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NYT Connections April 8, 2025: Puzzle Hints, Tips, and Solutions Revealed

NYT Connections Guide: Solve Today's Puncture Verbs, Radio Terms, Biblical Books & Pronunciation Tricks

Written By : Harpreet Singh Kapula

Connections challenges players to group 16 words into 4 categories with color-coded difficulty levels ranging from yellow (easiest) to purple (hardest). This way the players must seek out the hidden connections that link together seemingly unconnected terms.

Today's Hints by Category

Let’s understand the hints to solve the equation today.

Yellow Category (Easiest)

  • Today's Theme: "PRICK"

  • Words describe an action of piercing or puncturing.

  • All these will somehow end up referring to making a small hole or penetrating something.

  • Think of verbs that would probably describe the same action.

  • Hint: These words can function as verbs in meaning for sharp punctuated movements.

Green Category (Medium)

  • Today's Theme: "RADIO LINGO"

  • The theme would be words used in radio voices.

  • By thinking about certain sentences or phrases used by pilots or between an operator and emergency services.

  • Just think about words that can create clear intelligibility of communication since they can make radio waves.

  • Hint: These are the standardized terms used to confirm messages or indicate status.

Blue Category (Challenging) 

  • Today's Theme: "OLD TESTAMENT BOOKS"

  • Names of books referred to in the Old Testament of the Bible.

  • It could refer to the most famous and the least known texts of the Bible.

  • Books should be written before the New Testament.

  • Hint: Different Old Testament writings are represented in these, such as history and prophecy.

Purple Category (Hardest)

  • Today's Theme: "WORDS PRONOUNCED 'SH' WITHOUT AN 'SH'"

  • This can be found under the "sh" sound despite not having these letters together.

  • Look for more interesting patterns in English pronunciation.

  • Names or any words that make use of such unique phonetic patterns are also likely included here.

  • Hint: Some of these words are proper names, while others are everyday words.

Word Pattern Completion

The Purple category focuses on pronunciation quirks rather than meaning or function. The pronunciation trick with "sh" sounds echoes previous wordplay categories where sounds matter more than spelling patterns.

Functional Relationship Analysis

Blue category is grouped according to the biblical book names that test cultural and religious knowledge. This type of category relies on identifying terms within a specific cultural domain. This builds on tactics from the puzzle dated 4 April 2025, similar to how we identified magazine titles in earlier challenges.

Synonym Clustering

For the Yellow category, identifying words with similar meanings—actions involving penetration or puncturing—demonstrates a common. This approach has really worked during the 5 April 2025 puzzle, where words feature action words with physical impact.

Domain Knowledge Application

The Green category pertains to familiarity with radio communication protocols. This is reminiscent of the 6 April 2025 classification of words as related to website components from previous puzzles.

Spoiler Alert: Today's Answers

For those who want the complete solutions to today's puzzle:

Yellow (Easiest): BEAT, POUND, PULSE, THUMP

Green (Medium): CAPE, CRATER, GORGE, RIDGE

Blue (Challenging): HAMMER, HANGER, LEVEL, NAIL

Purple (Hardest): BALL, HILLS, LOCKER, PRINT

Final Thoughts

Puzzle designer Wyna Liu developed Connections for the NY Times, part of the NYT Games family, in 2023. Today's puzzle showcases linguistic versatility through puncture verbs, specialized radio terminology, biblical knowledge, and phonetic quirks. It demonstrates how Connections transcends simple vocabulary to test diverse knowledge types—from everyday actions to specialized jargon to cultural references to pronunciation oddities. These varied approaches keep the game engaging while

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