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NYT Connections challenges players to tap into their intuition and vocabulary skills. With a concise set of 16 words, the goal is to identify four correct groupings. The puzzle starts with the relatively straightforward yellow group, but beware: the purple group can be notoriously tricky!
Let’s understand the hints to solve the equation today.
Today's Theme: "CANCEL, AS A PROJECT"
Look for verbs that describe terminating or ending an undertaking
Address phrases of stopping plans, including how one can run away from duty.
Find antonyms of beginning something.
Hint: These are all verbs that can mean to cancel or discontinue a project
Today's Theme: "SEEN IN A POTTERY STUDIO"
Look for tools, materials, and equipment used in ceramics
Provide for pottery making
Imagine what tools are required to create ceramics in the potter’s trade
Hint: These items are all fundamental to the pottery-making process
Today's Theme: "THINGS THAT ARE SLIPPERY"
Focus on substances that do not have sufficient friction to prevent motion.
List the substances that can make one go off balance or slide.
Consider both natural and manufactured slippery substances
Hint: These items are all notorious for causing falls or loss of grip
Today's Theme: "NATURAL PRODUCERS OF HEAT"
These are phenomena or objects that generate heat without human intervention
Search for natural activities that create thermal energy
Consider areas where heat is generated from within the Earth and in outer space.
Hint: These natural phenomena all produce significant temperature increases
Practice with hints from previous game puzzles. This will sharpen skills for the coming games.
The Yellow category focuses on cancellation terminology. A similar approach was followed on April 21, 2025’s "INFO ON A NUTRITION LABEL" category. The theme identifies components printed on food packaging.
The Green category continued its flora-inspired journey back from April 20, 2025, exploring the realms of pottery and pottery set items. The "Gym Equipment Vibes" theme had fitness gear created to mimic gym-like cardio stations and physical activity. The category of today identifies objects of equipment within the realm of pottery, not fitness, similarly.
For the Blue category about slippery things, consider a different approach than April 19, 2025's "Boston Basketball Glory" theme, which featured legendary names like Bird, Cousy, Pierce, and Russell. Today's category focuses on physical properties rather than sports legends, demonstrating Connections' versatility in category types.
The Purple category tests your ability to recognize natural heat sources, requiring scientific knowledge about thermal phenomena in nature.
For those who want the complete solutions to today's puzzle:
Yellow (Easiest): AXE, CUT, DROP, SCRAP
Blue (Medium-Challenging): BANANA PEEL, EEL, GREASE, ICE
Purple (Hardest): FIRE, LIGHTNING, SUN, VOLCANO
Green (Medium): CLAY, GLAZE, KILN, WHEEL
Puzzle designer Wyna Liu developed Connections for the NY Times, part of the NYT Games family, in 2023. The Connections puzzle today is a mixture of everyday vocabulary (cancellation terminology), physical properties (slippery objects), natural science (heat sources), and specialized artistic craftsmanship (tools of potters), making it still challenging.
