and Philadelphia don’t belong in the same category.
- Big and Splash go in the same category.
Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer:Get rid of, throw.
Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the yellow/straightforwardConnectionsisThrow Out.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Boot, Bounce, Eject, Toss.
Green NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer in thisminimalist puzzle game:The dirt under your feet. Where you stand.
The category for the green/medium difficultyConnectionsisTerra Firma.
Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the green/medium difficulty in theNew York Times GamesConnectionsisTerra Firma.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Earth, Ground, Land, Soil.
Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the blue/difficultConnectionsisSeas.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Baltic, Black, Philippine, Red.
Purple NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer:Movies featuring one specific actor.
Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty inConnectionsisTom Hanks Movies.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are:Big, Philadelphia, Splash, Sully.
Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #317 for June 18, 2025
Searching for the full spoiler for thisPC puzzle game? you may find all four categories and all the words that belong in each in the section below.
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