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Hints for Connections #722
Try these category hints before looking at the answers:
- Think of different kinds of trips.
- These words can mean to value or cherish something.
- Look for an unusual shared vowel.
- Each answer begins with a familiar name.
Full answers for Monday, June 2, 2025
Spoilers below: The category names and all 16 answers are revealed next.
| Color | Category | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | EXPEDITION | JOURNEY, ODYSSEY, QUEST, VOYAGE |
| Green | HOLD DEAR | ESTEEM, PRIZE, TREASURE, VALUE |
| Blue | WORDS WHOSE ONLY VOWEL IS “Y” | MYRRH, NYMPH, RHYTHM, SPHYNX |
| Purple | NAMES ENDING IN “K” PLUS WORD | FRANKINCENSE, JACKPOT, MARKDOWN, NICKNAME |
How the groups connect
Yellow: EXPEDITION
JOURNEY, ODYSSEY, QUEST, and VOYAGE are all words for a trip or expedition.
#1 Best Overall
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Green: HOLD DEAR
To ESTEEM, PRIZE, TREASURE, or VALUE something is to regard it highly.
Blue: WORDS WHOSE ONLY VOWEL IS “Y”
MYRRH, NYMPH, RHYTHM, and SPHYNX share the puzzle’s unusual-vowel pattern: Y is the only vowel shown in each word.
Rank #2
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Purple: NAMES ENDING IN “K” PLUS WORD
FRANKINCENSE, JACKPOT, MARKDOWN, and NICKNAME each begin with a common name ending in K, followed by another word: Frank + incense, Jack + pot, Mark + down, and Nick + name.
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The New York Times Help Center describes the game this way: “Players are given 16 words and must find groups of four items that share something in common.” Each group has a color; yellow is the easiest and purple the trickiest. Some words can appear to fit more than one category, so the challenge is finding the intended set of four. NYT Connections rules and help
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Rank #3
- Two teams race to identify their agents from a 5×5 grid, guided by a spymaster who knows each card’s identity
- Spymasters give one-word clues and a number to link multiple cards, encouraging creative thinking
- Teammates guess words matching the clue while avoiding the other team’s agents, bystanders, and the assassin
- Revealing the assassin ends the game instantly, adding high-stakes tension
- Teams may guess up to the clue number plus one, allowing strategic risks or revisiting old clues
The daily puzzle releases at midnight in the player’s timezone. The Times says it can be played through the Games app, the Connections website, nytimes.com/theathletic, and the News app, and describes the game as free across platforms. Its archive includes puzzles dating back to June 12, 2023; archive access is for All Access and Games subscribers. NYT Connections rules, access, and archive details
Parade and TechRadar both identify this dated puzzle as #722 and report the same four groups. Parade’s June 2, 2025 Connections guide · TechRadar’s June 2, 2025 Connections guide
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