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I thought I was doing great on today’s Connections puzzle. The yellow category had some very similar terms, so I answered that one right away, and green wasn’t much harder. Blue came together too, although more slowly, because there’s no way I would’ve solved the purple group. It’s one of those classic NYT puzzles where they take one letter off a bunch of similar terms. Think of a popular online auction site, and you might have a clue. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.
The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.
Read more: Hints, Tips and Strategies to Help You Win at NYT Connections Every Time
Hints for today’s Connections groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group, to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Play ball!
Green group hint: Vroom-vroom.
Blue group hint: Extra stuff.
Purple group hint: Businesses with the same missing first letter.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Baseball venues.
Green group: Car trip.
Blue group: What’s leftover.
Purple group: Companies with “E” removed.
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for April 4, 2025, #663.
NYT/Screenshot by CNET
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is baseball venues. The four answers are diamond, field, park and stadium.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is car trip. The four answers are cruise, drive, ride and spin.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is what’s leftover. The four answers are balance, difference, remainder and rest.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is companies with “E” removed. The four answers are bay, harmony, ink and trade.
Quick tips for Connections
#1: Say the clue words out loud, pausing before and after each. That helps you hear the words in the context of a phrase. The Connections editors love to group words together that are used in similar phrasing, like ____ Up.
#2: Don’t go for the obvious grouping. These editors are smart. Once, they offered SPONGE, BOB, SQUARE and PANTS in the same puzzle. None of those words were in the same category. If you like, hit the “shuffle” button to give yourself a different perspective on the words.
#3: Break down any compound words and look for similarities. “Rushmore” was once in a puzzle where the connection was that each word started with the name of a rock band.
