NYT Connections for Monday, April 21, 2025, is game #680. Sort the 16 words into four groups of four; use the hints below before scrolling to the spoiler-marked answer key.
Today’s Connections words
CELL, IRON, TWIST, SHEET, SPRING, WRENCH, PROTEIN, CORKSCREW, DNA, CURVEBALL, COLUMN, SODIUM, BOMBSHELL, ROW, FAT, FUSILLI
Progressive hints for April 21
Try each clue before moving to the next. They get more specific without giving away the four answers.
- Yellow: Food information.
- Green: A surprise element.
- Blue: Think Excel or Google.
- Purple: Spirals.
Spoiler warning: full answers below
The categories and all 16 groupings follow.
Yellow — Info on a nutrition label
FAT, IRON, PROTEIN, SODIUM
Green — Metaphor for something unexpected
BOMBSHELL, CURVEBALL, TWIST, WRENCH
Blue — Things you can insert into a spreadsheet
CELL, COLUMN, ROW, SHEET
Purple — Helical things
CORKSCREW, DNA, FUSILLI, SPRING
How Connections works
Connections gives players 16 words to divide into four groups of four based on shared themes. The New York Times labels the groups Yellow, Green, Blue, and Purple, from easiest to trickiest. It says each puzzle has one solution, while deliberately including words that can seem to fit more than one category. The NYT Help Center explains the game.
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Daily play and the archive
The NYT Help Center says the daily game is free to play on its platforms and releases at midnight in the player’s timezone. The full archive, which reaches back to June 12, 2023, is available to All Access and Games subscribers; free daily play does not include free access to the complete archive. Check the Help Center for current access details.
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