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Hints for Connections on June 1, 2025
- Think of familiar places where someone might go for a drink.
- These words name the disciplines in a particular multi-sport competition.
- Each word can describe making a victory certain.
- Add the same finance-related four-letter noun after each word.
The puzzle number, word bank, and groups are reported consistently by Parade and TechRadar.
Spoilers: full answer for June 1, 2025 (#721)
The four groups and their words are:
- LOCAL WATERING HOLE: DIVE, ESTABLISHMENT, HAUNT, JOINT
- COMPETE IN A MODERN PENTATHLON: FENCE, RIDE, SHOOT, SWIM
- ENSURE, AS A VICTORY: CINCH, GUARANTEE, ICE, LOCK
- _____ FUND: HEDGE, MUTUAL, SLUSH, TRUST
Full word bank
DIVE, SLUSH, FENCE, LOCK, SWIM, HEDGE, ICE, HAUNT, MUTUAL, GUARANTEE, JOINT, RIDE, CINCH, SHOOT, TRUST, ESTABLISHMENT.
How Connections works
Connections asks players to sort sixteen words into four groups. Forbes describes the categories as color-coded by difficulty and says players lose after four mistakes. It also reports that an NYT Games subscription provides access to past puzzle archives; subscription terms can change. Read Erik Kain’s Forbes column for that game context and his personal reaction to this puzzle.
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