NYT Connections #688, for April 29, 2025, groups words related to baking, a dinner-party table, things you can climb, and meanings of “diamond.” Read the progressive hints first, then use the clearly labeled spoiler section to check the four categories and all sixteen answers.
Spoiler-light hints
- Think of baking.
- Think of a formal meal table.
- Think about things you can climb.
- Ask what the word “diamond” can describe.
Full answers — spoilers
Stop here if you want to solve the puzzle before seeing the answers.
Yellow — Cooking concoctions
BATTER, DOUGH, MIXTURE, PASTE
Green — Seen on a table at a dinner party
CANDLESTICK, PITCHER, PLACEMAT, PLATE
Blue — Things to climb
LADDER, MOUNTAIN, ROPE, TREE
Purple — What “diamond” can refer to
GEMSTONE, INFIELD, RHOMBUS, SUIT
Why the answers fit
The yellow words are mixtures or preparations associated with cooking. The green words can be found on a formal dinner-party table, while the blue words are things a person can climb.
The purple group connects several meanings of “diamond”: a gemstone, a baseball infield, a rhombus shape, and a suit symbol in a deck of cards. That range of meanings creates a tempting overlap: BATTER and PITCHER may suggest baseball, but they belong to separate groups here, and INFIELD is part of the “diamond” set.
How Connections works
The New York Times Help Center describes Connections as “a word game that challenges players to find themes between words.” Players sort sixteen words into four groups of four. The categories are color-coded by difficulty, with Yellow the easiest and Purple the trickiest.
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What are the Connections answers for April 29, 2025?
The groups are COOKING CONCOCTIONS; SEEN ON A TABLE AT A DINNER PARTY; THINGS TO CLIMB; and WHAT “DIAMOND” CAN REFER TO. The complete word sets appear above.
Why is INFIELD in the “diamond” category?
“Diamond” can refer to a baseball infield as well as a gemstone, rhombus, or card suit.
Where can I play Connections?
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